Men's Tennis

May 18, 2005

Tigers Edged by Gustavus at NCAA Quarterfinals

Trinity (18-8) fought a tough match against the Gusties, but came up just short.  Gustavus clinched the match with a three-set tiebreak victory by Andy Bryan at No. 4 singles.

Gustavus clinched the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles.  Stefan Parker and Oliver Gaines were leading 6-3 at No. 2 doubles when the point was clinched. 

The Tigers won in the top three singles matches, but could not pull off the upset at any of the other three.  Jim Shaughnessy won 7-5, 6-3 at No. 1 singles, while Jordan Taillon won 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 at No. 2 singles.  John Matthews won 6-4, 6-3 at No. 3 singles as well. 

Trinity advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the fourth straight season, as well as the sixth time in the last seven years.  The last two seasons, Trinity has been eliminated by the eventual national champion.