KERRVILLE, Texas -- Top-seeded and eighth-ranked Trinity University flexed its muscle and advanced to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Championship match for the 30th consecutive time it has been contested with Saturday's 5-0 victory over University of St. Thomas at the Cree Tennis Center on the campus of Schreiner University. Official Website | Postmatch Interview | Photo Album
No program has won more conference titles than the Trinity men's tennis program as this version of the Tigers will go for championship No. 26 against the winner of Southwestern, who defeated Colorado College, 5-1, later in the afternoon.
Trinity, which improved to 14-6 with Saturday's win, swept doubles against the Celts, which included an 8-0 outing from the the Tigers' No. 2 line, Wilson Hamilton and Cameron Goldstein, who defeated Tyler Head and Jason Clark of St. Thomas.
Staked to a 3-0 lead, Trinity earned its first singles decision at No. 6 when Eric Liao defeated Clark and Wilson Hamilton clinched the match with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Jeremiah Hoover at No. 5.
TRINITY UNIVERSITY 5, UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS 0
April 30, 2022 at Kerrville, Texas (George & Frances Cree Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Cameron Krimbill (TU) vs. Juanrodrigo Lopez (UST) 6-0, 2-1, unfinished |
| 2. Hao Nguyen (TU) vs. Tyler Head (UST) 6-0, 3-1, unfinished |
| 3. Alessio Azzalini (TU) vs. Jace Ware (UST) 6-0, 2-1, unfinished |
| 4. Christian Settles (TU) vs. Carson Steele (UST) 6-2, 3-0, unfinished |
| 5. Wilson Hamilton (TU) def. Jeremiah Hoover (UST) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 6. Eric Liao (TU) def. Jason Clark (UST) 6-0, 6-0 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Christian Settles/Hao Nguyen (TU) def. Juanrodrigo Lopez/Jace Ware (UST) 8-3 |
| 2. Wilson Hamilton/Cameron Goldstein (TU) def. Tyler Head/Jason Clark (UST) 8-0 |
| 3. Cameron Krimbill/Alessio Azzalini (TU) def. Carson Steele/Jeremiah Hoover (UST) 8-1 |
| Match Notes |
| Univ. of St. Thomas 5-9 |
| Trinity University 13-6; National ranking #8; Regional ranking #2 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,5) |
| T-1:45 A-203 |
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Trinity advances to face Southwestern in tomorrow's championship match, which is currently scheduled for Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Schreiner's Cree Tennis Center. St. Thomas, which slipped to 5-10 with the loss, will take on Colorado College at 9 a.m. with the winner of that match earning third place accolades.
