UH tennis struggled against No. 55 Rice Saturday morning after making the trip across town, falling to the Owls in a 4-0 sweep after failing to claim a single match win on the day.
Doubles play kicked off the morning and the Owls came out with a sense of urgency after immediately taking the first of two matches needed to secure the doubles point.
Junior Azul Pedemonti and sophomore Blanca Cortijo Parreno fell in a 6-0 shutout against the No. 24 team of junior Maria Budin and senior Diae El Jardi.
Soon after, senior Sophie Gerits and sophomore Laura Slisane were defeated 6-4 after putting up a solid effort against the Owls team of senior Anastasia Smirnova and freshman Allison Zipol and Rice took the point to go up 1-0 early.