Owls Head to Houston for Two at Rice

Florida Atlantic Men's Tennis at 62nd Ralph O'Connor Rice Invitational
Weekend Details	Houston \| George R. Brown Tennis Center vs. No. 26 Texas Tech \| Saturday, March 20 \| 1 p.m. Eastern at Rice \| Sunday, March 21 \| 1 p.m. Eastern
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's tennis team takes part in this weekend's 62nd Ralph O'Connor Rice Invitational, playing in Houston on both Saturday and Sunday.

The Owls will battle No. 26 Texas Tech first, and homestanding Rice on the showcase's final day. Both matches will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.

Owls' Weekend in Review
FAU (5-6) won one of three home matches this past weekend, completing the season sweep of South Alabama, and falling to Liberty and UCF. Three Owls tie for the team lead with six singles wins apiece: Alvaro Fernandez Horta, Kevin Huempfner and Finn Stodder.

Owls' Weekend in Preview
Texas Tech (8-2) ranks No. 26 in the latest Oracle/ITA men's rankings, up five spots from last week, and in the midst of having won their last six matches. The Red Raiders have three ranked singles players in No. 37 Parker Wynn, No. 93 Ilgiz Valiev and No. 115 Reed Collier.

Rice (7-6) has won five of their last six outings, all on their home courts. Mohamed Abdel-Aziz has the team's most wins in total, six, while Sumit Sarkar has four victories at No. 1.

Owls on Social Media
Follow along with the team on Twitter at @FAUMTennis.

What's Next
The Owls have added a makeup match next, on the road in Tallahassee on April 2, at Florida State. They'll also travel to play Miami (April 3) and USF (April 9) before the regular season finale at home, hosting Temple, on April 18.

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Players Mentioned

Alvaro Fernandez Horta

Kevin Huempfner

Finn Stodder

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Men's Tennis versus North Florida on January 15, 2026 at 4 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Men's Tennis at UCSB on January 17, 2026 at TBA

Upcoming Event: Men's Tennis at Pepperdine on January 18, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Men's Tennis versus Stetson on January 23, 2026

Upcoming Event: Men's Tennis at South Alabama on January 29, 2026

Upcoming Event: Men's Tennis versus Florida Gulf Coast on February 20, 2026 at 1 p.m.

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