OWENSBORO, Kentucky - After Findlay, Tiffin and Walsh all finished the regular season atop the standings with a 5-1 mark, it was the Tiffin men's tennis team that broke the tie Saturday by winning the Great Midwest Men's Tennis Championship.

The Dragons, the tourney's No. 2 seed, won the doubles point and then got an easy win at No. 2 and three-set wins at Nos. 1 and 4 to clinch the championship. Ruben Fonga, Michael Gurtner and Matthew Weaver won their singles matches to give Tiffin the crown. Findlay's Octavio Carrasco won at No. 6 singles to provide the final 4-3 margin. 

Tiffin (18-7) will earn the conference's automatic bid into the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament. 


GREAT MIDWEST MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Saturday, April 23, 2022 - TIffin 4, Findlay 3

DOUBLES
1: Michael Gurtner/Matthew Telford (TU) vs. Alfredo Berlanga/Wilfredo Lara (UF) 5-3 unfinished
2: Matthew Weaver/Ruben Fongo (TU) def. Luigi Bove/Dallas Ramsay (UF) 6-2
3: Cyrille Colomb/Gabriel de Olivera (TU) def. Octavio Carrasco/Mark Ivanov (UF) 6-2

SINGLES
1: Ruben Fonga (TU) def. Luigi Bove (UF) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
2: Michael Gurtner (TU) def. Alfredo Berlanga (UF) 6-1, 6-2
3: Matthew Telford (TU) def. Wilfredo Lara (UF) 7-6, 7-6 (7-5)
4: Dallas Ramsay (UF) def. Matthew Weaver (TU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
5: Andrew Codita (UF) def. Cyrille Colomb (TU) 6-1, 4-6, 5-4 retired
6: Octavio Carrasco (UF) def. Daniel Martinez Roca (TU) 6-2, 6-4