Saints Take Down Eagles, Claim Title

Notre Dame, Ind. The Holy Cross College 22nd ranked men's tennis team hosted the Eagles of Judson University this evening in the CCAC Tournament Final. The Championship was held at the Eck Tennis Pavilion on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.

The Saints came away with the 4-0 victory to claim their second-consecutive CCAC Tournament Title. Holy Cross took the doubles point with a No.2 win with McCarthy and Wai and a No. 3 doubles victory with McManus and Singleton. Perry Gregg took the No.1 singles points with a 6-2, 6-4 victory, while Oscar Wai and Polis Koursaros won in their No.2 and No. 6 matches.

Men's Match Details

Score: Holy Cross defeated Judson 4-0

Records: Holy Cross 12-3 | JU 10-9

Eck Tennis Center | Holy Cross College | Notre Dame, IN

Results

Doubles

1. Gregg/Flender (HC) vs. Donoso/Otondo (JU) DNF

2. McCarthy/Wai (HC) def. Fortun/Bavich (JU) 6-1

3. McManus/Singleton (HC) def. Veltkamp/Kerrigan (JU) 6-0

Singles

1. Gregg (HC) def. Veltkamp (JU) 6-2, 6-4

2. Wai (HC) def. Kerrigan (JU) 6-0, 6-2

3. McManus (HC) vs Bavich (JU) DNF

4. Singlton (HC) vs. Donoso (JU) DNF

5. McCarthy (HC) vs. Fortun (JU)  DNF

6. Koursaros (HC) def. Ontondo (JU) 6-3, 6-4

Next Time Out

With the win, men's tennis secured a bid to the NAIA Men's Tennis National Championships. The 5-day tournament will be held in Mobile, Alabama on May 14-18. Check back with HCSaints.com for tournament seeding.

The Holy Cross College Saints compete in eight intercollegiate sports for men and women. Holy Cross has produced 205 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic Team honors and 108 All-Conference members, and seven NAIA All-Americans. Founded in 1966, Holy Cross College is a Catholic, residential, coed, four-year institution of higher learning, offering an applied liberal arts curriculum. The mission of Holy Cross College is to educate and form global citizens with the competence to see and the courage to act.