Rice edges men’s tennis, 4-3

Friday, March 2

Abilene, Texas

11:44 a.m.

Abilene Christian

Rice

Photo by: Tim Nelson

3/2/2018 5:51:00 PM | Men's Tennis

ABILENE – Abilene Christian men's tennis suffered a hard-fought 4-3 loss to Rice Friday at the Eager Tennis Center.

The Wildcats' points were earned by senior Hunter Holman at No. 6, and the Sheehy brothers at No. 1 and 2 singles. Holman wrecked Ashton Duke, 6-0, 6-1 for his seventh win of the spring, and Josh Sheehy tied the score at 2-2 after defeating Eric Rutledge by retirement, 6-2, 3-3.

Rutledge jumped out to a 3-0 lead on Sheehy in the second set but signaled to his coaches and officials he could no longer continue following the sixth point.

Jonathan Sheehy, meanwhile, held off Sumit Sarkar, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, tying his older brother for the team lead in singles victories with 10. His victory at No. 2 tied the team score at 3-3, but the Wildcats were unable to complete their comeback bid as Jacob Eskeland beat ACU's Niko Moceanu in three sets at No. 3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1.

ACU returns to action Saturday, March 10 for a 10 a.m. match at Southland Conference rival Lamar.

Rice 4, Abilene Christian 3
Mar 02, 2018 at Abilene, Texas (Eager Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. Josh Sheehy (ACU) def. Eric Rutledge (RICEM) 6-2, 3-3, retired
2. Jonathan Sheehy (ACU) def. Sumit Sarkar (RICEM) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
3. Jacob Eskeland (RICEM) def. Niko Moceanu (ACU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-1
4. Mohamed Abdel-Aziz (RICEM) def. Henry Adams (ACU) 6-1, 7-6
5. Conrad Russell (RICEM) def. Paul M. Domanski (ACU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Hunter Holman (ACU) def. Ashton Duke (RICEM) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Eric Rutledge/Sumit Sarkar (RICEM) def. Josh Sheehy/Henry Adams (ACU) 6-2
2. Conrad Russell/Jacob Eskeland (RICEM) def. Hunter Holman/Paul M. Domanski (ACU) 6-3
3. Jonathan Sheehy/Brad Gleason (ACU) def. Mohamed Abdel-Aziz/Jared Aiman (RICEM) 6-3

Match Notes
Rice 5-7
Abilene Christian 9-8
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,5,1,4,2,3)
T-2:45 A-100