ORLANDO, Fla. –– Making his first appearance at the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Singles Championship, Tulsa's Kody Pearson fell on Sunday afternoon to the No. 3-seeded Hady Habib of Texas A&M at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
Habib, ranked No. 3 nationally, took a straight set 6-2, 6-1 win over the Hurricane junior in the round of 64.
Pearson, ranked 50th in the ITA rankings, finished the season with an overall 13-9 record. Habib moves onto the round of 32 with a 19-5 mark.
Pearson's appearance at the NCAA Championship was the 28th time that a Tulsa player had been selected for the NCAA singles championship.