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Trinity Men's Tennis Edged by Tyler Junior College in Home Opener
San Antonio - The Tyler Junior College Apaches, ranked No. 1 in the NJCAA, edged the Trinity Tigers men 5-4 Sunday in a dual match at Delavan Tennis Stadium.
Trinity, ranked No. 14 in the NCAA Division III, now stands at 1-3 for the season.
The Tigers captured No. 2 doubles, as first-year Erick DelaFuente of El Paso, Texas (Coronado); and sophomore Max Frey of Tulsa, Okla. (Holland Hall); beat the Apaches John Devose and Peter Thomason 8-2.
Frey won No. 1 singles with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over TJC's Mario Jakovljevic. No. 4 singles went to Trinity as junior Cory Kowal of Austin, Texas (Anderson), beat Devose 5-7, 6-3, (10-8), with a tiebreak instead of a third set.
Tyler JC clinched the match at No. 5 singles, as Paulo Roessle beat Trinity's Andrew Hoing 6-4, 6-3.
The Tigers also captured No. 6 singles, with sophomore Franklin Davis of Dallas (Highland Park) beating Billy Bishop 6-2, 2-6, (10-7).
The Tigers will host St. Edward's, ranked 19th in the NCAA Division II, at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
