KERRVILLE, Texas -- The Trinity University men's tennis program captured its seventh consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship Sunday with a win over Southwestern University. Championship Website | Photo Gallery
How it Happened
- The Tigers got off to a quick 3-0 lead after doubles, with the duo of Paxton Deuel/Matt Tyer winning in the top spot, Chas Mayer/Clayton Niess taking No. 2 and Elliot Guin/Wilson Lambeth closing it out at No. 3
- Deuel and Mayer got off to hot starts in singles play, quickly taking their first sets
- Wilson Lambeth earned the Tigers fourth point, winning in the No. 3 spot before Deuel closed out the match with a win in the top line
Trinity University 5, Southwestern University 0
Singles Competition
1. Deuel (TU) def. Snovely (SU) 6-1, 6-4
2. Mayer (TU) vs. Farmen (SU) 6-3, 5-4 - unfinished
3. Lambeth (TU) def. Gideon (SU) 7-5, 6-0
4. Tyer (TU) vs. Nakayama (SU) 6-4, 5-2 - unfinished
5. Fernandez (SU) vs. Niess (TU) - no results
6. Khansari (SU) vs. Guin (TU) - no results
Doubles competition
1. Paxton Deuel/Matt Tyer (TU) def. Niko Snovely/Grant Gideon (SU) 8-4
2. Chas Mayer/Clayton Niess (TU) def. Will Ellis/Sam McCready (SU) 8-6
3. Elliot Guin/Wilson Lambeth (TU) def. Rod Khansari/Nick Farmen (SU) 8-3
Notables
- This marks the 21st SCAC Championship title for the Trinity men's tennis program, leading all SCAC programs in upa single sport
- The Tigers will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, earning their 23rd appearance, seventh consecutive
Up Next
- The Trinity men will wait until the NCAA selection show to see who they will take on in the first round of the tournament
In the third place match, Colorado College got a narrow win over Schreiner University. The Mountaineers held a 2-1 lead after doubles, with Pena/Hancock winning at No. 1 and New/Albright taking the No. 3 spot. Colorado College's lone point came from Delehanty/Chen. In singles, all of the matches remained close, but CC took Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 6 to earn the win.
Singles Competition
1. Pena (SCH) def. Gutierrez (COLO) 0-6, 7-5, 6-2
2. Holland (COLO) def. Le (SCH) 6-4, 6-2
3. Delehanty (COLO) def. Newman (SCH) 7-5, 7-5
4. Chen (COLO) def. Hancock (SCH) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
5. Casillas (SCH) def. Benham (COLO) 7-5, 6-4
6. Casey Shaw (COLO) def. Vasquez (SCH) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Pena/Hancock (SCH) def. Gutierrez/Holland (COLO) 8-2
2. Delehanty/Chen (COLO) def. Newman/Vasquez (SCH) 8-5
3. New/Albright (SCH) def. Benham/Kitchen (COLO) 8-5
