KERRVILLE, Texas -- Second-seeded and 23rd-ranked Southwestern University cruised to a 6-0 victory over seventh-seeded Texas Lutheran University Friday afternoon in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Tennis Championship quarterfinal action at the H-E-B Municipal Tennis Center in Kerrville, Texas. Official Website l Postmatch Interview - Oscar Roy (SU) | Postmatch Interview - Billy Porter (Head Coach, SU) | Photo Album
The Pirates improved to 14-6 and will face third-seeded Colorado College in tomorrow's semifinals. Texas Lutheran finishes the 2022 season with an 1-15 record.
Southwestern swept all three doubles matches, taking convincing 8-1 wins at both No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. The top line squad of Vesko Kekovic and Hemanshu Rambojun earned an 8-2 win over TLU's Simon Carandang and Aaron Salinas to take the third point of the day.
Once singles play got underway, the Pirates continued their strong play as No. 1 Hunter Bajoit gave his squad their fourth point of the afternoon, earning a 6-1, 6-1 victory over the Bulldogs' Hunter-Kemball Cook. The matches at No. 3 and No. 5 ended simultaneously, as Lekovic contributed to his second point of the match with a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 3 over Dristan Weaver and Oscar Roy slammed the door on Salinas, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 5 singles.
SOUTHWESERN UNIVERSITY 6, TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY 0
April 29, 2022 at Kerrville, Texas (HEB Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Hunter Bajoit (SU) def. Hunter-Kemball Cook (TLU) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 2. Simon Carandang (TLU) vs. Steven Tibbetts (SU) no result |
| 3. Vesko Lekovic (SU) def. Dristan Weaver (TLU) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 4. Joshua Huang (TLU) vs. Anton Borovik (SU) no result |
| 5. Oscar Roy (SU) def. Aaron Salinas (TLU) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 6. Quinn Johnson (TLU) vs. Jared Burton (SU) no result |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Vesko Lekovic/Hemanshu Rambojun (SU) def. Simon Carandang/Aaron Salinas (TLU) 8-2 |
| 2. Hunter Bajoit/Steven Tibbetts (SU) def. Hunter-Kemball Cook/Joshua Huang (TLU) 8-1 |
| 3. Jared Burton/Oscar Roy (SU) def. Dristan Weaver/Quinn Johnson (TLU) 8-1 |
| Match Notes |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,3,5) |
| T-1:00 A-316 |
UP NEXT
Southwestern advances to face third-seeded Colorado College in the semifinals, currently scheduled for Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the H-E-B Municipal Tennis Center. The Southwestern men have appeared in the semifinal round the last seven tournaments (the 2020 event was canceled). CC holds an all-time 3-1 edge against the Pirates in SCAC tournament play, but Southwestern did win the last match-up between the two in 2018.
