Top-Seeded Shockers Fall to No. 51 Rice in American Championship

HOUSTON — No. 28 Wichita State was upended by third-seeded Rice by a score of 4-2 on Sunday in the American Championship match at the George R. Brown Tennis Center. Rice (17-6) snapped the Shockers' (21-4) 19-match winning streak and earned the American's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Tennis Tournament. In doubles, Wichita State started strong as Kristina Kudryavtseva and Theodora Chantava won 6-2 at No. 2. Rice answered with a 6-4 victory at No. 1, sending the doubles point to No. 3. At No. 3, Anne Knuettel and Vichitraporn Vimuktananda battled to win a dramatic tiebreak, taking the...