At about the same time that the women's tennis team from Trinity (Texas) was winning its first title, the men's team pulled off the same feat, downing Gustavus Adolphus, 4-3, in the championship match of the Division III Men's Tennis Championships May 20 at Kalamazoo.

The road to the finals was a rocky one for the Trinity men. The Tigers pulled out a 4-3 victory against favored UC Santa Cruz in the semifinals, then followed that with another close call against Gustavus Adolphus in the finals.

In the championship match, Trinity fell behind early, but rallied to even the match at 3-3. Junior Ed Rahn played in the decisive match at No. 4 singles, winning the third set, 6-3, to give the Tigers their long-awaited title.

Head coach Butch Newman, who was with the women's team, said, "I just have to slap myself to make sure this is real." Newman said both his men's and women's teams "are such a tight, cohesive unit," and for that alone, they were able to pull out wins in the finals.

In the third-place match, UC Santa Cruz handed Williams a 4-1 defeat.

In the individual competition, the UC Santa Cruz duo of Thomas Oechel and Peter Gladkin won the doubles crown, and the singles title went to Kayvon Fatahalian of Carnegie Mellon. For Oechel, it was the second straight year in which he had been on the winning doubles team. He also entered the tournament as the defending singles champion but was ousted by Trinity's Sloan Rush in the semifinals.

TEAM RESULTS

Quarterfinals

Williams 4, Emory 3; Gust. Adolphus 4, Redlands 0; Trinity (Tex.) 4, DePauw 0; UC Santa Cruz 4, MIT 1.

Semifinals

Gust. Adolphus 4, Williams 3; Trinity (Tex.) 4, UC Santa Cruz 3

Third place

UC Santa Cruz 4, Williams 1

Doubles: No. 1 -- Thomas Oechel-Peter Gladkin, UC Santa Cruz, def. Josh Lefkowitz-Dan Matro, Williams, 8-3; No. 2 -- Derek Fitzpatrick-Nick Cunningham, UC Santa Cruz, def. Milos Janicek-Pete Stein, Williams, 8-6; No. 3 -- Danny Kim-Carlos Gonzalez, UC Santa Cruz, def. Eric Hasenauer-Kurt Palmer, Williams, 8-1.

Singles: No. 1 -- Suspended; No. 2 -- Hasenauer, Williams def. Fitzpatrick, UC Santa Cruz, 6-2, 6-4; No. 3 -- Kim, UC Santa Cruz, def. Matro, Williams, 7-6 (3), 6-2; No. 4 -- Cunningham, UC Santa Cruz, def. Janicek, Williams, 6-2, 7-6 (5); No. 5 -- Suspended; No. 6 -- Chris Harrison, UC Santa Cruz, def. Miles Hawley, Williams, 6-2, 6-0.

Championship

Trinity (Tex.) 5, Gustavus Adolphus 4

Doubles: No. 1 -- Matt Lundmark-Mike Hom, Gust. Adolphus, def. Sloan Rush-Ed Rahn, Trinity (Tex.), 8-5; No. 2 -- Jeff Mueller-Ryan Scott, Trinity (Tex.), def. Jay Bemis-Mark Jones, Gust. Adolphus, 8-5; No. 3 -- Kevin Whipple-Nick Crossley, Gust. Adolphus, def. Miachael Slutzky-Joseph Ndesandjo, Trinity (Tex.), 8-5

Singles: No. 1 -- Rush, Trinity (Tex.), def. Lundmark, Gust. Adolphus, 6-1, 7-5; No. 2 -- Slutzky, Trinity (Tex.), def. Bemis, Gust. Adolphus, 7-5, 6-1; No. 3 -- Jeevan Ramakrishnan, Trinity (Tex.), def. Mike Hom, Gust. Adolphus, 6-3, 6-2; No. 4 -- Rahn, Trinity (Tex.), def. Crossley, Gust. Adolphus, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3; No. 5 -- Whipple, Gust. Adolphus, def. Mueller, Trinity (Tex.), 6-2, 6-2; No. 6 -- Daryn Collins, Gust. Adolphus, def. Scott, Trinity (Tex.), 6-1, 6-1.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

