March 13, 2004

HOUSTON, Texas - The University of Memphis men's tennis team fell to No. 6 Rice, 5-1, on the second day of the Rice Invitational, Saturday.

Memphis' Sam Withell picked up a three-set win at No. 5 singles to give Memphis its only point of the match.

Memphis will play No. 59 Virginia Tech, Sunday, at 9 a.m. before returning home for a 13-day break from competition.

#6 Rice 5, #75 Memphis 1

Doubles
Not Played

Singles
1) #65 William Barker (RU) def. Lee Walker (UM), 6-4, 6-3
2) Richard Barker (RU) def. James Spence (UM), 6-3, 6-2
3) Tony Haerle (RU) def. Alex Bucewicz (UM), 6-1, 7-5
4) Vuk Rajevac (RU) def. Marten Tamla (UM), 6-3, 6-4
5) Sam Withell (UM) def. Ben Harknett (RU), 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
6) Rodrigo Gabriel (RU) def. Mark Finnegan (UM), 6-0, 6-3