2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster
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Kapasi, Kabeer
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Kabeer Kapasi
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- 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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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
