MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Coming into the 2022 Southern Athletic Association Men's Tennis Championship Tournament as the No. 3 seed, the Centre Colonels (13-6, 5-2 SAA) took on the sixth-seeded Millsaps Majors in the tournament's quarterfinal round on Sunday. The Gold and White caught momentum early, bringing the roll to a clean 5-0 sweep to advance to the SAA semifinal contest on Saturday, April 30.
 
The Colonels produced some tough battles in the doubles portion of the contest, sweeping the Majors on three stellar wins. The first series to concluded was at the top of the lineup, Faraz Ghamgosar and Ashton Whitt coming together for an 8-4 win to start the fire. Danny Nelson and Newcomb Maddux teamed up again for another No. 3 doubles victory, their 8-5 win gives them a record of 7-2 overall on the season. The final victory by way of doubles came from the No. 2 team, the tight 8-6 stemmed from the team of Jasper Gazzo and Bo Bush.
 
It didn't take long for Centre to clean house and conclude the quarterfinal contest, the first two series determining the winner. The first of the six series to end was Jett Anderson, his 12th singles win on the year was marked as a dominant 6-0, 6-2 final. The last contest to conclude to clinch the meet was Gazzo, bringing his momentum from the doubles victory prior to take down his Major opponent 6-2, 6-1 from the No. 4 spot of the lineup. The Colonels had four series that did not finish, including No. 3 Bush (6-1, 5-5), No. 6 Matthew Bulow (6-4, 1-1), No. 2 Whitt (7-5, 1-2) and No. 1 Ghamgosar (2-6, 2-2).
 
The Colonels will spend the rest of the day resting and preparing Oglethorpe, the Stormy Petrels being in their SAA semifinal opponent. That contest will kick off on Saturday, April 30, the first serves commencing at 11 a.m. in Murfreesboro, Tenn.