The Colorado College men's tennis team blanked Austin College for the second time in eight days, this time with a 5-0 victory in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship in Kerrville, Texas.
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The Tigers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead after winning all three doubles matches.
Jacob Adas and
Nate Beerman opened things by blanking Yudai Abe and AJ Wueste, 8-0, at the No. 3 spot, while
Alex Kley and
Lucas Pastor won the No. 2 match, 8-1, over Trey Salyer and William Dixon.
Jack Delafield and
Andrew Kaelin completed the sweep with an 8-7(6) victory over Luke Henley and Tate Nelson at the No. 1 position.
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Colorado College kept the momentum in singles, and the team match was over once the Tigers claimed two wins. Pastor downed William Dixon, 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 4 spot, then
Aiden Little clinched the match for CC with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Henley at the No. 1 position.
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The third-seeded Tigers (12-10) advance to the SCAC semifinals for the first time since 2018 and will face No. 2-seed Southwestern University on Saturday, April 30, beginning at 1 p.m. (MT).
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Colorado College 5, Austin College 0
SCAC Quarterfinal
April 29, 2022
Kerrville, Texas
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Doubles
1.
Jack Delafield /
Andrew Kaelin (CC) def. Luke Henley / Tate Nelson, 8-7(6)Â
2.
Alex Kley /
Lucas Pastor (CC) def. Trey Salyer / William Dixon, 8-1 Â
3.
Jacob Adas /
Nate Beerman (CC) def. Yudai Abe / AJ Wueste, 8-0
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Singles
1.
Aiden Little (CC) def. Luke Henley, 6-0, 6-0
2.
Andrew Kaelin (CC) vs. Tate Nelson, DNFÂ
3.
Jack Delafield (CC) vs. Trey Salyer, DNFÂ
4.
Lucas Pastor (CC) def. William Dixon, 6-1, 6-0
5.
Nate Beerman (CC) vs. Yudai Abe, DNF
6.
Alex Kley (CC) vs. AJ Wueste, DNFÂ
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