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No. 49/2 Seed ODU Drops 4-3 Heartbreaker to No. 40/1 Seed Rice in Championship

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The No. 49 nationally ranked/No. 2 seed Old Dominion men’s tennis team (19-6) held a 3-0 lead, but would lose a 4-3 heartbreaker to No. 40 nationally ranked/No. 1 seed Rice (23-7) in the 2017 Conference USA Championship on Sunday afternoon at the Adams Tennis Center.

“It's hard to find the right words right now, but I couldn't be more proud of our group today,” said ODU head coach Dominik Mueller. “We poured our hearts out for each other and for ODU. Our nine guys represented our University in a first class manner, like they did all year long.