Rice Concludes Play at Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge

HOUSTON – The Rice men's tennis team capped off the Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge with a strong performance Sunday, closing the weekend with a doubles sweep.

Yair Sarouk and Rafael Botran continued their success in doubles play, rolling past Lubbock Christian's Kelly Giese and Pablo Segura 6-0. The win moved Sarouk to 6-5 and Botran to 8-1 in doubles this season.

Botran stayed hot in singles, defeating Giese 6-4, 6-4, while Noey Do added another win for the Owls with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Segura to improve to 6-4 on the year.

Results

Doubles

Sarouk/Botran (Rice) def. Giese/Segura (Lubbock Christian) 6-0

Singles

Noey Do (Rice) def. Pablo Segura (Lubbock Christian) 6-3, 6-4

Rafael Botran (Rice) def. Kelly Giese (Lubbock Christian) 6-4, 6-4

Mattia Ghedin (Lubbock Christian) def. Yair Sarouk (Rice) 6-2, 6-1

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