HOUSTON, Texas - The Western Michigan men's tennis team concluded its Texas trip with a 4-0 loss at Rice University on Monday, Jan. 28, dropping its record to 2-4 on the season. 

For the third consecutive match, the Broncos took one of its three doubles matches, conceding the doubles point versus the undefeated Owls. Lenhard Haupt and Jannik Opitz defeated Mohamed Abdel-Aziz/Conrad Russell 6-4 at the No. 2 spot while Rice earned wins at No. 1 and No. 3. 

The home team won at the 3, 2, and 5 singles spots to seal the win. Opitz, Svjetlicic, and Schnobel's matches went unfinished. 

Singles competition
1. Sumit Sarkar (RICE) vs. Jannik Opitz (MTENWMU) 6-7 (2-7), 6-0, 4-1, unfinished
2. Jacob Eskeland (RICE) def. Lenhard Haupt (MTENWMU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
3. Eric Rutledge (RICE) def. Jack Randall (MTENWMU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Mohamed Abdel-Aziz (RICE) vs. Matej Svjetlicic (MTENWMU) 2-6, 6-3, 1-2, unfinished
5. Adam Oscislawski (RICE) def. Peter Kuszynski (MTENWMU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
6. Conrad Russell (RICE) vs. Nick Schnobel (MTENWMU) 5-7, 5-5, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Eric Rutledge/Sumit Sarkar (RICE) def. Peter Kuszynski/Jack Randall (MTENWMU) 6-3
2. Lenhard Haupt/Jannik Opitz (MTENWMU) def. Mohamed Abdel-Aziz/Conrad Russell (RICE) 6-4
3. Jacob Eskeland/Daniel Warren (RICE) def. Kennosuke Nouchi/Nick Schnobel (MTENWMU) 6-2

Up Next
The Broncos return to action next week, hosting a doubleheader versus Ferris State on Friday, Feb. at 1:30 and 6 p.m. from West Hills Athletic Club. WMU then heads to Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, Feb. 10 to face Harvard. 

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