Box Score

HOUSTON – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men's tennis team fell 0-6 to the Rice University Owls on Friday at the Downtown Club at the Met.
 
The doubles matches were not played after wet conditions forced the match to change venues from the George R. Brown Tennis Center to the Downtown Club.
 
The Owls (3-1) swept through the singles competition as freshman Miguel Alvarez-Hevia fell to David Warren 6-0, 6-1 at the No. 5 spot. Freshman Koby Jansen fell to Jamie Malik 6-0, 6-0 at the No.2 singles spot and junior Hector Ramirez fell to Max Andrews 6-3, 6-1 at the No. 3 spot. Freshman Elliot Johnstone fell in the No. 4 singles spot to Adam Gustafsson 6-2, 6-4 while freshman Nikola Crvelin fell to Gustavo Gonzalez 7-5, 6-3 at the No. 6 spot.
 
At the No.1 singles spot, sophomore Juan Cruz Soria took his match against Srikar Alla to three sets. Soria opened the match with a 6-4 win in the first set and then dropped the second set 4-6. Alla went on to win the tiebreaker 10-6 to win the match.
 
The Broncs continue their road trip when they face the Prairie View University Panthers on Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
Complete Results:
Singles (5,2,3,4,6,1)           
1. Srikar Alla (RICE) def. Juan Cruz Soria (UTPA) 4-6, 6-4,10-6
2. Jamie Malik (RICE) def. Koby Jansen (UTPA) 6-0, 6-0
3. Max Andrews (RICE) def. Hector Ramirez (UTPA) 6-3, 6-1
4. Adam Gustafsson (RICE) def. Elliot Johnstone (UTPA) 6-2, 6-4
5. David Warren (RICE) def. Miguel Alvarez-Hevia (UTPA) 6-0, 6-1  
6. Gustavo Gonzalez (RICE) def. Nikola Crvelin (UTPA) 7-5, 6-3

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