Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Saturday, March 20
Houston, Texas
1 PM
Florida Atlantic
vs
Texas Tech
Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com
Owls Head to Houston for Two at Rice
3/19/2021 10:08:00 AM | Men's Tennis
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Owls on Social Media
Follow along with the team on Twitter at @FAUMTennis.
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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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|  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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|  Weekend Coverage |  Weekend landing page  Live stats/video (Both days)  Twitter: @FAUMTennis |
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| Â Texas Tech Links | Â News | Roster | Schedule | |
| Â Rice Links | Â News | Roster | Schedule | |
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.
Â
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Owls on Social Media
Follow along with the team on Twitter at @FAUMTennis.
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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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