HOUSTON, Texas — Charlotte Men's Tennis brought the fight to No. 69 Rice before falling in the end, 5-2, to start the 66th Annual Ralph O'Connor Rice Invitational.
It was the third consecutive match for the 49ers against a ranked opponent.
Peter Glenn and Frederic Schlossmann battled to a doubles win early to give Charlotte a chance at the opening point. They battled through a tiebreak to a 7(7)-6(4) finish at No. 2 before Lance Cochran and Ivan Dreycopp did the same before falling 7(7)-6(5) at No.