No. 27 Men's Tennis Falls to No. 32 Rice
Feb. 7, 2010
Houston, Texas – The No. 27 University of Miami men’s tennis team fell to No. 32 Rice, 6-1, on Sunday afternoon in Houston.
The Hurricanes (2-2) fell behind 1-0 after dropping the doubles point. The Miami tandem of Keith Crowley and Hector Nieto picked up the lone doubles victory for the Hurricanes, battling for the 9-8 (8-6) win at No. 2 over Rice’s 51st-ranked duo of Michael Nusslein and Christian Saravia, to win their second-straight match and improve to 2-0.
Rice (5-1) clinched the victory with three-straight singles wins, however Miami managed to put a point on the board with a victory at the No. 6 position. No. 120 David Simon defeated Andy Wang, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, to improve to 9-5 for the season.
“We had opportunities to win the doubles point today,” said Miami head coach Mario Rincon. “But Rice was better than us today. We are looking forward to playing our next three matches at home.”
The Hurricanes actually kick off that three-game homestand on Jan. 21 in Moore Park in Miami, playing host to UCF at Noon. For the second-straight year, the UM men’s tennis squad will host a match there alongside the City of Miami Parks and Recreation Department and the Greater Miami Tennis & Education Foundation in order to promote tennis to socially and economically challenged youth.
No. 32 Rice 6, No. 27 Miami 1
Singles
1. #19 Bruno Rosa (RICE) def. #114 Christian Blocker (UM) 6-2, 6-1
2. Oscar Podlewski (RICE) def. #57 Carl Sundberg (UM) 6-3, 6-4
3. Michael Nuesslein (RICE) def. Waylon Chin (UM) 6-1, 6-2
4. Isamu Tachibana (RICE) def. Keith Crowley (UM) 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (9-7)
5. Sam Garforth-Bles (RICE) def. Ignacio Taboada (UM) 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-2
6. #120 David Simon (UM) def. Andy Wang (RICE) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2*, 5, 6, 4
Doubles
1. Oscar Podlewski/Bruno Rosa (RICE) def. Christian Blocker/David Simon (UM) 9-7
2. Keith Crowley/Hector Nieto (UM) def. #51 Michael Nuesslein/Christian Saravia (RICE) 9-8 (8-6)
3. Isamu Tachibana/Jonathan Chang (RICE) def. Carl Sundberg/Ignacio Taboada (UM) 8-6
Order of finish: 3, 1*, 2
