March 8, 2011

Results

HOUSTON, Texas--Struggles on the road continued for the Memphis men's tennis program as it dropped a 5-2 decision to No. 33 Rice on Tuesday afternoon at the Galleria Athletic and Tennis Club.

The Tigers (8-5, 1-3 C-USA) took a 1-0 lead with wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. Joe Salisbury and David O'Hare knocked off Christian Saravia and Isamu Tachibana 8-4 and Leon Nasemann and John Taylor rolled past Peter Frank and Jonathan Chang 8-3.

The Owls (10-3, 2-0 C-USA) would rally back in singles play to take five of six flights and the match. David Henry would be the only Tiger to record an individual point at the No. 5 slot with a straight-set defeat of Christian Saravia 7-5, 6-2.

O'Hare and Salisbury put up good fights, but fell at the top two positions respectively in third-set tiebreakers.

Memphis will look to stop its skid in New Orleans, La., against Tulane. The conference match is slated for Friday, March 10 at 1 p.m.

No. 33 RICE 5, No. 61 MEMPHIS 2
Singles
1. Harry Fowler (RICE) def. David O'Hare (MEM) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
2. Peter Frank (RICE) def. Joe Salisbury (MEM) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
3. Oscar Podlewski (RICE) def. Leon Nasemann (MEM) 7-6, 6-3
4. Sam Garforth-Bles (RICE) def. Johnny Grimal (MEM) 6-3, 6-2
5. David Henry (MEM) def. Christian Saravia (RICE) 7-5, 6-2
6. Isamu Tachibana (RICE) def. Cedric de Zutter (MEM) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
1. Harry Fowler/Oscar Podlewski (RICE) vs. Jordan Smith/David Henry (MEM) 5-3, unfinished
2. Joe Salisbury/David O'Hare (MEM) def. Christian Saravia/Isamu Tachibana (RICE) 8-4
3. Leon Nasemann/John Taylor (MEM) def. Peter Frank/Jonathan Chang (RICE) 8-3