CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The fifth-seeded Montreat College men's tennis team saw its Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Tournament journey come to an end on Tuesday afternoon at the hands of top-seeded and No. 2-ranked Tennessee Wesleyan University, 4-0. Following the result at the Champions Club Tennis Complex in Chattanooga, Tenn., the Cavaliers moved to 8-13 (3-4 AAC), while the Bulldogs improved to 18-2 (7-0 AAC).
 
Wins at No. 2 and No. 3 enabled TWU to seize the doubles point and open the semifinal with a 1-0 lead. Lucas Descalzi and Vitor Monteiro fell 6-3 on the second court, while Fabrizio Moreno and Youssef Idboufous dropped a 6-1 decision in the third flight. Battling at the top spot, Julian Stolevski and Paul Saemann trailed 4-3 when their doubles clash was halted.
 
In singles action, Tennessee Wesleyan utilized triumphs at No. 1, No. 3 and No. 6 to clinch the match, 4-0. Joaquin Hernandez faced the NAIA's 20^th-ranked singles player on the first court, losing all 12 games. Descalzi came up short in a pair of 6-1 sets in the third flight, and Saemann landed on the wrong side of a 6-1, 6-0 final on court six.
 
The other three singles matches were left unfinished. Monteiro sat in a 6-1, 3-0 hole at No. 2, while Moreno trailed the association's 35^th-ranked singles player in the fourth flight, 6-3, 3-0. Idboufous also lingered behind his opposition on court five, 6-1, 4-2.
 
Playing in the semifinal round of the AAC Tournament for the first time since 2023, the Montreat College men's tennis team officially exited the league's postseason bracket with an 8-13 (3-4 AAC) record.