| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2006 Contact: Dwayne Hanberry, SCAC Associate Commissioner Trinity
wins 13th straight SCAC men's net titleSEWANEE, Tenn. - In a battle of top 20 teams, No. 11 Trinity defeated No. 12 DePauw, 4-1, on Sunday for its 13th straight championship. Trinity improved to 15-7, while DePauw dropped to 19-6. Trinity has not lost a tournament match since Sewanee defeated the Texas Tigers, 5-4, in the 1993 final. Trinity University (TX) vs. DePauw University Apr 30, 2006 at Sewanee, Tenn. #11 Trinity University (TX) 4, #12 DePauw University 1 Singles competition 1. John Matthews (TRINITY) def. Evan Webeler (DEPAUW) 6-1, 6-4 2. Stu Row (TRINITY) def. Kortney Keith (DEPAUW) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 3. Oliver Gaines (TRINITY) def. Scott Swanson (DEPAUW) 6-3, 7-5 4. Bryan Heck (DEPAUW) vs. D.J. Petros (TRINITY) unfinished 5. James Furr (TRINITY) def. Jeff Zanchelli (DEPAUW) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 6. Scott Sauer (DEPAUW) vs. Ryan DeSantis (TRINITY) unfinished Doubles competition 1. John Matthews/D.J. Petros (TRINITY) def. Kortney Keith/Jeff Zanchelli (DEPAUW) 8-2 2. Billy Elliott/Bryan Heck (DEPAUW) def. Oliver Gaines/Ryan DeSantis (TRINITY) 9-7 3. Evan Webeler/Scott Swanson (DEPAUW) def. James Furr/Stu Row (TRINITY) 8-1 Also on Sunday, a top-30 team, Sewanee (No. 27), defeated Rhodes, 4-1, for third place. Sewanee: Univ. of the South vs. Rhodes College Apr 30, 2006 at Manker Patten Tennis Club in Chattanooga, Tenn. #27 Sewanee: Univ. of the South 4, Rhodes College 1 Singles competition 1. Kareem Mansur (RHODES) def. Joe Carvalho (SEWANEE) 6-4, 6-1 2. Charlie Boyd (SEWANEE) def. Scott Bayer (RHODES) 6-1, 6-4 3. Daniel Hammond (RHODES) vs. Jason Box (SEWANEE) unfinished 4. Andrew Crone (SEWANEE) def. Adam Bohnert (RHODES) 6-0, 6-4 5. Alex Gates (RHODES) vs. Henry Litchfield (SEWANEE) unfinished 6. Kevin Herrell (SEWANEE) def. John Ciarleglio (RHODES) 6-4, 6-2 Doubles competition 1. Kareem Mansur/Scott Bayer (RHODES) def. Jason Box/David Pointer (SEWANEE) 8-2 2. Charlie Boyd/Henry Litchfield (SEWANEE) def. Daniel Hammond/Blake Martin (RHODES) 8-6 3. Joe Carvalho/Andrew Crone (SEWANEE) def. Alex Gates/Adam Bohnert (RHODES) 8-2 Due to the inclement weather, the seventh/eight place match and the fifth/sixth place match were not played. The tournament was played in two cities and four sites, but mainly at the Bruton-Guerry Tennis Center on campus with the recently completed pavilion/stadium. |