WEXFORD, Pa. -- The top-seeded Allegheny College men's tennis team took down No. 2 Grove City College on Saturday evening by a 5-1 final score to capture the 2023 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) championship on the indoor courts at the Oxford Athletic Club.

The title is the fourth in program history and Allegheny's first in 41 years. Before the Gators departed the PAC for the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC), they won three consecutive PAC championships from 1980-82.

With Saturday's victory, the Gators (17-4) have secured the conference's automatic bid into the upcoming NCAA Division III Championships. The NCAA will announce regional information on Monday, May 1.

Like the regular-season meeting between the Gators and Wolverines (13-6), Allegheny opened the match by taking two of three doubles matches. With a 2-1 entering the singles portion of the day, the Gators needed three singles matches to clinch the championship, and did so with three consecutive straight-set wins.

Anton Hedlund (Hovas, Sweden/Katrinelundsgymnasiet) was the first off the court with a 6-2, 6-1 triumph at No. 1 over Ryne Talko. Senior Adam Shinomiya (Portland, Ore./International School of Beaverton) extended Allegheny's lead to 4-1 with a 6-0, 6-2 victory at the No. 3 position. Will Jarvie (Wilton, Conn./Wilton) concluded the match by taking his bout at No. 5 by a 6-2, 6-1 final score. 

Doubles Results
1. Anton Hedlund / Ethan Carr def. Ryne Talko / Josiah Newton, 8-4
2. Julien Voisey / David Rodriguez def. Gavin Miller / Jameson Sposato, 8-6
3. Adam Scharnagl / Benjamin Jones def. Adam Shinomiya / Evan Nelson, 8-3

Singles Results
1. Anton Hedlund def. Ryne Talko, 6-2, 6-1
2. Ethan Carr vs. Benjamin Jones, 6-3, 1-4, unfinished
3. Adam Shinomiya def. Gavin Miller, 6-0, 6-2
4. Julien Voisey vs. Jameson Sposato, 6-6, unfinished
5. Will Jarvie def. Collier Kaufman, 6-2, 6-1
6. Evan Nelson vs. Isaac DeMan, 7-5, 1-1, unfinished

News and Notes

• Allegheny improved to 17-4 overall, with 17 wins equaling the most for the Gators in a season since going 17-7 in 1999-00.
• The Gators, who previously won PAC titles in 1976, 1980, 1981, and 1982, added their fifth PAC championship on Saturday.
• Hedlund was crowned the PAC Championship Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
• Hedlund, Ethan Carr (King of Prussia, Pa./Harriton), and Shinomiya were named to the PAC All-Tournament Team.

Up Next
Allegheny has earned a berth into the upcoming NCAA Division III Championships. Regionals are scheduled for next weekend, with locations and opponents to be announced on Monday, May 1.