Tulane University
Rice University
Tulane (0-3, 0-1) Drops Conference Opener To Rice (4-2, 1-0)
Feb 3, 2024 | Men's Tennis
NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE- After an unprecedented switch of locations, the Green Wave men's tennis squad (0-3, 0-1) dropped a heartbreaking match to conference rival Rice (4-2, 1-0) on Saturday afternoon.
Due to weather concerns in New Orleans, coaches opted to begin the match with singles play at the City Park Tennis Center. About an hour into the match, a rain delay halted action, and play was moved an hour east to LSU's indoor Tennis Complex.
On court one, Billy Suarez had a dominant win, for the second match in a row. The senior defeated Rice's Yasha Zemel in two straight sets (6-2, 6-2). On court five, Luc Hoeijmans took down Rice's Petro Kuzmenok in three sets (6-3, 4-6, 6-4), to tie it up for the Green Wave.
However, after a valiant effort from the Owls, including a comeback win for Rice's Trinity Grear after being down 0-5, the Green Wave was unable to secure another point and fell 4-2.
Tulane will have a chance to bounce back on Wednesday afternoon when they head back to Baton Rouge to take on LSU at 5:30 PM.
Follow this link to hear Tulane's head coach, Mark Booras', thoughts on the match.
Singles Results:
1. Billy Suarez (TULM) def. Yasha Zemel (RICE) 6-2, 6-2
2. Trinity Grear (RICE) def. Alex Bancila (TULM) 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
3. A. de la Bassetiere (RICE) def. Luka Petrovic (TULM) 6(4)-7, 6-4, 6-2 4.
Emir Sendogan (RICE) def. Fynn Kuenkler (TULM) 7-6(4), 6-3
5. Luc Hoeijmans (TULM) def. Petro Kuzmenok (RICE) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 6.
Kabeer Kapasi (RICE) def. Hady Elkordy (TULM) 6-3, 6-1
FOLLOW THE GREEN WAVE
Follow Tulane men's tennis on Twitter and Facebook (@GreenWaveMTenn), as well as Instagram (@TulaneMTennis) for behind-the-scenes coverage of the program.
WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
Players Mentioned
