San Antonio, TX - The 17th-ranked Trinity University Men's Tennis team put together a dominant 7-0 victory over 12th-ranked Mary Washington University on Friday afternoon at the Butch Newman Tennis Center, earning a statement win over a nationally-ranked opponent from start to finish.

Trinity wasted no time establishing control in doubles play. First off the courts at #1 were Kishan Kersten (Plano, Texas / West) and Jared Perry (Tucson, Ariz. / Catalina Foothills), who handled Rein and Willenborg convincingly, 6-2, to give the Tigers an immediate foothold. The #2 pairing of Ethan Flores (Houston, Texas / Clear Lake) and Roshin Kamath (League City, Texas / Clear Springs followed with a hard-fought 7-6 (7-0) decision over Battaglia and Gipner to give Trinity the doubles point. Aashish Dhanani (Austin, Texas / Westwood) and Ryan Warren (Keller, Texas / Connections Academy) closed it out at #3, edging Fisher and Riordan 7-6 (7-3) in another tight tiebreak to clinch the doubles sweep and hand Trinity a 1-0 advantage heading into singles.

Singles play was over before the afternoon had a chance to settle in.

First to finish was Kersten at #1, who was crisp and efficient in dispatching Willenborg 6-2, 6-3 to push the lead to 2-0. Kamath at #5 quickly followed, sweeping Battaglia 6-4, 6-4 in a composed and businesslike performance to extend the advantage. Warren at #3 was next across the line, taking care of Rein 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) in a match that required him to close out a tight second set with poise and clinch the match for Trinity at 4-0.

With the sweep on the line, Trinity kept delivering. Dhanani at #4 dropped the second set before reasserting himself in a three-set battle with Gipner, ultimately prevailing 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to push the team score to 5-0. Flores at #6 delivered one of the afternoon's most entertaining matches, trading sets with Lehman before pulling away in a match tiebreak, 7-5, 6-7 (1-7), 10-7, to make it 6-0. Perry closed out the sweep at #2 in equally dramatic fashion, battling back from a second-set loss against Riordan to grind out a 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 victory in a tiebreak thriller that capped a complete team effort.

From first ball to last, the Tigers were tested at times but never threatened. The doubles sweep set the tone, singles delivered the decisive blows, and Trinity's depth proved too much for the Eagles to handle throughout.

Up Next

The 17th-ranked Trinity University Tigers remain at home for a doubleheader on Sunday, April 19th, as they face off against Southwestern University at 9:00 a.m. before matching up against Colorado College at 3:00 p.m.