First round: Clayton Harris, Pacific Lutheran, def.Vellu Antila, Averett, 6-0, 6-2; Jose Lejarraga, Washington (Md.), def. Kyle Harding, Kalamazoo, 7-6 (7), 6-1; Johnny Watson, Coe, def. Jason Martin, Christopher Newport, 7-6 (5), 6-4; Derek Fitzpatrick, UC Santa Cruz, def. Rosty Orach, Trinity (Conn.), 6-3, 6-4; Josh Lefkowitz, Williams, def. Michael Slutzky, Trinity (Tex.), 7-6 (3), 7-5; Danny Kim, UC Santa Cruz, def. Matt Lundmark, Gust. Adolphus, 6-4, 7-5; Brett Kaplan, Emory, def. Eduardo Kohlberg, Williamette, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5; Kayvon Fatahalian, Carnegie Mellon, def. Charlie Larson, Ripon, 6-0, 6-3; Kyle Nelson, Emory, def. Arun Nanjappa, Washingon (Mo.), 6-2, 6-4; Eric Chen, MIT, def. Steve Marshburn, Redlands, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2; David Ruttenberg, Tufts, def. Matt Herring, St. Thomas (Minn.), 6-1, 6-2; Sloan Rush, Trinity (Tex.), def. Michael Meyer, UC Santa Diego, 6-4, 6-2; Thomas Oechel, UC Santa Cruz, def. Yuri Klyatchkin, DePauw, 6-2, 6-0; Marc Hill, Col. of New Jersey, def. Thomas Waheeb, Averett, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5; Matt Sizemore, Claremont-M-S, def. Dan Harding, Kalamazoo, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-3; Eric Hasenauer, Williams, def. Ben Madarang, Salisbury St., 7-5, 6-0.

Second round: Lejarraga, Washington (Md.), def. Harris, Pacific Lutheran, 6-0, 6-2; Fitzpatrick, UC Santa Cruz, def. Watson, Coe, 6-2, 6-1; Lefkowitz, Williams, def. Kim, UC Santa Cruz, 6-3, 7-5; Fatahalian, Carnegie Mellon, def. Kaplan, Emory, 6-3, 6-2; Chen, MIT, def. Nelson, Emory, 7-5, 6-4; Rush, Trinity (Tex.), def. Ruttenberg, Tufts, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4; Hill, Col. of New Jersey, def. Sizemore, Claremont-M-S, 6-4, 7-6(7); Oechel, UC Santa Cruz, def. Hasenauer, Williams, 6-2, 6-2.

Quarterfinals: Fitzpatrick, UC Santa Cruz, def. Lejarraga, Washington (Md.), 6-2, 7-6 (1); Fatahalian, Carnegie Mellon, def. Lefkowitz, Williams, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5; Rush, Trinity (Tex.), def. Chen, MIT, 6-2, 7-5; Oechel, UC Santa Cruz, def. Hill, Col. of New Jersey.

Semifinals: Fatahalian, Carnegie Mellon, def. Fitzpatrick, UC Santa Cruz, 6-2, 6-4; Rush, Trinity (Tex.), def. Oechel, UC Santa Cruz, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5).

Championship: Fatahalian, Carnegie Mellon, def. Rush, Trinity (Tex.), 6-3, 6-4.

First round: Thomas Oechel-Peter Gladkin, UC Santa Cruz, def. Ryan Cummings-Ryan Shockley, Kalamazoo, 6-3, 7-6 (5); Ben Madarang-Ben Coldren, Salisbury St., def. August Felker-Colin Joyner, Bowdoin, 6-3, 6-2; Andy Post-Scott Fisk, DePauw, def. Marco Bravo-Rob Candiotti, Redlands, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2; Ed Rahn-Sloan Rush, Trinity (Tex.), def. Eric Bartee-Tim Mullin, Whitman, 6-2, 6-3; Matt Lundmark-Mike Hom, Gust. Adolphus, def. Kayvon Fatahalian-Jonathan Hui, Carengie Mellon, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4; Vellu Antila-Tarmo Laaksonnen, Averett, def. Bart Prytula-Seth Morgan, Washington (Md.), 6-3, 6-2; Josh Lefkowitz-Dan Matro, Williams, def. Brett Kaplan-Michael Miller, Emory, 7-6(3), 6-3; Dan Harding-Kyle Harding, Kalamazoo, def. Derek Fitzpatrick-Nick Cunningham, UC Santa Cruz, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-5.

Quarterfinals: Oechel-Gladkin, UC Santa Cruz, def. Madarang-Coldren, Salisbury St., 6-1, 6-4; Lefkowitz-Matro, Williams, def. Post-Fisk, DePauw, 7-6 (5), 6-4; Lundmark-Hom, Gust. Adolphus, def. Rahn-Rush, Trinity (Tex.), 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-3; Harding-Harding, Kalamazoo, def. Antila-Laaksonnen, Averett, 6-2, 7-6 (5).

Semifinals: Oechel-Gladkin, UC Santa Cruz, def. Lefkowitx-Matro, Williams, 6-3, 6-3; Lundmark-Hom, Gust. Adolphus, def. Harding-Harding, Kalamazoo, 6-3, 6-1.

Championship: Oechel-Gladkin, UC Santa Cruz, def. Lundmark-Hom, 6-2, 6-4.