Jackson, MS - The 19th-ranked Trinity University Men's Tennis team made quick work of Millsaps College on Sunday morning, rolling to a dominant 7-0 victory at the Coach Montgomery Courts. From the first ball struck in doubles through the final singles point, Trinity was in complete control and never allowed the Majors a foothold in the match.

Trinity seized momentum early in doubles play. First off the courts at #2 were Aashish Dhanani (Austin, Texas / Westwood) and Ethan Flores (Houston, Texas / Clear Lake), who delivered an emphatic 6-0 demolition of Causey and Schiaffino to set the tone immediately. Conor Kaczmarczyk (Aurora, Colo. / Regis Jesuit) and Elvin Selimovic (Audenge, Bordeaux, France / The International School of The Hague) followed at #3 with a composed 6-2 victory over Payne and Pierce to secure the doubles point, while the 23rd-ranked top pairing of Kishan Kersten (Plano, Texas / West) and Jared Perry (Tucson, Ariz. / Catalina Foothills) closed out the sweep at #1, handling Nguyen and Tuli 6-3 to give Trinity a 1-0 lead heading into singles.

If doubles set the tone, singles put the match away in a hurry.

First to finish was Ivan Nikolovski (Alpine, N.J. / Dwight Global) at #4, who was sharp and efficient throughout, dispatching his opponent 6-1, 6-1 to extend the lead to 2-0. Selimovic at #5 followed closely behind with an equally dominant showing, winning 6-0, 6-1 to push Trinity further ahead. Ethan Ruppanner (Amarillo, Texas / Tascosa) at #6 was next across the line, closing out Pierce 6-2, 6-1 to clinch the team victory at 4-0.

With the match already decided, Trinity continued to pour it on. Dhanani at #2 gutted through a competitive three-setter against Tuli, dropping the first set before rallying to win 3-6, 6-1, and then taking the match tiebreak 10-5 in a gritty finish. No. 30 Ryan Warren (Keller, Texas / Connections Academy) at #1 was all business, cruising past Causey 6-1, 6-3 in polished fashion. While Roshin Kamath (League City, Texas / Clear Springs) closed out the afternoon at #3 in similar fashion to Dhanani, battling back from a first-set deficit to win 3-6, 6-0, and then clinching the match tiebreak 10-4 over Nguyen.

From top to bottom, it was a thorough and commanding performance by the Tigers. They were relentless in doubles, dominant in singles, and never in any danger throughout the morning.
 
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The 19th-ranked Trinity University Men's Tennis team will look to extend their unbeaten run to five when they return home to the Butch Newman Tennis Center on Friday, April 17th, to face off against Mary Washington University at 3:30 p.m.