KERRVILLE, Texas – Fourth-seeded University of the Ozarks opened play at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Tennis Championship with a 4-1 victory over fifth-seed University of St. Thomas in quarterfinal action Friday afternoon at the Kerrville Tennis Complex. Official Website l Postmatch Interview | Photo Album
Ozarks took a 1-0 lead into singles, securing the doubles point, winning the top two doubles lines. Kento Iwahara and Perry Guidry picked up a 6-2 win at the top line, followed by Sergio Munoz and Zachary Hanson winning 6-1 to give the Eagles a lead going into singles.
In singles, Ozarks went up 2-0 after Hanson earned his second point of the afternoon, winning in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1 at the No. 5 line. St. Thomas’ Gavin Simpson got the Celts on the board, winning 6-4, 6-3, at No. 6 singles to bring the score to 2-1 Ozarks.
The Eagles would push the lead to 3-1 after Munoz earned his second point of the day, emerging victorious at line No. 3 with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 triumph. Haru Satomura slammed the door shut for the Eagles, winning 7-5, 6-3 at No. 2 singles to deliver a 4-1 win and send Ozarks into the semifinals for the first time in program history.
UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS 4, UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS 1
April 24, 2026 at Kerrville, Texas (Kerrville Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Kento Iwahara (UO-M) vs. Raja Pandya (UST-M) 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, unfinished |
| 2. Haru Satomura (UO-M) def. Sawyer White (UST-M) 7-5, 6-3 |
| 3. Sergio Munoz (UO-M) def. Ricardo Moolchan (UST-M) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 |
| 4. Perry Guidry (UO-M) vs. Wilson Salazar Jr. (UST-M) 1-6, 7-6 (7-2), unfinished |
| 5. Zachary Hanson (UO-M) def. Pooya Tork (UST-M) 6-4, 6-1 |
| 6. Gavin Simpson (UST-M) def. Ryan Rosalin (UO-M) 6-4, 6-3 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Kento Iwahara/Perry Guidry (UO-M) def. Sawyer White/Wilson Salazar Jr. (UST-M) 6-2 |
| 2. Sergio Munoz/Zachary Hanson (UO-M) def. Ricardo Moolchan/Pooya Tork (UST-M) 6-1 |
| 3. Ryan Rosalin/Archie Martyn-Smith (UO-M) vs. Raja Pandya/Luis Ledezma (UST-M) 4-4, unfinished |
| Match Notes |
| Order of finish: Doubles: (2,1); Singles (5,6,3,2) |
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Ozarks improves to 12-8 on the year and marches into the SCAC semifinals for the first time in program history. The Eagles will take on top-seeded Colorado College. CC defeated Ozarks, 6-1, in Colorado College back on February 27th during the regular season. St. Thomas ends its season with an overall record of 6-7.
