WACO, Texas – Second-seeded Southwestern University advanced to its 10th-straight semifinal after securing a 4-0 win over seventh-seeded St. Thomas on Friday afternoon in quarterfinal action at the SCAC Men’s Tennis Championship from the Waco Tennis & Fitness Center. Official Website l Postmatch Interview | Photo Album
The Pirates held a 1-0 lead going into singles action after Bernardo Clemente and Parth Patel posted a 6-0 win at the No. 2 line and Oscar Roy and Ashton Ellis won 6-2 at the top doubles line.
Roy and Ellis also secured points in singles at the top and third line respectively. Ellis cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win to bank the first point in singles, while his doubles partner Roy was impressive with a 6-2, 6-0 victory. Nathan Qi assured the Pirates of 10th straight trip into the semifinals by earning a 7-5, 7-5 hard fought win at the No. 2 singles line.
The Pirates improved to 15-6 on the season, while St. Thomas closes the year with a 7-8 overall record.
#50 SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 4, UNIVERSTIY OF ST. THOMAS 0
April 25, 2025 at Waco, Texas (Waco Regional Tennis & Fitness Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Oscar Roy (SU) def. Steven Kuang (UST) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 2. Nathan Qi (SU) def. Raja Pandya (UST) 7-5, 7-5 |
| 3. Ashton Ellis (SU) def. Pooya Tork (UST) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 4. Bernardo Clemente (SU) vs. Sawyer White (UST) 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 5-1, unfinished |
| 5. Joseph Snyman (SU) vs. Wilson Salazar (UST) 4-6, 1-0, unfinished |
| 6. Christopher Langford (SU) vs. Michael Haranczyk (UST) 6-1, 2-0, unfinished |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Oscar Roy/Ashton Ellis (SU) def. Raja Pandya/Sawyer White (UST) 6-2 |
| 2. Bernardo Clemente/Parth Patel (SU) def. Wilson Salazar/Pooya Tork (UST) 6-0 |
| 3. Jared Burton/Joseph Snyman (SU) vs. Hunter Kemball-Cook/Steven Kuang (UST) 4-2, unfinished |
| Match Notes |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,1,2) |
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Southwestern advances to the semifinal round tomorrow where the Pirates will take on the No. 3 seed Colorado College. The two teams played the final regular season weekend at Southwestern where the Pirates emerged victorious, 5-2. Tomorrow will mark the third time in the last four SCAC Tournament’s that Southwestern and Colorado College have faced off, with the Pirates winning the two previous meetings (2024, 2022).
