DALLAS, Texas -- Second-seeded and 37th-ranked Southwestern University advanced to the title match of the Southern College Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Championship with a 5-1 semifinal victory over third-seeded Colorado College Saturday evening on the Ruth & Ken Altshuler indoor courts at the Brookshire Family Pavilion on the campus of SMU. Official Website l Postmatch Interview | Photo Album
With the victory, Southwestern improves to 14-8 and will play Trinity University in tomorrow's championship match. First serve is tentatively scheduled for 5 p.m. CT.
Colorado College ends its season at 7-13.
After the two played a down-to-the-wire conference match on Sunday in the regular-season finale for the Tigers - a match Southwestern squeaked by with a 5-4 decision - the Pirates left little doubt to the outcome on Saturday evening with a coveted trip to the conference final on the line.
Southwestern took control early, sweeping all three doubles matches, highlighted by an 8-2 victory at No. 1 doubles by the duo of Oscar Roy and Joseph Snyman. The Pirates' Ryan Flanagan made it 4-0 and left his team one point away from the clinch with his 6-4, 6-1 straight set win at No. 6 singles. CC's Aiden Little delayed the celebration with a 6-2, 6-0 victory at No. 3 singles but soon thereafter, Bernado Clemente sealed the victory for Southwestern with his 6-0, 6-2 win at the No. 5 line, sending the Pirates to the SCAC final for the ninth straight year.
#37 SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 5, COLORADO COLLEGE 1
Apr 27, 2024 at Dallas, Texas (SMU Indoor Courts)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Oscar Roy (SU) vs. Andrew Kaelin (COLO) 6-1, 3-3, unfinished |
| 2. Joseph Snyman (SU) vs. Lucas Pastor (COLO) 2-6, 2-5, unfinished |
| 3. Aiden Little (COLO) def. Anton Borovik (SU) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 4. Travis Rafferty (SU) vs. Nate Beerman (COLO) 7-5, 2-3, unfinished |
| 5. Bernado Clemente (SU) def. Jack Delafield (COLO) 6-0, 6-2 |
| 6. Ryan Flanagan (SU) def. Dominik Kaminski (COLO) 6-4, 6-1 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Oscar Roy/Joseph Snyman (SU) def. Andrew Kaelin/Aiden Little (COLO) 8-2 |
| 2. Bernado Clemente/Parth Patel (SU) def. Nate Beerman/Nick Anderson (COLO) 8-5 |
| 3. Jared Burton/Travis Rafferty (SU) def. Dominik Kaminski/Justin Boder (COLO) 8-4 |
| Match Notes |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (,6,3,5) |
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Southwestern advances to play Trinity University in tomorrow's championship match, scheduled for 5 pm CT and following the women's title match. This will be the ninth straight year the two have played for the SCAC men's title with Trinity winning each of the previous eight. The two played on April 19 in a regular season matchup with Trinity earning the 6-3 victory. Sunday's title match winner will earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
