Cajuns Men’s Tennis Heads To No.57 Rice

Contact: Jeff Schneider

HOUSTON, Texas – The Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team will look to win its fourth straight match on Saturday at noon as Louisiana heads to Houston to face the 57^th ranked Rice Owls.

“We are going to continue to work with the guys and make adjustments,” head coach Mark Jeffrey said. “I know the guys are eager to improve. We look forward to a tough match this weekend in Rice.”

The Cajuns (5-4) have won three straight including a 4-3 win at Central Florida and home wins against Alcorn State 7-0 and Xavier (La.) 6-1.

Freshman Hunter Johnson leads the squad with a perfect 6-0 record in singles competition this spring. Jake Wynan is second on the squad with five wins in singles play, while the duo of Wynan and Rick de Groot have posted a 6-2 record in doubles.

The Owls (2-6) come into the match on a four-game skid . All six of Rice's losses have come to ranked opponents including losses to No.54 Miami (Fla.) 6-1, No.14 Texas A&M 6-1, No.24 LSU 4-3 and No.44 TCU 4-3.

Rice is led by senior Jonathan Chang who is 5-3 at the No.1 singles position.

For updates follow the men's tennis team on twitter @CajunMensTennis.

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Cajuns Men’s Tennis Heads To No.57 Rice

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