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Utah Falls 4-2 to Rice in Second Match of the Battle In Boro
2/21/2026 1:34 PM | Men's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Utah men's tennis team fell 4-2 to Rice in their second game of the Battle of Boro Saturday morning.Â
The Owls secured the doubles point advantage to start the match off. Rice picked up a win at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles spot to start things off. In the No. 1 spot Dante Teramo and Balthazar Huss were trailing 5-2 against No. 83 Petro Kuzmenok and Santiago Navarro before the match was left unfinished.Â
In singles action at the No. 3 spot, Simeon Terziev won his match against the Owls' Tommy Czaplinski 6-3, 6-2. The Owls answered by picking up a win at the No. 5 spot.Â
At the No. 6 spot Charles Frey picked up a win against Vair Sarouk, winning 7-6 (3), 6-4. Rice then secured victories in the No. 1 and No. 2 spot to secure the overall match 4-2 victory for the Owls.Â
At the No. 4 spot, Lorenzo Esquic's match against Gabriel Porras was left unfinished with Esquici leading the match 6-4, 4-6, 2-1.Â
Utah is now 3-6 overall on the season.Â
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The Utes will play their last match of the Battle In Boro against Old Dominion on Saturday, Feb. 22. Â
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FINAL RESULTS
Utah 2, Rice 4
Singles competition
1. Petro Kuzmenok (RICE) def. Dante Teramo (UU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
2. Rafael Botran (RICE) def. Emmett Potter (UU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
3. Simeon Terziev (UU) def. Tommy Czaplinski (RICE) 6-3, 6-2
4. Gabriel Porras (RICE) vs. Lorenzo Esquici (UU) 4-6, 6-4, 1-2 unfinishedÂ
5. Hoey Doe (RICE) def. Balthazar Huss (UU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Charles Frey (UU) def. Vair Sarouk (RICE) 7-6 (3), 6-4Â
Doubles competition
1. #83 Petro Kuzmenok/Santiago Navarro (RICE) vs. Balthazar Huss/Dante Teramo (UU) 5-2 unfinished
2. Kabeer Kapasi/Yair Sarouk (RICE) def. Lorenzo Esquici/AJ Deem (UU) 6-1
3. Tommy Czaplinski/Rafael Botran (RICE) def. Emmett Potter/Charles Frey (UU) 6-2Â
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3,5,6,1,2)
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,5,6,1,2
