ROME, Ga. / ATLANTA - The No. 33 University of the South men's tennis team picked up back-to-back 9-0 victories of Berry College and Oglethorpe University over the weekend to win the eighth Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Regular Season Championship.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score, Saturday: No. 33 Sewanee 9, Berry (4-11, 1-5) 0
Final Score: Sunday: No. 33 Sewanee (10-11, 7-0) 9, Oglethorpe (11-2, 6-1) 0
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REGULAR SEASON TITLE
-Sewanee, after winning the first seven SAA Regular Season Championships, came back in 2022 to secure the team's eighth regular season crown over the weekend.
-The Tigers will be the No. 1 seed at next weekend's SAA Tournament, which will be held in Murfreesboro, Tenn. at the Adams Tennis Complex.
HOW IT HAPPENED, BERRY
-In singles, the story was at the No. 1 flight, as
Noah Holsclaw and Noah Koch split the first two sets and went into a third-set tie-break that lasted a little bit. Holsclaw won the point with the 17-15 set.
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Quinn Wicklund earned his 10th win of the season with a straight-set victory at the No. 3.
SINGLES RESULTS
1.
Noah Holsclaw (SEWANEE) def. Noah Koch (BCM) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (17-15)
2.
Peyton Erck (SEWANEE) def. Elijah Gabriel (BCM) 6-0, 6-0
3.
Quinn Wicklund (SEWANEE) def. Kyle Lutian (BCM) 6-2, 6-3
4.
Gil Weston (SEWANEE) def. Fant Smith (BCM) 6-2, 6-1
5.
Jax Harbour (SEWANEE) def. Connor Murphy (BCM) 6-1, 6-2
6.
Ryan Stafford (SEWANEE) def. Carsten Balao (BCM) 6-3, 6-1
DOUBLES RESULTS
1.
Quinn Wicklund/
Peyton Erck (SEWANEE) def. Kyle Lutian/Connor Murphy (BCM) 8-2
2.
Gil Weston/
Liam Selvido (SEWANEE) def. Noah Koch/Carsten Balao (BCM) 8-4
3.
Jax Harbour/
Ryan Stafford (SEWANEE) def. Fant Smith/Bohdan Higley (BCM) 8-3
HOW IT HAPPENED, OGLETHORPE
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Peyton Erck and
Quinn Wicklund picked up their sixth straight win in doubles and are 8-3 since becoming a doubles team in early March. The sixth-best team in the region earned the 8-3 win at the No. 1 flight on Sunday.
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Liam Selvido and
Gil Weston have won eight straight after their 8-6 win at the No. 3 in the regular season finale.
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Gil Weston (10-7) picked up his 10th win of the year with his win at the No. 5 in singles.
SINGLES RESULTS
1.
Noah Holsclaw (SEWANEE) def. Ameya Dani (OUM) 7-5, 3-6, 10-5
2.
Peyton Erck (SEWANEE) def. Daniel Cohen (OUM) 6-1, 7-5
3.
Matt Barnett (SEWANEE) def. Vincent Claussen (OUM) 7-5, 4-6, 10-6
4.
Quinn Wicklund (SEWANEE) def. Kirkman Kiker (OUM) 6-3, 6-4
5.
Gil Weston (SEWANEE) def. Zoe Raymond (OUM) 6-2, 6-2
6.
Jax Harbour (SEWANEE) def. Cameron Burkes (OUM) 6-0, 6-1
DOUBLES RESULTS
1.
Peyton Erck/
Quinn Wicklund (SEWANEE) def. Ameya Dani/Daniel Cohen (OUM) 8-3
2.
Liam Baer/
Noah Holsclaw (SEWANEE) def. Vincent Claussen/Kirkman Kiker (OUM) 8-3
3.
Gil Weston/
Liam Selvido (SEWANEE) def. Cameron Burkes/Zoe Raymond (OUM) 8-6
UP NEXT
With the regular season in the books, the Tigers will begin their quest for an eighth SAA Tournament Championship starting on Friday with (8) Hendrix in the quarterfinals from the Adams Tennis Complex in Murfreesboro.
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