In the CCS Championship match, the Covenant College men's tennis team had an opportunity to avenge its only conference loss of the year against Piedmont. The Scots swept doubles and didn't look back, winning their second CCS Tournament in a row.
Final: Covenant 5, Piedmont 1 Ben Onufrock and Austin Dreslinksi wasted no time in the No. 1 doubles slot, defeating Silas Sandles and Mark Backeberg 8-3. In the No. 2 position, Solomon Crouch and Brock Boehling played a thrilling match with Charles Parnell and Michael Porcelli and ultimately won in a tiebreak 8-7 (9-7). Crouch and Boehling fought off a match point earlier in the tiebreak before earning the Scots a point. Caleb Domkowski and Gill Dunn took care of business in the No. 3 slot, winning 8-5 over Connor Phelps and Yannick Wassmer Navarro.
In singles, what turned out to be the clinching match, Onufrock defeated Wassmer Navarro 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 1 slot. Dreslinski's score against Bryce VanOrder in the No. 2 position at the time of match being called was 3-6, 5-1. Domkowski sealed the deal for his two-point afternoon with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Backeberg in the No. 3 ranked match. Crouch lost his first set in a tiebreak to Porcelli in the No. 4 slot minutes before the clinching point happened.
Piedmont's only win came in the No. 5 position as Dunn was defeated 1-6, 2-6 by Roman Kavali.
Graham Hayes was ahead 6-4, 1-4 in the No. 6 slot before the match was called.
After the match, Boehling and Crouch were named to the CCS All-Tournament team while Onufrock earned CCS Tournament MVP honors.
Covenant will wait to see if it earns a Pool B bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The Covenant women faced a tall task in the CCS Championship match, taking on defending champions, Piedmont. The Scots gave it their all, but it wasn't enough to bring the trophy back to Lookout Mountain.
Final: Covenant 0, Piedmont 5 Addi Gunyon and Lauren Carr took a 2-8 defeat to Abbey Grace Venham and Bri Laidman in the No. 1 position. In the No. 2 slot, Angel Traylor and Macy Matson ended their doubles season with a 1-8 defeat to Alyssa McSpadden and Dakota Wilkes.Alexis Baker and Dani Rappuhn put up a strong fight in the No. 3 ranked match, but ultimately lost in a tiebreak to Marion Sloyan and Brookly Bolch 7-8 (4-7).
Gunyon dropped what turned out to be the clinching match to Venham 0-6, 2-6 in the No. 1 slot. Before her match in the No. 2 position was called, Carr was up 6-3, 1-4 against Sloyan. Matson lost her opening set in the No. 3 slot to Wilkes 5-7 before her match was called. In the No. 4 position, Baker trailed McSpadden 3-6, 0-4 before the match was called. Traylor was trailing 3-6, 2-5 to Laidman in the No. 5 slot at the time the clinching point was secured for Piedmont. In the No. 6 ranked match, Rappuhn fell 1-6, 0-6 to Jordan Ballard.
At the conclusion of the match, Gunyon and Carr were named to the CCS All-Tournament team.