Rice University Athletics
Sunday, April 19
Tulsa, Okla.
12 PM
Rice University
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Tulsa
Photo by: Evert Nelson/American Athletic Conference
Owls Fall to Tulsa in American Conference Title Match
4/19/2026 5:05:00 PM | Men's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. – Top-seeded and No. 49-ranked Rice fell 4-1 to No. 6 seed Tulsa in the American Conference Championship, ending the Owls' chance to repeat as conference champions.
The defending champions closed the season with a 15-8 record.
Tulsa secured the doubles point, marking Rice's first doubles loss since March 2 against Baylor. Gus Tettable and Victor Rosetto defeated Tommy Czaplinski and Rafael Botran 6-3, while Timothy Seger and Nikita Volonski topped Yair Sarouk and Kabeer Kapasi 6-4 on court two. On court one, Petro Kuzmenok and Santiago Navarro led 5-4.
In singles, Kapasi evened the match with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Ruben Fernandez Ruiz on court four. Tulsa answered with three straight singles victories to clinch the title. Noey Do fell 6-1, 6-2 to Victor Tosetto on court six, and Navarro dropped a 6-3, 6-4 decision to Seger on court two. Kuzmenok rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the second set to force a tiebreak before falling 6-3, 7-6.
When play was halted, Rafael Botran was tied 4-4 in the third set on court three after splitting the first two sets 6-2, 1-6. Gabriel Porras was trailing 6-0, 3-6, 4-1 in the third set on court five.
Rice now awaits a potential at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
P. Kuzmenok/S. Navarro (RICE) vs C. Jestin/C. Doig (TULS) 5-4 uf
T. Seger/N. Volonski (TULS) def. Y. Sarouk/K. Kapasi (RICE) 6-4
G. Tettabmle/V. Tosetto (TULS) def. T. Czaplinski/R. Botran (R)ICE) 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 2
SINGLES
N. Volonski (TULS) def. P. Kuzmenok (RICE) 6-3, 7-6
T. Seger (TULS) def. S. Navarro (RICE) 6-3, 6-4
R. Botran (RICE) vs T. Taco (TULS) 6-2, 1-6, 44 uf
K. Kapasi (RICE) def. R. Fernandez Ruiz (TULS) 6-1, 6-1
G. Porras (RICE) vs R. Komagata (TULS) 6-0, 3-6, 1-4 uf
V. Tosetto (TULS) def. N. Do (RICE) 6-1, 6-2
Order of Finish: 4, 6, 2, 1
The defending champions closed the season with a 15-8 record.
Tulsa secured the doubles point, marking Rice's first doubles loss since March 2 against Baylor. Gus Tettable and Victor Rosetto defeated Tommy Czaplinski and Rafael Botran 6-3, while Timothy Seger and Nikita Volonski topped Yair Sarouk and Kabeer Kapasi 6-4 on court two. On court one, Petro Kuzmenok and Santiago Navarro led 5-4.
In singles, Kapasi evened the match with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Ruben Fernandez Ruiz on court four. Tulsa answered with three straight singles victories to clinch the title. Noey Do fell 6-1, 6-2 to Victor Tosetto on court six, and Navarro dropped a 6-3, 6-4 decision to Seger on court two. Kuzmenok rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the second set to force a tiebreak before falling 6-3, 7-6.
When play was halted, Rafael Botran was tied 4-4 in the third set on court three after splitting the first two sets 6-2, 1-6. Gabriel Porras was trailing 6-0, 3-6, 4-1 in the third set on court five.
Rice now awaits a potential at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
P. Kuzmenok/S. Navarro (RICE) vs C. Jestin/C. Doig (TULS) 5-4 uf
T. Seger/N. Volonski (TULS) def. Y. Sarouk/K. Kapasi (RICE) 6-4
G. Tettabmle/V. Tosetto (TULS) def. T. Czaplinski/R. Botran (R)ICE) 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 2
SINGLES
N. Volonski (TULS) def. P. Kuzmenok (RICE) 6-3, 7-6
T. Seger (TULS) def. S. Navarro (RICE) 6-3, 6-4
R. Botran (RICE) vs T. Taco (TULS) 6-2, 1-6, 44 uf
K. Kapasi (RICE) def. R. Fernandez Ruiz (TULS) 6-1, 6-1
G. Porras (RICE) vs R. Komagata (TULS) 6-0, 3-6, 1-4 uf
V. Tosetto (TULS) def. N. Do (RICE) 6-1, 6-2
Order of Finish: 4, 6, 2, 1
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Nikita Volonski / 0 [TULS]
67
36
#2 Singles Match
12
Timo Carlsson Seger / 0 [TULS]
66
34
#3 Singles Match
1234
Takeshi Taco / 0 [TULS]
264UF
614UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Ruben Fernandez / 0 [TULS]
11
66
#5 Singles Match
1234
Reiya Komagata / 0 [TULS]
064UF
631UF
#6 Singles Match
12
Victor Tosetto / 0 [TULS]
66
12
Order of Finish:
1,2,4,6
Players Mentioned
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