Tulane Advances to Quarterfinals with 4-1 Win

Thursday, April 16

TULSA, OK

10:00 AM

Tulane University

(8) UAB

AJ Mercer and Alec Gaudin

Tulane Advances to Quarterfinals with 4-1 Win

Apr 16, 2026 | Men's Tennis

TULSA, OKLA. - No. 9 seed Tulane 's men's tennis team defeated No. 8 seed UAB 4-1 in the first round of the American Conference Championships on Thursday morning.

The Green Wave improved to 8-11 on the season, while UAB fell to 7-14.

The No. 37 nationally ranked doubles pair of Daniel Phillips and Lance Nisbet secured a win at No.1, but UAB claimed the doubles point with victories on courts 2 and 3.

In singles, Steven Rice (6-0, 6-1) earned Tulane's first point at the No. 6 position, followed by Alec Gaudin (6-2, 7-5) at No. 3. Hady ElKordy added a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 4 before Daniel Phillips (7-6 (7-5), 6-2) clinched the match for the Green Wave at the No.1 position.

Tulane will return to action in the quarterfinals at the American Conference Championships on Friday at 10 a.m. against No. 1 seed Rice. The Owls are 13-7 on the season.

Tulane 4, UAB 1
Doubles
1- Daniel Phillips/Lance Nisbet (TULM) def. Ondrej Valek/Kaustubh Holcomb (UAB) 6-1
2- Axel Frechet/Conor Flynn (UAB) def. Hady ElKordy/Asaf Friedler (TULM) 6-4
3- Tomas Tischner/Juan Pablo Valdez Guzon (UAB) def. AJ Mercer/Alec Gaudin (TULM) 7-6 (7-3)

Singles
1- Daniel Phillips (TULM) def. Ondrej Valek (UAB) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
2- Asaf Friedler (TULM) vs. Juan Pablo Valdez Guzon (UAB) 7-6 (7-2), 1-5 (ABD)
3- Alec Gaudin (TULM) def. Conor Flynn (UAB) 6-2, 7-5
4- Hady ElKordy (TULM) def. Axel Frechet (UAB) 6-3, 6-4
5- Andres Delgadillo (TULM) vs. Tomas Tischner (UAB) 6-3, 1-6, 0-1 (ABD)
6- Steven Rice (TULM) def. Kaustubh Holcomb (UAB) 6-0, 6-1

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