KERRVILLE, Texas – Third-Seed Concordia University (Texas) punched its ticket into the SCAC Men's Tennis Championships for the first time in program history after knocking off Second-Seed Hendrix College, 4-2, Saturday afternoon at the Kerrville Tennis Complex. Official Website | Photo Album
The Tornados came out motivated as the two teams ended the regular season with the Warriors emerging victorious just a week earlier, 4-0.
Concordia would strike first, winning the double point and taking a 1-0 lead into singles. After Hendrix took the top doubles line as Wesley McClure and James Thompson earned a 6-1 victory, however the Tornados stormed back to win at line two and three to capture the point. Chase Scholz and Jake Riggs won 6-3 at No. 3 before Aaron Griffin and Kade Talbot locked up doubles with a 6-3 win a No. 2.
Hendrix got the first single point as Thompson cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win at the No. 2 line. The Tornados took a 2-1 edge behind a 6-4, 6-4 win from Scholz on the top singles line.
Concordia pulled to within one point of victory after Rowan Daniell won at No. 5, 6-4, 6-2, but once again the Warriors pushed back pulling back to 3-2 with a win at No. 6 courtesy of Matias Ancieta, 6-4, 6-2.
With all eyes on the final two matches, Talbot pushed Concordia into the Championship Match after closing out at the No. 4 line, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5). Talbot found himself down 5-2 in the second set before roaring back for the win.
Concordia improves to 10-8, while Hendrix falls to 13-6 on the season.
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY (TEXAS) 4, HENDRIX COLLEGE 2
April 25, 2026 at Kerrville, Texas (Kerrville Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Stephen Scholz (CTX-M) def. Wesley McClure (HNDX-M) 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2. James Thomson (HNDX-M) def. Daniel Beckles (CTX-M) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 3. Max Henderson (HNDX-M) vs. Aaron Griffin (CTX-M) 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 2-0, unfinished |
| 4. Kade Talbot (CTX-M) def. Santiago Barajas (HNDX-M) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) |
| 5. Rowan Daniel (CTX-M) def. Jaakko Keulen (HNDX-M) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 6. Matias Ancieta (HNDX-M) def. Diego Garcia (CTX-M) 6-4, 6-2 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Wesley McClure/James Thomson (HNDX-M) def. Rowan Daniel/Diego Garcia (CTX-M) 6-1 |
| 2. Aaron Griffin/Kade Talbot (CTX-M) def. Rowan McCollum/Cason Cole (HNDX-M) 6-3 |
| 3. Stephen Scholz/Jake Riggs (CTX-M) def. Max Henderson/Robinson Wright (HNDX-M) 6-2 |
| Match Notes |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,1,5,6,4) |
UP NEXT
Concordia advances into tomorrow's SCAC Championship at 12 p.m. CT against top-seed and regular season champion, Colorado College. This will mark the second matchup between the two programs in the SCAC Tournament as the Tigers defeated the Tornados, 4-0 in last years third-place match. Hendrix will take on Ozarks in the third-place match at 12 p.m. CT at the Kerrville Tennis Complex.
