Texas Lutheran Advances to SCAC Men's Tennis 5th/6th Place Match

Texas Lutheran Advances to SCAC Men's Tennis 5th/6th Place Match

DENISON, Texas – Sixth-seeded Texas Lutheran topped seventh-seeded Centenary, 6-0, in match No. 6 of the 2019 SCAC Men’s Tennis Championships Saturday morning at the Smith Tennis Center. Official Website l Bracket l Postmatch Interview

TLU cruised through the doubles portion of the match, taking a 3-0 lead into singles. Senior Eric Wendt secured the first singles point for the Bulldogs winning in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0, at the number four line before Jared Mason and Nick Roccaforte clinched matches simultaneously to secure a 6-0 TLU victory.

TEXAS LUTHERAN 6, CENTENARY 0
April 20, 2019 at Denison, Texas (Smith Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. Jared Mason (TLU) def. Kevin Le (CENT) 6-1, 6-1
2. Nick Roccaforte (TLU) def. Max Wamsley (CENT) 6-0, 6-1
3. Alex Talley (TLU) vs. Nathan Lim (CENT) 6-1, 2-1, unfinished
4. Eric Wendt (TLU) def. Pius Lau (CENT) 6-0, 6-0
5. Divine Martin (CENT) vs. Johari Dramiga (TLU) no result
6. Miguel Vasquez (CENT) vs. Matthew Stephenson (TLU) no result
Doubles competition
1. Mario Martinez/Jared Mason (TLU) def. Nathan Lim/Max Wamsley (CENT) 8-2
2. Alex Talley/Jacob Galindo (TLU) def. Kevin Le/Pius Lau (CENT) 8-0
3. Nick Roccaforte/Eric Wendt (TLU) def. Miguel Vasquez/Divine Martin (CENT) 8-0
Match Notes
Centenary (La.) 1-11
Texas Lutheran 5-11


UP NEXT

TLU will square off against fifth-seeded Colorado College for the second time in the last three years in the 5th/6th place match at 2:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon in Denison, Texas at the Smith Tennis Center. The Bulldogs are looking to post their best finish at the SCAC Tournament since finishing second in 2014.