2010 CMS Stags Tennis Season in Review
2010 CMS Stags Tennis Season in Review

July 01, 2010

2010 was another banner year for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Tennis Program, with the Stags taking the third place trophy at the NCAA Division III Team Championship in Oberlin, Ohio in May. The Stags' season was one filled with team and individual accolades: a fifth consecutive undefeated conference title, a second top three national finish in the past three years, ITA All-Academic Team honors, an ITA singles title, an Ojai doubles title, and two ITA All-American awards.

Stags Take 3rd at NCAAs With Win Over Wash U
Stags Take 3rd at NCAAs With Win Over Wash U

May 27, 2010

CMS Men's Tennis won the 3rd Place Match at the NCAA Team Championships in Oberlin, OH on Thursday, as they defeated #7 Washington University in St. Louis 5-2. The Stags won two of three doubles for the first time in three days, and then held on for singles victories at #2, #5, and #6 to clinch the dual match. CMS finishes #3 in the nation for the second time in the last three years.

Stags Fall 5-4 in NCAA Semis
Stags Fall 5-4 in NCAA Semis

May 26, 2010

CMS Men's Tennis lost a heartbreaking 5-4 decision to #5 Amherst in the NCAA Team Championship Semifinals on Wednesday. Senior Captain Mikey LIm (Honolulu, HI [pictured right]) won at #2 singles and #3 doubles in an effort that put the Stags within a point of advancing to the final.

CMS Into NCAA Final Four With 5-2 Win Over Trinity
CMS Into NCAA Final Four With 5-2 Win Over Trinity

May 25, 2010

Senior Eric MacColl (Greenbrae, CA [pictured right]) won at #2 doubles and got the match clinching victory at #3 singles to lead the Stags to a 5-2 win over #13 Trinity, TX in the NCAA Team Championships Quarterfinals on Tuesday. CMS fought back from a 2-1 deficit after the doubles, winning at #2, #3, #5, and #6 singles to earn a spot in the Division III Final Four. The Stags will play #5 Amherst in the semifinals at 1:00 PM EST on Wednesday.

Men's Tennis Wins Regional - On to NCAA Elite 8
Men's Tennis Wins Regional - On to NCAA Elite 8

May 14, 2010

CMS Men's Tennis defeated #6 UC Santa Cruz 5-3 on Friday to win the West Regional and advance to the quarterfinals of NCAA Division III Men's Team Championships. The Stags staged a dramatic comeback in doubles play to take a 2-1 lead, and then won at #4, #5, and #6 singles to clinch the match. CMS advances to the NCAA quarterfinals, to be played in Oberlin, Ohio May 25-27.

Stags Advance to Regional Final Against Santa Cruz
Stags Advance to Regional Final Against Santa Cruz

May 13, 2010

CMS Men's Tennis earned a 5-0 win over #22 Whitman to advance to the 3rd Round of the NCAA Team Championships. The Stags will face West Region rival UC Santa Cruz, ranked #6, who upset #4 Cal Lutheran by a 5-2 score on Thursday. CMS and UC Santa Cruz will meet for the second time this season on Friday at 1:00 PM, to determine who will advance to the final eight in Oberlin, Ohio, May 25-27.

Stags Close Out Regular Season With Win at Point Loma
Stags Close Out Regular Season With Win at Point Loma

May 07, 2010

CMS Men's Tennis picked up its 20th win of the season in a 5-4 victory over Point Loma Nazarene on Friday. Sophomore Robbie Erani (New York, NY [pictured right]) won at #1 singles and #1 doubles to lead the Stags against the 12th ranked Sea Lions. Erani's two tie-break singles win was also his twentieth of the season.

Stags Move To #3 in National D3 Rankings
Stags Move To #3 in National D3 Rankings

May 01, 2010

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association has ranked CMS Men's Tennis #3 in its Division III national rankings as of April 29. The Stags are behind #1 Middlebury, and #2 Emory in the national rankings, after moving up from #5 as of March 30, and #4 as of April 13. CMS is the #1 ranked Division III team in the West Region.

Men's Tennis Falls to Cougars
Men's Tennis Falls to Cougars

April 30, 2010

Freshman Alex Johnson (Thousand Oaks, CA [pictured right]) completed a red hot April with a straight set win against Azusa Pacific on Friday. Johnson, playing at #5 singles, accounted for the Stags' only singles win of the afternoon, as CMS fell to APU 7-2. Johnson completed April with a 6-1 singles record and the loss of only two sets.

MacColl and Palmer Named SCIAC Athletes Of The Week
MacColl and Palmer Named SCIAC Athletes Of The Week

April 28, 2010

Eric MacColl and Harmony Palmer have been selected SCIAC Athletes of the week for the week of April 19-25.

MacColl-Wei Win All-CMS Ojai Final
MacColl-Wei Win All-CMS Ojai Final

April 25, 2010

Brandon Wei (So. – Lake Oswego, OR) and Eric MacColl (Sr. - Greenbrae, CA) won the Ojai Division III doubles title by defeating teammates Ronald Wu (Jr. – Los Altos, CA) and Robbie Erani (So. – New York, NY), in the first all-CMS Ojai doubles final ever. MacColl and Wei become the third CMS doubles team since 2004 to win the Ojai crown, and the first unseeded team to do so. MacColl, playing in his final Ojai tournament, also reached the semifinals of the singles, winning nine of ten singles and doubles matches in three days.

CMS Wins 5th Straight Title
CMS Wins 5th Straight Title

April 17, 2010

CMS Men's Tennis captured it's fifth consecutive outright SCIAC championship on Saturday by defeating 5th ranked Cal Lutheran 6-3 at the Upland Tennis Club. The Stags were led by seniors Mikey Lim (Honolulu, HI) and Eric MacColl (Greenbrae, CA) who had two wins each in CMS' second win over the Kingsmen in a week. CMS completes conference play with a perfect 8-0 record and extends their SCIAC unbeaten streak to 49 matches over the past five seasons.

Stags Advance to Conference Championship
Stags Advance to Conference Championship

April 16, 2010

CMS' Russell Brockett (Jr. - Austin, TX [pictured right]) was a 6-0, 6-2 winner at #3 singles to lead the Stags to an 8-1 win at Pomona-Pitzer on Friday. CMS advances to the SCIAC tournament title match for the fifth consecutive year and will play fifth ranked Cal Lutheran at the Upland Tennis Club on Saturday.