The Rice men’s tennis team wrapped up competition at the US College Cup Invitational on Saturday with a solid showing in doubles and several hard-fought singles matches in Torreón, Mexico.
The Owls continued their strong doubles play with two more victories on the final day. Kabeer Kapasi and Rafael Botran opened the morning with a 6-3 win over TCU, while Josh Mandelbaum and Gabriel Porras followed with a 7-5 win against UTSA.
In singles, Rice picked up two wins. Kapasi defeated ACU’s Ethan Scribner in straight sets, and Porras added another victory with a two-set win over UTSA’s Maximilian Ontiveros. The rest of the lineup battled through close matches, including a third-set super tiebreak for Kapasi and a pair of competitive performances from Mandelbaum, but the Owls came up just short.
US College Cup Invitational – Final Day
Doubles Competition
Rafael Botran and Kabeer Kapasi (Rice) def. Kaj Quirijns and Filip Apltauer (TCU) 6-3
Gabriel Porras and Joshua Mandelbaum (Rice) def. Enzo Vargas and Ben Chetewy Ungar (UTSA) 7-5
Singles Competition
Kabeer Kapasi (Rice) def. Ethan Scribner (ACU) 6-3, 6-4
Gabriel Porras (Rice) def. Maximilian Ontiveros (UTSA) 6-4, 7-5
Dennis Dutine (ACU) def. Rafael Botran (Rice) 6-1, 2-3, ret.
Enzo Vargas (UTSA) def.Kabeer Kapasi (Rice) 5-7, 7-6 (5), 10-6
Timeo Bretin (UTSA) def. Gabriel Porras (Rice) 6-4, 6-4
Ben Chetewy Ungar (UTSA) def. Joshua Mandelbaum (Rice) 6-4, 6-4
Maximilian Ontiveros (UTSA) def. Joshua Mandelbaum (Rice) 6-4, 7-5
