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Men's Tennis Falls in C-USA Showcase Opener at Rice
4/5/2019 5:07:00 PM | Men's Tennis
HOUSTON, Texas -- A rainy morning and delay, coupled with Rice's home-court advantage, was too much for the Southern Miss men's tennis team on Friday, falling 4-1 to the host Owls.
Rice boasts the No. 41 singles and No. 46 doubles players in the nation, and each earned wins over the Golden Eagles. Jorman Reyes was stellar on No. 2 singles in grabbing a 6-3, 6-2 win over Eric Rutledge. Chung-Han Tsai and Matthieu Peres each had valiant efforts but were unable to come out victorious.
Reyes and Ronit Bisht had entered the day 5-1 in doubles, while Peres and Youssef Tamimount were 3-0 together.
The Golden Eagles will now play UTSA at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The Roadrunners topped UAB 4-1 today.
Singles competition
1. #41 Sumit Sarkar (RICE) def. Ronit Bisht (USM) 6-3, 6-1
2. Jorman Reyes (USM) def. Eric Rutledge (RICE) 6-3, 6-2
3. Mohamed Abdel-Aziz (RICE) def. Chung-Han Tsai (USM) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
4. Conrad Russell (RICE) vs. Matthieu Peres (USM) 7-6 (7-3), 3-4, unfinished
5. Campbell Salmon (RICE) def. Youssef Tamimount (USM) 6-0, 6-2
6. Adam Oscislawski (RICE) vs. Panji Setiawan (USM) 6-3, 1-6, 1-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #46 Conrad Russell/Sumit Sarkar (RICE) def. Ronit Bisht/Jorman Reyes (USM) 6-3
2. Mieszko Kwasniewski/Chung-Han Tsai (USM) vs. Mohamed Abdel-Aziz/Karol Paluch (RICE) no result
3. Eric Rutledge/Campbell Salmon (RICE) def. Matthieu Peres/Youssef Tamimount (USM) 6-1
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