DENVER Rices Robert Searle has been named the Western Athletic Conference mens tennis Player of the Week.
Searle, a freshman from Orpington, England, picked up two wins to help the Owls defeat 32nd-ranked Clemson and 31st-ranked Northwestern, giving Rice its fifth Rice Invitational title. Searle, the nations 23rd-ranked singles player defeated Northwesterns Jackie Jenkins, 6-4, 6-2. He also defeated Clemsons Micah Thompson, 6-3, 7-5.
Other nominees included: Sergiu Modoc, Fresno State