KERRVILLE, Texas - No. 8 Trinity University Men's Tennis dropped the rackets on five straight points to defeat University of St. Thomas in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference semifinal action Saturday afternoon at the George & Francis Cree Tennis Center on the campus of Schreiner University.
A line-two doubles shutout from senior Wilson Hamilton (Austin, Texas / ATA Prep) and junior Cameron Goldstein (Dallas, Texas / Episcopal) set the tone for the Tigers (14-6) en route to Trinity's swift victory.
Senior Cameron Krimbill (Phoenix, Ariz. / Desert Mountain) and junior Alessio Azzalini (Rome, Italy / Istituto Visconti) kept the momentum going, 8-1 in line three, which led to the doubles sweep clinched by senior Christian Settles (Claremont, Calif. / Claremont) and junior Hao Nguyen (Sugar Land, Texas / Strake Jesuit), 8-3.
Tiger rookie Eric Liao (Taipei, Taiwan / Boca Prep) came out swinging in singles action en route to a straight-sets shutout to clear the way for Hamilton to drop the rackets on a 6-0, 6-1 tally for the clincher in line five.
No. 8 Trinity Men's Tennis battles the winner of second-seed No. 23 Southwestern University and third-seed Colorado College Saturday afternoon. The 2022 SCAC Championship will be played at 2 p.m. Sunday.
