Rice University Athletics
Saturday, January 24
Stanford, Calif.
2 PM
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Stanford
Rice Drops Match to No. 3 Stanford at ITA Kickoff Weekend
1/24/2026 4:36:00 PM | Men's Tennis
STANFORD, Calif. — The Rice men's tennis team dropped a 4-0 decision to No. 3 Stanford on Saturday at ITA Kickoff Weekend.
The Owls opened the match strong in doubles as Kabeer Kapasi and Yair Sarouk picked up a 6-3 win on court two over Samir Banerjee and Alex Razeghi. Stanford responded with a 6-3 victory by Mark Krupkin and Jagger Leach over Joshua Mandelbaum and Gabriel Porras on court three, before Alex Chang and Hudson Rivera edged Petro Kuzmenok and Santiago Navarro 7-5 to clinch the doubles point.
In singles play, Stanford secured the first singles point when Jagger Leach defeated Noey Do 6-0, 6-1 on court five. Razeghi followed with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Porras on court four to extend the lead, and Chang secured the match with a 6-1, 7-6 victory against Navarro on court six.
Several matches were still competitive when play was halted. Kuzmenok trailed Rivera 6-7, 2-2 on court one, whileKapasi was down 3-6, 5-6 against Rivera on court two. Sarouk pushed his match to three sets and held a 2-0 lead in the third after splitting the opening sets 6-4, 1-6 against Krupkin on court three.
Rice returns to action Jan. 31 in Beaumont, Texas, where the Owls will face Lamar and Lubbock Christian in their first doubleheader of the season.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
A. Chang/H. Rivera (STAN) def. P. Kuzmenok/S. Navarro (RICE) 7-5
K. Kapasi/Y. Sarouk (RICE) def. B. Samir/A. Razaghi (STAN) 6-3
M. Krupkin/L. Jagger (STAN) def. J. Mandelbaum/G. Porras (RICE) 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
SINGLES
#79 P. Kuzmenok (RICE) vs S. Banajree (STAN) 6-7, 2-2 unfinished
#67 A. Chang (STAN) def. S. Navarro (RICE) 6-1, 7-6
K. Kapasi (RICE) vs H. Rivera (STAN) 3-6, 5-6 unfinished
A. Razaghi (STAN) def. G. Porras (RICE) 6-1, 6-3
J. Leach (STAN) def. N. Do (RICE) 6-0, 6-1
Y. Sarouk (RICE) vs M. Krupkin (STAN) 6-4, 1-6, 2-0 unfinished
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 2
The Owls opened the match strong in doubles as Kabeer Kapasi and Yair Sarouk picked up a 6-3 win on court two over Samir Banerjee and Alex Razeghi. Stanford responded with a 6-3 victory by Mark Krupkin and Jagger Leach over Joshua Mandelbaum and Gabriel Porras on court three, before Alex Chang and Hudson Rivera edged Petro Kuzmenok and Santiago Navarro 7-5 to clinch the doubles point.
In singles play, Stanford secured the first singles point when Jagger Leach defeated Noey Do 6-0, 6-1 on court five. Razeghi followed with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Porras on court four to extend the lead, and Chang secured the match with a 6-1, 7-6 victory against Navarro on court six.
Several matches were still competitive when play was halted. Kuzmenok trailed Rivera 6-7, 2-2 on court one, whileKapasi was down 3-6, 5-6 against Rivera on court two. Sarouk pushed his match to three sets and held a 2-0 lead in the third after splitting the opening sets 6-4, 1-6 against Krupkin on court three.
Rice returns to action Jan. 31 in Beaumont, Texas, where the Owls will face Lamar and Lubbock Christian in their first doubleheader of the season.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
A. Chang/H. Rivera (STAN) def. P. Kuzmenok/S. Navarro (RICE) 7-5
K. Kapasi/Y. Sarouk (RICE) def. B. Samir/A. Razaghi (STAN) 6-3
M. Krupkin/L. Jagger (STAN) def. J. Mandelbaum/G. Porras (RICE) 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
SINGLES
#79 P. Kuzmenok (RICE) vs S. Banajree (STAN) 6-7, 2-2 unfinished
#67 A. Chang (STAN) def. S. Navarro (RICE) 6-1, 7-6
K. Kapasi (RICE) vs H. Rivera (STAN) 3-6, 5-6 unfinished
A. Razaghi (STAN) def. G. Porras (RICE) 6-1, 6-3
J. Leach (STAN) def. N. Do (RICE) 6-0, 6-1
Y. Sarouk (RICE) vs M. Krupkin (STAN) 6-4, 1-6, 2-0 unfinished
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 2
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
620
Samir Banerjee / 0 [STANFORD]
72UF
#2 Singles Match
12
16
Alex Chang / 0 (67/-) [STANFORD]
67
#3 Singles Match
123
350
Hudson River / 0 [STANFORD]
66UF
#4 Singles Match
12
13
Alex Razeghi / 0 [STANFORD]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
01
Jagger Leach / 0 [STANFORD]
66
#6 Singles Match
1234
4600
Mark Krupkin / 0 [STANFORD]
612UF
Order of Finish:
5,4,2
Players Mentioned
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