No. 28 Men’s Tennis Downs No. 37 Rice, 4-1

Sunday, April 9

New Orleans

1 pm

Tulane University

#37 Rice

Photo by: Parker Waters

Apr 9, 2017 | Men's Tennis

Green Wave improve to 10-0 at home

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NEW ORLEANS – The No. 28 Tulane men's tennis team (16-4) overcame a 1-0 deficit and pushed ahead in singles to garner a 4-1 victory over No. 37 Rice (19-6). No. 22 Constantin Schmitz led the charge while Ewan Moore followed suit, as each picked up their team leading 14^th dual win this spring. Then, seniors Chi-Shan Jao and Sebastian Rey closed the door on Rice, as the latter clinched win No. 16 for the Wave.

"A lot of emotion out there. This is always a big match for us and we always have a battle with them every year," Tulane head coach Mark Booras said. "The guys really responded well after doubles. I like how they carried themselves and felt comfortable where they were at."

With Tulane winning on court one and Rice on court two, the doubles point came down to a tiebreak on court three where Moore and Tim Ruetzel battled Daniel Warren and Henrik Munch. Next, the Rice pairing surged ahead to take it 7-3 to deliver the Owls their lone point of the afternoon.

In singles, both No. 22 Schmitz and Moore made quick work of their opponents with straight-set wins. Schmitz defeated Tommy Bennett, 6-1, 6-2, on court one, while Moore bested David Warren on court three, 6-3, 6-3.

Over on court six, Jao wrapped next with a 6-3, 6-4, victory over Munch, picking up his 11^th straight win to improve to 12-1 this spring. On court two, Rey trailed 3-0 in the first set before rattling off six straight games to take it, 6-3. Later tied 4-4 in the second set, Rey pushed ahead to clinch via 6-4.

"The last couple of matches our seniors have really stepped it up," Booras added. "This means a lot to them. This is their team. They are such good leaders on and off the court, and they've done a great job this year."

Up next, the Green Wave will compete one last time during the regular season when they host No. 36 SMU on Wednesday, April 12, at 3 p.m. CT. Wednesday also marks senior day for both Jao and Rey, who will be honored before the match.

GREEN WAVE RESULTS
#28 Tulane 4, #37 Rice 1
Singles competition – 1, 3, 6, 2
1. #22 Constantin Schmitz (TLN) def. Tommy Bennett (RICE) 6-1, 6-2
2. Sebastian Rey (TLN) def. Jake Hansen (RICE) 6-3, 6-4
3. Ewan Moore (TLN) def. David Warren (RICE) 6-3, 6-3
4. Luis Erlenbusch (TLN) vs. Eric Rutledge (RICE) 3-6, 5-4, unfinished
5. Tyler Schick (TLN) vs. Emanuel Llamas (RICE) 5-7, 6-1, 1-2, unfinished
6. Chi-Shan Jao (TLN) def. Henrik Munch (RICE) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition – 2, 1, 3
1. #78 Chi-Shan Jao/Sebastian Rey (TLN) def. Tommy Bennett/Emanuel Llamas (RICE) 6-4
2. Eric Rutledge/Jake Hansen (RICE) def. Constantin Schmitz/Tyler Schick (TLN) 6-1
3. Daniel Warren/Henrik Munch (RICE) def. Ewan Moore/Tim Ruetzel (TLN) 7-6 (7-3)