Owls Top 'Cats, 6-1

Sunday, March 23

Houston, Texas

1:30 PM

Northwestern

Rice

3/23/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis

March 23, 2003

HOUSTON, Texas - Northwestern fell to 30th-ranked Rice, 6-1, Sunday at the Rice Invitational. Junior Ahmed Wahla (Lahore, Pakistan/Lahore American School) picked up the lone NU point, defeating Vuk Rajevac 6-4, 2-6, 7-6. With its fourth consecutive loss, NU fell to 8-6 overall.

Jackie Jenkins (College Park, Ga./Westlake) and Chuck Perrin (Atlanta, Ga./The Walker School) got a crack at the top-ranked doubles tandem in the nation, the Owls' Richard and William Barker. The Barker brothers earned the win for Rice by an 8-4 margin, running their winning streak to 24 matches.

NU wraps up action at the Rice Invitational on Monday against Louisiana-Lafayette. Match time is set for 9 a.m.

Rice 6, Northwestern 1

Doubles
1. R.Barker/W. Barker(RICE) def. Jenkins/Perrin (NU), 8-4
2. Haerle/Searle (RICE) def. Russell Bennett/Hanus (NU), 9-7
3. Jackson/Mathaes (RICE) def. Axler/Schaechterle (NU), 9-8

Singles
1. Richard Barker (RICE) def. Thomas Hanus (NU); 2-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-7)
2. Robert Searle (RICE) def. Jackie Jenkins (NU); 6-4, 6-2
3. William Barker (RICE) def. Josh Axler (NU); 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6)
4. Tony Haerle (RICE) def. Chuck Perrin (NU); 6-4, 6-4
5. Cody Jackson (RICE) def. Adam Schaechterle (NU); 6-0, 6-1
6. Ahmed Wahla (NU) def. Vuk Rajevac (RICE); 6-4, 2-6, 7-6