{"id":170207,"date":"2026-02-18T20:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/170207\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T20:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:21:14","slug":"owls-host-islanders-on-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/170207\/","title":{"rendered":"Owls Host Islanders on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Match 9 | Rice Owls (5-3) vs. TAMU-Corpus Christi (10-0)\u00a0| Thursday, February 19 | 11 a.m. CT

\nLocation:\u00a0Houston, Texas (George R. Brown Tennis Center)
\nVideo Stream: PlaySight<\/a>
\nLive Stats: Sidearm<\/a>
\nSeries:\u00a0Rice leads, 16-0
\nLast Meeting:\u00a0Rice, 4-0 (3\/15\/2023)
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\nHOUSTON \u2014 The Rice women’s tennis team continues its homestand Thursday, hosting Texas A&M\u2013Corpus Christi at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.<\/p>\n

The Owls opened the stretch with a 6-1 win over UTSA last week. The doubles team of Darya Schwartzman<\/a> and Nithesa Selvaraj<\/a> secured the doubles point, and Divna Ratkovic<\/a> clinched the match for Rice, marking her first match-clinching point of the season.<\/p>\n

Rice looks to extend its undefeated record against Texas A&M\u2013Corpus Christi, leading the all-time series 16-0. The Owls have recorded 14 sweeps over the Islanders, including 13 at home.<\/p>\n

Four Owls have clinched matches this season. Selvaraj leads with two, while Uma Bakaityte<\/a>, Francesca Maguina<\/a> and Ratkovic account for the remaining three.<\/p>\n

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