2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Sendogan, Emir
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
Emir Sendogan
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Adana, Turkey
Bio
HONORS
2024-25 (Senior)
Concludes his Rice career with a 30-9 home record in duals competition in four years ... Posted a 19-15 singles and 3-4 doubles record, including a 12-8 record in singles and 1-0 record in doubles in the spring ... Moved around in the lineup throug the year, playing five matches at the No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 positions ... Provided the clinching point against Tulsa in the AAC Quarterfinals to advance on the way to Rice's first AAC Championship ... Secured his 30th home win with a senior day victory over UTSA.
2023-24 (Junior)
Went 22-15 in singles play and 7-5 in doubles during the year, including marks during the dual match season of 15-6 and 2-0... Closed the season on a four-match winning streak... Won the Flight One Championship at the Ron Wesbrooks Invitational... Went 3-0 in matches at the third position with wins against Prairie View A&M, Presbyterian and Creighton... Went 12-6 at the No. 4 position in the singles lineup... Went 14-4 during the dual match season in matches decided in straight sets... Earned two clinching points on the season (Creighton and Tulsa)... Recorded the clinching point in the team's wins against Creighton and in the opening match of the AAC Championship against Tulsa.
2022-23 (Sophomore)
Spring: Finished with an 11-6 mark this season and his .647 winning percentage was a career-best… 3-1 in three-set matches, including a 2-6, 7-5, 7-6(4) win at Denver to clinch the win… Picked up his first career ranked win when he downed Tulane’s #110 Fynn Kuenkler 7-6, 2-6, 1-0 (1). Fall: Matched his freshman mark by posting a 7-4 record in fall action… Advanced through three qualifying rounds at the ITA Men’s All-American with wins over Mikael Erler (Colorado State), Maks Silagy (Florida State), and Francisco Pini (Oklahoma State), the last in three sets after dropping the opener.
2021-22 (Freshman)
Spring: Third on the team with 12 wins in singles (12-9) Opened the dual season with wins in his first five matches… Fall: Won seven singles matches in the fall (7-4), closing the year with wins in all three matches of the Rice Fall Challenge.
Juniors:
2 ITF Junior G5 singles titles, 1 ITF Junior G4 singles title, 1 ITF Junior G3 doubles title… Reached 128th in the ITF Junior rankings… U14, U16, U18 Turkish national team. U16 Turkish national singles champion… Played against Rice teammate Karol Paluch as a junior.
Personal:
Full Name: Emir Sendogan… Born November 1 at Adana, Turkey … Parents: Gulden Sendogan …one brother… Rice major: undeclared: Rice college:
- 2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
2024-25 (Senior)
Concludes his Rice career with a 30-9 home record in duals competition in four years ... Posted a 19-15 singles and 3-4 doubles record, including a 12-8 record in singles and 1-0 record in doubles in the spring ... Moved around in the lineup throug the year, playing five matches at the No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 positions ... Provided the clinching point against Tulsa in the AAC Quarterfinals to advance on the way to Rice's first AAC Championship ... Secured his 30th home win with a senior day victory over UTSA.
2023-24 (Junior)
Went 22-15 in singles play and 7-5 in doubles during the year, including marks during the dual match season of 15-6 and 2-0... Closed the season on a four-match winning streak... Won the Flight One Championship at the Ron Wesbrooks Invitational... Went 3-0 in matches at the third position with wins against Prairie View A&M, Presbyterian and Creighton... Went 12-6 at the No. 4 position in the singles lineup... Went 14-4 during the dual match season in matches decided in straight sets... Earned two clinching points on the season (Creighton and Tulsa)... Recorded the clinching point in the team's wins against Creighton and in the opening match of the AAC Championship against Tulsa.
2022-23 (Sophomore)
Spring: Finished with an 11-6 mark this season and his .647 winning percentage was a career-best… 3-1 in three-set matches, including a 2-6, 7-5, 7-6(4) win at Denver to clinch the win… Picked up his first career ranked win when he downed Tulane’s #110 Fynn Kuenkler 7-6, 2-6, 1-0 (1). Fall: Matched his freshman mark by posting a 7-4 record in fall action… Advanced through three qualifying rounds at the ITA Men’s All-American with wins over Mikael Erler (Colorado State), Maks Silagy (Florida State), and Francisco Pini (Oklahoma State), the last in three sets after dropping the opener.
2021-22 (Freshman)
Spring: Third on the team with 12 wins in singles (12-9) Opened the dual season with wins in his first five matches… Fall: Won seven singles matches in the fall (7-4), closing the year with wins in all three matches of the Rice Fall Challenge.
Juniors:
2 ITF Junior G5 singles titles, 1 ITF Junior G4 singles title, 1 ITF Junior G3 doubles title… Reached 128th in the ITF Junior rankings… U14, U16, U18 Turkish national team. U16 Turkish national singles champion… Played against Rice teammate Karol Paluch as a junior.
Personal:
Full Name: Emir Sendogan… Born November 1 at Adana, Turkey … Parents: Gulden Sendogan …one brother… Rice major: undeclared: Rice college:
| Singles | Overall | Tour | Dual | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 19-13 | 7-4 | 12-9 | 1-0 | 6-1 | 5-8 | - | - | - |
| 2022-23 | 17-10 | 6-4 | 11-6 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | - |
| 2023-24 | 22-15 | 7-9 | 15-6 | - | - | 3-0 | 12-6 | - | - |
| 2024-25 | 19-15 | 7-7 | 12-8 | - | 1-0 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 3-1 |
| TOTAL | 77-53 | 27-24 | 50-29 | 2-2 | 11-5 | 12-10 | 17-9 | 5-2 | 3-1 |
| Doubles | Overall | Tour | Dual | #1 | #2 | #3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 1-2 | 1-2 | - | - | - | 0-1 |
| 2022-23 | 2-3 | 2-3 | - | - | - | - |
| 2023-24 | 7-5 | 5-5 | 2-0 | - | - | 2-0 |
| 2024-25 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 1-0 | - | - | 1-0 |
| TOTAL | 13-11 | 10-14 | 3-0 | - | - | 3-1 |
 |
| Baker College |
2024 Night of the Owl End of Year Recap
Thursday, April 25
2023 Rice Tennis Facilities
Wednesday, September 13
Tommy McClelland Introductory Press Conference
Sunday, August 06
2023 Night of The Owl End of Year Highlight
Tuesday, April 25
