HOUSTON. Texas – Florida Atlantic men's tennis fell to Rice 4-0 on Thursday afternoon in an outdoor match that was move inside due to weather.
The FAU Owls surrendered the doubles point and then moved to singles play. Rice earned wins on courts two, three and four to clinch the match.
Florida Atlantic (1-7) at #63 Rice (7-3)
Date: 2/20/2025
Time: 11:15 am
Facility: Boniuk Family Tennis Center
Site: Houston, Texas
Notes: Moved indoors
Doubles
#1 Petro Kuzmenok / Santiago Navarro [RICE] def. Bernard, John / Havlicek, Mark [FAU] 6-1
#2 Kabeer Kapasi / Yair sarouk [Rice] def. Pignaton, Lucca / Goity Zapico, Segundo [FAU] 6-2
#3 Myslivec, Simon / Pazdera, Marek [FAU] vs. Eduardo Morais / A. de la Bassetiere [RICE] 4-3 UF
Order of Finish: 1, 2
Singles
#1 Bernard, John [FAU] vs. A. de la Bassetiere [RICE] 5-7, 6-2, 5-4 UF
#2 Petro Kuzmenok [RICE] def. Havlicek, Mark [FAU] 6-1, 7-5
#3 Tommy Czaplinski [RICE] def. Goity Zapico, Segundo [FAU] 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
#4 Emir Sendogan [RICE] def. Kusy, Jan [FAU] 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
#5 Myslivec, Simon [FAU] vs. Kabeer Kapasi [Rice] 2-3 UF
#6 Pazdera, Marek [FAU] vs. Yair Sarouk [Rice] 1-2 UF
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The Owls will continue their two-match Texas road swing with an 11 a.m. EST match on Friday, Feb. 21 at UTSA.
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