No. 41-ranked Japie De Klerk's run in the NCAA Division I Singles Championship drew to a close on Sunday as De Klerk lost a 6-2, 6-3, decision to No. 12-ranked Blaz Rola of Ohio State in the semifinals at the Atkins Tennis Center at the University of Illinois, Champaign.
Tulsa junior Japie De Klerk, ranked No. 41 in the ITA Rankings, rallied to take down No. 13-ranked Evan King of Michigan in a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 battle in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Singles Championship on Saturday at the Atkins Tennis Center.
Rice's Natalie Beazant and Tulsa's Japie De Klerk each advanced to the quarterfinals of the singles competition at the 2013 NCAA Tennis Championships Friday at the Atkins Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Illinois, Champaign.
Conference USA had two tennis players earn All-America honors with victories Thursday at the 2013 NCAA Women's and Men's Tennis Championships at the Atkins Tennis Center in Urbana, Ill. Sophomore Natalie Beazant earned Rice's first All-American honor since Wendy Wood in 1986, while Tulsa junior Japie De Klerk became the 11th All-American in program history.