Owls Sweep All Six Matches at Blue Gray
9/13/2025 5:42:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Kuzmenok and Mandelbaum reach Blue final
Rice posted a perfect 6-0 record over two doubles and four singles matches at the Blue Gray National College Classic to highlight action for the Rice Men's Tennis Team on Saturday.
Petro Kuzmenok and Joshua Mandelbaum moved into the finals of the Blue Division, defeating Clemson 3-0, while Rafael Botran and Gabriel Porras swept all three matches vs. Alabama to move into the Gray Division consolation finals in Montgomery, Alabama.
Kabeer Kapasi and Yair Sarouk advanced to the finals of the Blue Flight doubles at the Waco Fall Kickoff Classic on Saturday.
Blue Gray National Tennis Classic
Rice 3, Clemson 0
Petro Kuzmenok/Joshua Mandelbaum d ef. Edoardo Ligniere/Yannic Nittmann (Clemson) 8-5
Petro Kuzmenok (Rice) def. Edoardo Ligniere (Clemson) 6-3, 6-3
Yannic Nittmann (Clemson) def. Joshua Mandelbaum (Rice) 6-1, 6-4
Rice 3, Alabama 0
Rafael Botran/Gabriel Porras def. Brendan Loh/Jacob Olar (Alabama) 8-7
Rafael Botran def. Brendan Loh (Alabama) 6-3, 6-2
Gabriel Porras def. Jacob Olar (Alabama) 7-6, 6-4
Waco Fall Kickoff Classic
Singles competition
Ludovico Vaccari (Texas Tech) def. Kabeer Kapasi 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
Tommy Czaplinski def. Arman Zamani (Baylor) 6-2, 7-5
Sebastian Abboud (Texas Tech) def. Yair Sarouk 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Egor Gorin (Texas AM) def. Noey Do 7-6, 6-0
Doubles competition
Kabeer Kapasi/Yair Sarouk def. Ritesh Patil/Lathan Skrobarcek (Texas AM) 8-1
Blake Anderson/Drew Hedgecoe (Baylor) def. Noey Do/Santiago Navarro 8-3
Petro Kuzmenok and Joshua Mandelbaum moved into the finals of the Blue Division, defeating Clemson 3-0, while Rafael Botran and Gabriel Porras swept all three matches vs. Alabama to move into the Gray Division consolation finals in Montgomery, Alabama.
Kabeer Kapasi and Yair Sarouk advanced to the finals of the Blue Flight doubles at the Waco Fall Kickoff Classic on Saturday.
Blue Gray National Tennis Classic
Rice 3, Clemson 0
Petro Kuzmenok/Joshua Mandelbaum d ef. Edoardo Ligniere/Yannic Nittmann (Clemson) 8-5
Petro Kuzmenok (Rice) def. Edoardo Ligniere (Clemson) 6-3, 6-3
Yannic Nittmann (Clemson) def. Joshua Mandelbaum (Rice) 6-1, 6-4
Rice 3, Alabama 0
Rafael Botran/Gabriel Porras def. Brendan Loh/Jacob Olar (Alabama) 8-7
Rafael Botran def. Brendan Loh (Alabama) 6-3, 6-2
Gabriel Porras def. Jacob Olar (Alabama) 7-6, 6-4
Waco Fall Kickoff Classic
Singles competition
Ludovico Vaccari (Texas Tech) def. Kabeer Kapasi 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
Tommy Czaplinski def. Arman Zamani (Baylor) 6-2, 7-5
Sebastian Abboud (Texas Tech) def. Yair Sarouk 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Egor Gorin (Texas AM) def. Noey Do 7-6, 6-0
Doubles competition
Kabeer Kapasi/Yair Sarouk def. Ritesh Patil/Lathan Skrobarcek (Texas AM) 8-1
Blake Anderson/Drew Hedgecoe (Baylor) def. Noey Do/Santiago Navarro 8-3
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