Mobile, Ala. - The outstanding run of the Trinity Tigers men's doubles team of Bobby Cocanougher of Southlake, Texas (Carroll); and Cory Kowal of Austin, Texas (Anderson); came to an end Saturday afternoon at the USTA/ITA National Small College Championships.
 
The NCAA Division II champion team of Rafael Array and Mikk Irdoja of Armstrong Atlantic (Ga.) beat Division III champs Cocanougher and Kowal 6-3, 6-3 in the Super Bowl semifinals at Copeland Cox Tennis Center.

On Friday, the Tiger duo had captured the Division III title with a straight-sets victory over Emory's Chris Goodwin and Will Humphreys. The winners of Divisions II and III, along with the NAIA and JUCO (junior college) champions, played for the overall championship in the Super Bowl round.

The two Tiger players, competing in their third National Small College event, won the ITA Southwest Region Championship Oct. 3 at Trinity. Last May, the Trinity duo advanced to the NCAA Division III Doubles Championship match.

Cocanougher and Kowal became the third Trinity doubles team to win the ITA Division III national crown. Sean Fifield and Stefan Parker took the title in 2003, and Jamie Broach and Michael Slutzky won the championship in 1997.

In the Division III singles consolation, Vassar's Andrew Guzick beat Cocanougher 7-5, 0-6, 6-3 in the seventh-place match.