Men's Tennis takes first-ever Heartland Conference Tournament title

By Chad Peters | St. Mary's Athletics Communications

DALLAS — Last season, St. Mary's Men's Tennis won its first-ever Heartland Conference regular-season championship.

Earlier this season, they won their first-ever back-to-back conference titles.

Now? The 22nd-ranked have added their first-ever Heartland Conference tournament championship, taking down No. 3 seed Newman, 5-0, in Saturday's championships final at the SMU Tennis Complex.

Freshman Jeremiah Gonzalez provided the winning point, getting the victory at No. 2 singles (6-0, 6-3) over Alejandro Gonzalez.

Adam Dockery also won 6-1, 6-4 at No. 4, winning his 18th singles match of the year — unprecedented in school history.

That all followed the Rattlers (17-6) taking a 3-0 lead following doubles play, where partners Dockery/Gonzalez, Michael Maciel/Jose Antelo and Bojan Popovic/Alex Joseph made it a clean sweep.

The Rattlers, assured a regional berth, will now await their fate from the regional committee as they eye the opportunity to clinch their first-ever national championships appearance.

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Players Mentioned

Jose Antelo: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Adam Dockery: 5' 8"; Senior

Michael Maciel: 5' 7"; Senior

Jeremiah Sanchez: 5' 9"; Freshman

Bojan Popovic: 6' 5"; Sophomore

Alex Joseph: 5' 10"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jose Antelo
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Adam Dockery
: 5' 8"; Senior

Michael Maciel
: 5' 7"; Senior

Jeremiah Sanchez
: 5' 9"; Freshman

Bojan Popovic
: 6' 5"; Sophomore

Alex Joseph
: 5' 10"; Freshman

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Men's Tennis takes first-ever Heartland Conference Tournament title

Players Mentioned

Jose Antelo

Adam Dockery

Michael Maciel

Jeremiah Sanchez

Bojan Popovic

Alex Joseph

Players Mentioned

Jose Antelo

Adam Dockery

Michael Maciel

Jeremiah Sanchez

Bojan Popovic

Alex Joseph

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