Men's Tennis Defeats Rice, 4-3

March 16, 2000

HOUSTON, TX – The 18th-ranked University of Miami tennis team improved to 11-2 on the season after defeating Rice (9-6) on Wednesday.

The Owls opened the day strong, sweeping the doubles competition and taking number one and four singles before the ‘Canes retaliated. The Hurricanes went on to take the final fourpoints with wins at number two, three, five and six singles.

Miami 4, Rice 3

Singles:

1) Matthias Mathaes (RU) def. Tomas Smid (UM), 6-0, 6-4

2) Peter Hoffman (UM) def. Robert Collins (RU), 7-5, 6-1

3) Johan Lindqvist (UM) def. Alexis Pourchet (RU), 3-6, 6-2, 6-1

4) Prakash Venkataraman (RU) def. Michael Lang (UM), 6-1, 6-0

5) Joe Lieberman (UM) def. Fabien Giraud (RU), 5-7, 6-1, 6-2

6) Joel Berman (UM) def. Cody Jackson (RU), 6-4, 6-4

Doubles:1) Collins/Venkataraman (RU) def. Smid/Hoffman (UM), 8-5

2) Mathaes/Hargrove (RU) def. Lang/Lieberman (UM), 8-6

3) Pourchet/Jackson (RU) def. Arrowsmith/Berman (UM), 8-5