Men's Tennis

March 27, 2009

Trinity Earns Second Straight Shutout Win

Trinity’s matches with Colorado College and Austin College, scheduled for today and Saturday in Sherman, Texas, were canceled because of weather damage to Austin College’s courts. The coaches will attempt to reschedule the matches.

Tiger sophomores Bobby Cocanougher and Cory Kowal, ranked No. 3 in the West Region, defeated Southwestern’s Alex Lam and Charles Prince 8-2 at No. 1 doubles. Senior Crisanto Ramirez and sophomore Andrew Hoing captured No. 2 doubles, with an 8-3 win over Nick Parker and D’Artagnan Bebel. No. 3 doubles went to first-year Max Frey and sophomore Don Murray, who beat Casey Guinn and Griffin Ferry 8-0.

Frey, ranked second in the regional singles poll, won the No. 1 match by beating Parker 6-2, 6-0. Cocanougher, ranked No. 14 in the West, took No. 2 singles with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Lam. First-year John Runge beat Prince 6-2, 6-0 at No. 3 singles and Hoing defeated Bebel 6-4, 6-3 at No. 4. Kowal took No. 5 singles 6-2, 6-0 over Guinn, and Ramirez rounded out the match at No. 6 singles, with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Ferry.

The Tigers return home Friday, April 3, to host McMurry University, ranked No. 15 in the region, at 3 p.m. at Delavan Tennis Stadium. UT-Tyler, ranked No. 14 nationally (No. 6 West Region) visits the Trinity campus at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 4.