2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster
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Kapasi, Kabeer
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Kabeer Kapasi
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Houston Christian
Bio
Honors at Rice
2024-25 (Junior)
Finished the year with records of 15-9 and 16-12 in singles and doubles play, respectively, including records of 14-8 and 13-9 in singles and doubles duals play ... Advanced to the NCAA Doubles Championship in the fall with partner Arthus de la Bassetiere ... Earned a ranking as high as 43rd in the ITA Doubles rankings with de la Bassetiere ... Was the clinching point in the AAC Tournament Semifinals to take down top-seeded and 23rd-ranked South Florida to push Rice to the championship match ... Was also the clinching doubles point in the NCAA Tournament First Round against Texas A&M, putting Rice up 1-0 against the Aggies.
2023-24 (Sophomore)
Compiled records of 22-8 and 18-9 in singles and doubles play, respectively, including 16-4 and 13-5 marks during the dual match season... Was named to the AAC All-Conference Doubles Team alongside senior Yasha Zemel after the pair went 9-3 at the first position of the lineup, including a pair of wins over ITA-ranked opponents during the AAC tournament... Provided the clinching points in five matches during the season, including 4-3 wins over UC Santa Barbara (3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5)) and UTSA (4-6, 6-4, 6-4) plus wins over Air Force, Lamar and Presbyterian... Posted a season-long unbeaten streak of eight matches, including a six-match winning streak over opponents from Air Force, UCSB, Cal Poly, Dartmouth, Wichita State and UAB... Went 7-0 in matches against AAC opponents... Posted an 11-3 mark in matches decided in two sets during the dual match season... Won the doubles consolation final at the ITA Regionals alongside Zemel.
2022-23 (Freshman)
Spring: Finished 11-8 in his first season of dual action in singles and 12-4 in doubles (11-4 at the third line)… Won seven of his last nine and completed his last 10… Closed three of his 11 wins with a 6-0 final set… 8-3 in home matches and 6-3 in tiebreakers… Delivered two of the Owls’ three points at the C-USA Championship vs. UAB, clinching the doubles point with a win at three and then winning 7-6(3), 6-0 at the sixth line… Opened the year by winning his first six doubles matches, five with Zemel… 2-0 in tiebreakers with Zemel… Duo clinched the doubles point at Denver with a 9-7 tiebreak win, the third of three doubles clinch points they delivered. Fall: Posted a 6-4 mark in singles in his collegiate debut and added a 2-4 mark in doubles... five of his 10 fall matches went to three sets, with Kapasi winning four of five… The only loss in three sets came to Texas A&M’s 19th-ranked Noah Schachter (7-6, 2-6, 3-6… Closed out the fall winning three of four at the Rice Fall Challenge.
Houston Christian/Juniors
Reached the round of 16 at the 2022 USTA National Clay Court Championship in July... Cited as a 5-star recruit by the Tennis Recruiting Network and was ranked 68th nationally in singles and 19th in doubles in the USTA's Boys 18 national standings... Ranked #1 in Texas, #1 in national doubles (12s), #18 National doubles (18s), 10 in Texas (18s)
Personal
Born: August 31 at Houston, Texas... Parents: Ketan and Shehnaz Kapasi
- 2025 AAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- 2024 AAC All-Conference Doubles Team
- C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023)
2024-25 (Junior)
Finished the year with records of 15-9 and 16-12 in singles and doubles play, respectively, including records of 14-8 and 13-9 in singles and doubles duals play ... Advanced to the NCAA Doubles Championship in the fall with partner Arthus de la Bassetiere ... Earned a ranking as high as 43rd in the ITA Doubles rankings with de la Bassetiere ... Was the clinching point in the AAC Tournament Semifinals to take down top-seeded and 23rd-ranked South Florida to push Rice to the championship match ... Was also the clinching doubles point in the NCAA Tournament First Round against Texas A&M, putting Rice up 1-0 against the Aggies.
2023-24 (Sophomore)
Compiled records of 22-8 and 18-9 in singles and doubles play, respectively, including 16-4 and 13-5 marks during the dual match season... Was named to the AAC All-Conference Doubles Team alongside senior Yasha Zemel after the pair went 9-3 at the first position of the lineup, including a pair of wins over ITA-ranked opponents during the AAC tournament... Provided the clinching points in five matches during the season, including 4-3 wins over UC Santa Barbara (3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5)) and UTSA (4-6, 6-4, 6-4) plus wins over Air Force, Lamar and Presbyterian... Posted a season-long unbeaten streak of eight matches, including a six-match winning streak over opponents from Air Force, UCSB, Cal Poly, Dartmouth, Wichita State and UAB... Went 7-0 in matches against AAC opponents... Posted an 11-3 mark in matches decided in two sets during the dual match season... Won the doubles consolation final at the ITA Regionals alongside Zemel.
2022-23 (Freshman)
Spring: Finished 11-8 in his first season of dual action in singles and 12-4 in doubles (11-4 at the third line)… Won seven of his last nine and completed his last 10… Closed three of his 11 wins with a 6-0 final set… 8-3 in home matches and 6-3 in tiebreakers… Delivered two of the Owls’ three points at the C-USA Championship vs. UAB, clinching the doubles point with a win at three and then winning 7-6(3), 6-0 at the sixth line… Opened the year by winning his first six doubles matches, five with Zemel… 2-0 in tiebreakers with Zemel… Duo clinched the doubles point at Denver with a 9-7 tiebreak win, the third of three doubles clinch points they delivered. Fall: Posted a 6-4 mark in singles in his collegiate debut and added a 2-4 mark in doubles... five of his 10 fall matches went to three sets, with Kapasi winning four of five… The only loss in three sets came to Texas A&M’s 19th-ranked Noah Schachter (7-6, 2-6, 3-6… Closed out the fall winning three of four at the Rice Fall Challenge.
Houston Christian/Juniors
Reached the round of 16 at the 2022 USTA National Clay Court Championship in July... Cited as a 5-star recruit by the Tennis Recruiting Network and was ranked 68th nationally in singles and 19th in doubles in the USTA's Boys 18 national standings... Ranked #1 in Texas, #1 in national doubles (12s), #18 National doubles (18s), 10 in Texas (18s)
Personal
Born: August 31 at Houston, Texas... Parents: Ketan and Shehnaz Kapasi
| Singles | Overall | Tour | Dual | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 17-12 | 6-4 | 11-8 | - | - | - | - | 3-3 | 8-5 |
| 2023-24 | 22-8 | 6-4 | 16-4 | - | - | - | 1-0 | 1-0 | 14-4 |
| 2024-25 | 15-9 | 1-1 | 14-8 | - | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 5-3 | 4-4 |
| TOTAL | 54-29 | 13-9 | 41-20 | - | 1-0 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 9-6 | 26-13 |
| Doubles | Overall | Tour | Dual | #1 | #2 | #3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 14-8 | 2-4 | 12-4 | - | 1-0 | 11-4 |
| 2023-24 | 18-9 | 5-4 | 13-5 | 10-3 | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| 2024-25 | 16-12 | 3-3 | 13-9 | 3-4 | 9-3 | 1-2 |
| TOTAL | 48-29 | 10-11 | 38-18 | 13-7 | 12-5 | 13-6 |
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