BENTONVILLE, Ark. – For the second straight year in a row, the Ouachita men's tennis team has captured the Great American Conference men's tennis championship. The Tigers defended their title in a championship re-match from 2012 against East Central and again walked away the victors.
 
The Tigers kicked off doubles action with a win, as GAC Player of the Year, Marko Boskovic and GAC Freshman of the Year, Vitor Oliviera, took down East Central's duo of Stefan Stein and Andrew Cabato by a score of 8-6.
 
They took the point in the second doubles match as well, as All-GAC First Teamer Helge Knuth, along with Marvin Muller, defeated Victor Blasco and Julian Caminos by a score of 8-5.
 
East Central got their first win of the match in the third doubles match, as their pair of Max DeJuan and Marc Fillat took down Ouachita's Teodor Anghel and Riccardo Bassani by a score of 8-5.
 
In singles play, the Tigers took four of the five matches that were completed. Ouachita's Anghel and Knuth didn't finish their singles matches due to Ouachita having already sealed the conference title.
 
Boskovic routed Stein in singles play, winning a 6-1, 6-0 match-up and giving the Tigers a 3-1 lead in team score. His win was followed by a 6-4, 6-2 win for Muller over Fillat in the number three slot.
 
East Central's only win in singles play came in the number four slot, as Blasco took down Ouachita's Oliveira by a score of 6-3, 6-2.
 
Ouachita's Leon Ferran, competing in the number six match-up, sealed the championships for Ouachita, taking down East Central's Cabato in a 7-5, 6-3 final.
 
Ouachita entered the tournament holding the No. 1 ranking in the NCAA Division II Central Region standings. They will await Tuesday with anticipation, as they will find out their postseason fate at 8:30 p.m.
 
The Tigers advanced all the way to the Elite Eight last year in NCAA Tournament play.


 
-Josh Fink, Sports Information Director