New UNLV basketball coach Dave Rice has been on the job for a little more than a week, but he's already established an early objective -- beat a 10-year-old in tennis.
Rice and UNLV football coach Bobby Hauck will team up in a doubles competition Saturday to face former UNLV standout and 1997 NCAA Doubles Champion Tim Blenkiron and 10-year-old Jack Hambrook, who happens to be the UNLV tennis' coach's son. Hambrook is a member of the No Quit Tennis Academy in Las Vegas and is coached by Blenkiron.
The match is all in good fun. The game will consist of just one game to seven points and will be played at the intermission of the Rebels final home match against San Diego State.
Dave Rice has a little tennis background. When he was at UNLV seven seasons ago, he and the other assistants would sneak off to the UNLV courts to get in a couple games. His partner, however, hasn't played tennis in 15 years. But if this was fly-fishing, Hauck, who spent seven years coaching Montana, would have the leg up.
Blenkiron also coaches Asia Muhammad, the sister of highly-touted basketball recruit Shabazz Muhammad. Shabazz Muhammad is the top shooting guard in the 2012 class and the No. 3 overall recruit according to Rivals. He's also undeclared. Perhaps that's something for Rice to think about during the match.
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