Green Wave Finishes Out Season at the American Championships

Friday, April 17

TULSA, OK

10:00 AM

Tulane University

(1) #49 Rice

Daniel Phillips

Green Wave Finishes Out Season at the American Championships

Apr 17, 2026 | Men's Tennis

TULSA, OKLA. - No. 9 seed Tulane's men's tennis team fell 4-1 to No. 49 Rice, the top seed in the American Conference Championships, on Friday morning.

The Owls improved to 14-7 on the season, while Tulane finished at 8-11.

Daniel Phillips (6-1, 6-2) secured Tulane's lone point with a win at the No. 1 position over No. 53 Petro Kuzemenok.

Rice claimed the doubles point with a win from No. 57 ranked pair of Petro Kuzmenok and Santiago Navarro at the No. 1 position, followed by a 6-3 victory at No. 3.

The match concludes the 2026 season for the Green Wave. Tulane will return to the courts in the fall for the 2026-27 season, with dates to be announced.

No. 49 Rice 4, Tulane 1
Doubles
1- No. 57 Petro Kuzmenok/Santiago Navarro (RICE) def. No. 37 Daniel Phillips/Lance Nisbet (TULM)  6-4
2- Yair Sarouk/Kabeer Kapasi (RICE) vs. Hady ElKordy/Asaf Friedler (TULM)  5-4 (ABD)
3-  Tommy Czaplinski/Rafael Botran (RICE) def. AJ Mercer/Alec Gaudin (TULM)  6-3

Singles
1- Daniel Phillips (TULM) def. No. 53 Petro Kuzmenok (RICE) 6-1, 6-2
2- Santiago Navarro (RICE) def. Asaf Friedler (TULM) 6-2, 6-2
3- Rafael Botran (RICE) def. Alec Gaudin (TULM) 6-2, 6-3
4- Kabeer Kapasi (RICE) led Hady ElKordy (TULM) 3-6, 6-0, 5-0 (ABD)
5- Andres Delgadillo (TULM) vs. Gabriel Porras (RICE) 6-4, 3-6 (ABD)
6- Tommy Czaplinski (RICE) def. Steven Rice (TULM) 6-2, 6-4

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