MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Sewanee swept the doubles matches and
Henry Hyden and
Quinn Wicklund posted straight-set singles wins, clinching the program's 10
th consecutive SAA Tournament title with a 5-0 victory over Birmingham-Southern in men's tennis action here Sunday at the Adams Tennis Center.
The Tigers improved to 29-0 all-time in the SAA Championships, winning their 10
th straight crown in which they participated. CoVID-19 wiped out the 2020 league tournament and University policy prevented Sewanee from playing any events off-campus during the 2020-21 academic year. The program has posted a 94-1 overall record in conference matches and the league tourney since 2013.
Ninth-ranked
Jordan Theron and Wicklund posted breaks in three straight BSC service games, closing out Tom Smith and Tanner Debardelaben, 8-2, at No. 1 doubles. At No. 3, Sewanee's
Liam Baer and
Gil Weston claimed a break at 3-2 and led 7-4, but Ryan Pearlman and Ryan King got the break back for 7-6. Baer and Weston broke again to finish off the match, 8-6.
Peyton Erck and
Andre-Remi Jakobi also got back-to-back breaks at No. 2 against Hallet Green and Sam Tolbert and took a 7-2 advantage. The Panthers pulled within, 7-5, with a break of their own before Erck served out the match, 8-5.
In singles Hyden made quick work of Reed Martinson, 6-2, 6-0, at No. 6 and Wicklund beat his teammates to the finish line to complete the match with a 6-1, 6-3, victory over King at No. 3. Erck led 6-2, 5-1, at No. 2 versus Tolbert and
Talman Ramsey was in the lead at No. 5, 6-1, 5-3, over Smith.
Third-ranked Theron won the first set, 6-1, but trailed in the second at No. 1 against Green and Weston also won his first set, 6-1, but trailed at No. 3 versus Debardelaben.
Sewanee earned the automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament, with the selection show set for May 6.
#15 Sewanee 5, Birmingham-Southern 0
SINGLES
1. #3
Jordan Theron (SEW) vs. Hallet Green (BSC), 6-1, 2-5, DNF
2.
Peyton Erck (SEW) vs. Sam Tolbert (BSC), 6-2, 5-1, DNF
3.
Quinn Wicklund (SEW) def. Ryan King (BSC), 6-1, 6-3
4.
Gil Weston (SEW) vs. Tanner Debardelaben (BSC), 6-1, 3-4
5.
Talman Ramsey (SEW) vs. Tom Smith (BSC), 6-1, 5-3, DNF
6.
Henry Hyden (SEW) def. Reed Martinson (BSC), 6-2, 6-0
DOUBLES
1. #9 Theron-Wicklund (SEW) def. Smith-Debardelaben (BSC), 8-2
2.
Peyton Erck-
Andre-Remi Jakobi (SEW) def. Green-Tolbert (BSC), 8-5
3.
Liam Baer-Weston (SEW) def. Ryan Pearlman-King (BSC), 8-6
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,3)
