San Antonio, TX - The 16th-ranked Trinity University men's tennis team steamed to a dominant 7-0 sweep of Hardin-Simmons University at the Butch Newman Tennis Center on Friday morning, delivering a clean and efficient performance from start to finish across all nine courts.

Trinity got off to a fast start in doubles. First to finish was the pairing of Aashish Dhanani (Austin, Texas / Westwood) and Conor Kaczmarczyk (Aurora, Colo. / Regis Jesuit) at #3, who blanked their opponents 6-0 to give the Tigers an immediate edge. The No.8 duo of Ethan Flores (Houston, Texas / Clear Lake) and Roshin Kamath (League City, Texas / Clear Springs) then followed at #2 with a convincing 6-1 victory to clinch the double point. The No.23 pairing of Kishan Kersten (Plano, Texas / West) and Jared Perry (Tucson, Ariz. / Catalina Foothills) then closed out the doubles at #1, completing the sweep with a 6-4 win.

Singles proved equally one-sided. Dhanani was first off the court at #2, turning in a polished 6-1, 6-3 performance to push Trinity's lead to 2-0. Kaczmarczyk followed at #4 with a dominant 6-0, 6-1 victory, while 16th-ranked Kersten added the crucial clinching point at #1 with a steady 6-2, 6-2 win to make it 4-0.

30th-ranked Ryan Warren (Keller, Texas / Connection Academy) then delivered at #3, grinding out a hard-fought 7-5, 6-1 result to extend the lead to 5-0. Ivan Nikolovski (Alpine, N.J. / Dwight Global) then contributed at #6 with a clean 6-1, 6-0 victory. While Flores closed out the sweep at #5 in the match of the day, battling through a tiebreak in the first set before prevailing in the tiebreaker set 7-6 (3), 5-7, 1-0 to complete the shutout.

With the victory, Trinity improves to 7-7 on the season, while keeping up their solid home form with their fourth home win out of a possible five. 

Up Next

The No. 16 Tigers will look to maintain their form at the Butch Newman Tennis Center as they face off against Oglethorpe University tomorrow, Saturday, April 4th, at 9:00 a.m.