One for the Thumb: TWU Wins 5th Consecutive Tournament Crown

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Top-seeded Tennessee Wesleyan continued its dominance as it won its fifth consecutive Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Men's Tennis Tournament championship on Saturday.

Tennessee Wesleyan collected a 4-0 win over a scrappy, No. 3 seed SCAD Atlanta. 

The tournament was held at the Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Tennessee Wesleyan scored the doubles point, winning at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles by the scores of 6-4 and 6-2, respectively.

SCAD Atlanta gave Tennessee Wesleyan all it could handle at No. 1 and No. 5 singles. After dropping the first set, Joewyn Pascua was up 5-0 in set two when the match concluded, while Firas Ben Chouikha was even with TWU's Asier Pascual, with both winning a set by the identical score of 6-2 and being tied 1-1 in the third. 

Juan Carlos Garcia and David Leon won at No. 2 and No. 4 singles to give Tennessee Wesleyan a 3-0 lead, and Zoilo Rios clinched the championship with a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles..

With the win, Tennessee Wesleyan receives an automatic berth to the NAIA National Championship Tournament, which is set for May 13-17 in Mobile, Ala.

Thursday, April 10 - All matches will begin at 10 a.m.
Match 1 - No. 1 Tennessee Wesleyan def. No. 8 Columbia, 4-0
Match 2 - No. 2 Union Commonwealth def. No. 7 Truett McConnell, 4-0
Match 3 - No. 3 SCAD Atlanta def. No. 6 Johnson, 4-0
Match 4 - No. 4 Milligan def. No. 5 Montreat, 40

Friday, April 11 - All matches will begin at 10 a.m.
Match 5 - No. 1 Tennessee Wesleyan def. No. 4 Milligan, 4-0
Match 6 - No 3 SCAD Atlanta def No. 2 Union Commonwealth, 4-0

Saturday, April 12 - Match will begin at 10 a.m.
Match 7 - Championship Match - No. 1 Tennessee Wesleyan def. No 3 SCAD Atlanta, 4-0