HOUSTON, Texas – This afternoon, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis took on Rice in final match of the Rice Invitational. The Owls came out strong to start the match, taking the singles point. After doing so, they carried that momentum into singles play, picking up a 4-1 victory over the Islanders. With today's loss, the men finish the weekend 0-3 at the Rice Invitational.
FINAL STATS
TAMUCC 1, RICE 4
Singles: Order of Finish – 5,6,3,1
1. Eric Rutledge (RICEM) def. William Mottet (AMCC) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Sumit Sarkar (RICEM) vs. Okkie Kellerman (AMCC) 6-2, 5-6, unfinished
3. Mohamed Abdel-Aziz (RICEM) def. Biyik Akinshemoyin (AMCC) 6-1, 6-3
4. Conrad Russell (RICEM) vs. Kyohei Yamanaka (AMCC) 6-4, 5-1, unfinished
5. Jacob Eskeland (RICEM) def. Lars Bijsterbosch (AMCC) 6-1, 6-2
6. Daiki Tanabe (AMCC) def. Ashton Duke (RICEM) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles: Order of Finish – 2,1
1. Eric Rutledge/Sumit Sarkar (RICEM) def. William Mottet/Okkie Kellerman (AMCC) 7-5
2. Mohamed Abdel-Aziz/Conrad Russell (RICEM) def. Biyik Akinshemoyin/Kyohei Yamanaka (AMCC) 6-3
3. Jacob Eskeland/Austin Moninger (RICEM) vs. David Ambrozic/Daiki Tanabe (AMCC) 4-5, unfinished
WHAT'S NEXT
The Islanders remain on the road, traveling to Louisiana to kick off conference play against Nicholls. The match is slated for Tuesday at 10:30 AM. After hitting a few bumps in the road this weekend, the Islanders look to bounce back with a victory over the Colonels!
