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Men's Tennis

Pirates Drop SCAC Championship Match to Trinity

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Southwestern University men's tennis team could not overcome a tough doubles portion of the SCAC Championship Match, falling to the Trinity University Tigers by the score of 5-0 on Sunday afternoon at the Air Force Academy.

Trintiy rolled to a pair of victories at one and two doubles to take an early 2-0 advantage. The duo of senior David Strong and sophomore Jeremy Wilson tried to salvage a point and give the Pirates some momentum into singles, but despite a great effort they fell just short, 9-7, at three doubles.

The Tigers would go on to win two and four singles to clinch the championship. Sophomore Alexis Dimanche was heading to a third set before the match went final at 6-2, 2-6 while senior Grant Gideon took set one at three singles, 7-6 (5).

In the end, the Pirate men just could not recover from a tough doubles battle.

Southwestern concludes another successful season under Billy Porter at 13-8. The Pirates will say goodbye to three program-defining seniors in Gideon, Strong, and AJ Garcia.

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Players Mentioned

Alexis Dimanche

Alexis Dimanche

6' 0"
Sophomore
AJ Garcia

AJ Garcia

5' 8"
Senior
Babolat Aero Pro Drive/Luxilon Big Banger Rough – 56lbs.
Grant Gideon

Grant Gideon

6' 0"
Senior
David Strong

David Strong

5' 7"
Senior
Jeremy Wilson

Jeremy Wilson

5' 7"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Alexis Dimanche

Alexis Dimanche

6' 0"
Sophomore
AJ Garcia

AJ Garcia

5' 8"
Senior
Babolat Aero Pro Drive/Luxilon Big Banger Rough – 56lbs.
Grant Gideon

Grant Gideon

6' 0"
Senior
David Strong

David Strong

5' 7"
Senior
Jeremy Wilson

Jeremy Wilson

5' 7"
Sophomore