CHATTANOOGA - The University of the South men's tennis team posted a 5-1 victory over No. 40 Birmingham-Southern College in the championship match of the 2023 Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Men's Tennis Tournament, Sunday from the Champions Club.
Sewanee secures its ninth SAA Tournament Championship in as many seasons they have participated in, only missing the 2020 and 2021 campaigns due to the pandemic.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: No. 12 (1) Sewanee (20-4) 5, No. 40 (2) Birmingham-Southern (19-4) 1
Sewanee Athletics Social Media | Twitter/Instagram: @SewaneeTigers
Tennis Social Media | Twitter: @USouthTennis | Instagram: @Sewanee_Tennis
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Sewanee took two of three in doubles play to get out to a 2-1 lead. No. 8
Jordan Theron/
Quinn Wicklund (19-3) rolled to an 8-1 win at the top flight.
-
Talman Ramsey/
Gil Weston (14-4) won their fifth straight match with an 8-6 result at the No. 3.
-In singles, Ramsey (12-4) and
Noah Holsclaw (15-4) posted victories to clinch the match and the championship. At the No. 6, Ramsey posted a 6-3, 6-3 score, while Holsclaw, at the No. 4, posted a 6-4, 6-1 victory.
NINE-TIME CHAMPS!
-For the ninth time in program history, the University of the South secured the SAA Tournament Championship. For the program, it is their 24th conference championship in program history.
-The Tigers earned the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Championships for the 19th time.
SAA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Below are the SAA All-Tournament selections for 2023 Men's Tennis:
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #18
Jordan Theron (SEW) vs. Hallet Green (BSC-MT) 6-2, 5-4, unfinished
2.
Peyton Erck (SEW) def. Wil Dotson (BSC-MT) 6-2, 6-4
3.
Quinn Wicklund (SEW) vs. Ryan King (BSC-MT) 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
4.
Noah Holsclaw (SEW) def. Sam Tolbert (BSC-MT) 6-4, 6-1
5.
Gil Weston (SEW) vs. Eli Ingleson (BSC-MT) 7-5, 4-1, unfinished
6.
Talman Ramsey (SEW) def. Tanner DeBardelaben (BSC-MT) 6-3, 6-3
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. #8
Jordan Theron/
Quinn Wicklund (SEW) def. Tanner DeBardelaben/Wil Dotson (BSC-MT) 8-1
2. Hallet Green/Sam Tolbert (BSC-MT) def.
Peyton Erck/
Noah Holsclaw (SEW) 8-4
3.
Talman Ramsey/
Gil Weston (SEW) def. Ryan King/Tom Smith (BSC-MT) 8-6
UP NEXT
Sewanee will await their opponent in the 2023 NCAA Championships on Monday with the NCAA Selection Show for Division III Men's Tennis on Monday at 12:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. CT on ncaa.com.
For the latest news on the Sewanee Tigers, follow @SewaneeTigers on
Twitter and
Instagram, and like us on
Facebook.
