10/17/2026 7:44:00 PM | Men's Tennis
HOUSTON – Rice men's tennis advanced two teams to draw championship matches on the second day of the Ralph O'Connor Rice Invitational at the George R. Brown Tennis Center on Saturday.
Both teams competing in Draw B secured spots in the championship matches, scheduled for 9 a.m. Sunday.
Noey Do and Gabriel Porras went 3-0 in Draw B to advance to the championship match. The duo opened with a 7-6 doubles victory over Abilene Christian's Merse Deli and Grant Lothringer before earning back-to-back singles wins. Do defeated Lothringer 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, while Porras topped Deli 6-4, 6-3.
The mixed team of Rice's Francisco Salmain and Joshua Mandelbaum and Texas A&M's Kriish Tyagi also finished 3-0 to advance. Mandelbaum and Tyagi defeated Tulane's Hady ElKordy and Lance Nisbet 6-3 in doubles, while Salmain earned a 6-1, 6-2 singles victory over Nisbet.
Tommy Czaplinski and Andrew Li finished 1-2 in their draw. Li recorded a 6-4, 6-2 singles win over Abilene Christian's Gus Tettamble. The duo will compete in the third-place match at 9 a.m. Sunday.
Results
Doubles
Jose Nakamine/Gus Tettamble (ACU) def. Tommy Czaplinski/Andrew Li (RICE) 6-4
Gabriel Porras/Noey Do (RICE) def. Merse Deli/Grant Lorthinger (ACU) 7-6
Kriish Tyagi/Joshua Mandelbaum (TAMU/RICE) def. Hady ElKordy/Lance Nisbet (TULANE) 6-3
Singles
Jose Nakamine (ACU) def. Tommy Czaplinski (RICE) 6-1, 6-2
Andrew Li (RICE) def. Gus Tettamble (ACU) 6-4, 6-2
Gabriel Porras (RICE) def. Merse Deli (ACU) 6-4, 6-3
Noey Do (RICE) def. Grant Lorthringer (ACU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Francisco Salmain (RICE) def. Lance Nisbet (TULANE) 6-1, 6-2
Both teams competing in Draw B secured spots in the championship matches, scheduled for 9 a.m. Sunday.
Noey Do and Gabriel Porras went 3-0 in Draw B to advance to the championship match. The duo opened with a 7-6 doubles victory over Abilene Christian's Merse Deli and Grant Lothringer before earning back-to-back singles wins. Do defeated Lothringer 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, while Porras topped Deli 6-4, 6-3.
The mixed team of Rice's Francisco Salmain and Joshua Mandelbaum and Texas A&M's Kriish Tyagi also finished 3-0 to advance. Mandelbaum and Tyagi defeated Tulane's Hady ElKordy and Lance Nisbet 6-3 in doubles, while Salmain earned a 6-1, 6-2 singles victory over Nisbet.
Tommy Czaplinski and Andrew Li finished 1-2 in their draw. Li recorded a 6-4, 6-2 singles win over Abilene Christian's Gus Tettamble. The duo will compete in the third-place match at 9 a.m. Sunday.
Results
Doubles
Jose Nakamine/Gus Tettamble (ACU) def. Tommy Czaplinski/Andrew Li (RICE) 6-4
Gabriel Porras/Noey Do (RICE) def. Merse Deli/Grant Lorthinger (ACU) 7-6
Kriish Tyagi/Joshua Mandelbaum (TAMU/RICE) def. Hady ElKordy/Lance Nisbet (TULANE) 6-3
Singles
Jose Nakamine (ACU) def. Tommy Czaplinski (RICE) 6-1, 6-2
Andrew Li (RICE) def. Gus Tettamble (ACU) 6-4, 6-2
Gabriel Porras (RICE) def. Merse Deli (ACU) 6-4, 6-3
Noey Do (RICE) def. Grant Lorthringer (ACU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Francisco Salmain (RICE) def. Lance Nisbet (TULANE) 6-1, 6-2
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