Saints Drop Match in Second Round of National Championships
Mobile, Alabama. After securing a win in the first round of the 2024 NAIA National Championships, the 21st seeded Saints faced 5th seeded Westcliff University out of Irvine, California. Holy Cross dopped the doubles match points to begin to match. Osacar Wai gave the Saints a singles match point with his 6-2, 6-4 win in No.2 singles play. Holy Cross would fall to Warriors 4-1
Men's Match Details
Score: Holy Cross fell to Westcliff 4-1
Results
Doubles
1. Gregg/Flender (HC) vs. Devald/Krolo (WU) DNF
2. Veyhle/Mueller (WU) def. McCarthy/Wai (HC) 7-5
3. Kupfert/Melgar (WU) def McManus/Page (HC) 6-4
Singles
1. Perry Gregg (HC) vs. Veyhle (WU) DNF
2. Wai (HC) def. Kupfert (WU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Devald (WU) vs. McManus (HC) DNF
4. Mueller (WU) def. Page (HC) 7-5, 6-0
5. Krolo (WU) def. Singleton (HC) 6-2, 6-3
6. Melgar (WU) def. McCarthy (HC) 6-1, 6-1
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.