MEADVILLE, Pa. -- Allegheny College men's tennis continued its run of dominance in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) on a sunny Monday afternoon by winning its fourth consecutive conference championship with a 4-0 victory over Grove City College.
In the fourth straight meeting between the Gators (17-0) and the Wolverines (9-5) in the PAC Championship Tournament finals, Allegheny cruised to another title on their home courts at the Robertson Athletic Complex. As a result, the Blue and Gold earned another automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Championships, with first-round matchups to be announced next week.
In the five matches that finished, the Gators dropped only five games to Grove City. Allegheny earned the doubles points with a 6-1 win in the No. 1 match and a 6-0 sweep at No. 3. Freshman
Zidaan Hassan (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) was the first Gator to defeat his singles opponent and did so by a 6-0, 6-1 score. Senior
David Rodriguez (St. Ann's, Trinidad & Tobago/Fatima College) put Allegheny ahead 3-0 with an identical score in his No. 3 win.
In the fourth spot, junior
Javier Bejarano Jimenez (El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain/IES Padre Luis Coloma) captured the match-clinching point for a second year in a row by defeating Grove City's Garrett Ranney, 6-1, 6-1.
Rodriguez, one of two student-athletes who have been part of all four PAC championships, was tabbed the PAC Championship Tournament MVP. Bejarano Jimenez and
Olivier Erkens (Gouda, Netherlands/Coornhert Gymnasium) were also named to the All-Tournament Team.
Doubles Results
1.
Levente Mihaly /
Olivier Erkens def. Andrew Bocci / Allen Morris, 6-1
2.
Adam Memije /
Benedek Kaibas vs. Isaac DeMan / Ryan Kirkpatrick, 5-2, unfinished
3.
David Rodriguez /
Zidaan Hassan def. Garrett Ranney / Eric Jordan, 6-0
Singles Results
1.
Adam Memije vs. Allen Morris, 6-1, 5-2 unfinished
2.
Levente Mihaly vs. Isaac DeMan, 6-2, 4-2, unfinished
3.
David Rodriguez def. Ryan Kirkpatrick, 6-0, 6-1
4.
Javier Bejarano Jimenez def. Garrett Ranney, 6-1, 6-1
5.
Olivier Erkens vs. Wesley Morgan, 6-2, 3-0, unfinished
6.
Zidaan Hassan vs. Andrew Bocci, 6-0, 6-1
Up Next
Selections for the 2026 NCAA Division III Championships will be announced on Monday, May 4. The first, second, and third rounds will be held on campus sites beginning on Friday, May 8.
