Denver- The Metropolitan State University of Denver men's tennis team defeated Colorado Mesa 5-4 to earn the 2017 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament championship title.
 
The Roadrunners took one doubles match as junior Josh Graetz (Albury, Australia/The Scots School) and sophomore Joey Tscherne (Sylmar, Calif./John F. Kennedy H.S.) won their No. 1 doubles match 8-3.
 
Doubles Results: 

1. Graetz/Tscherne (MSUD) vs. Freischlag/Farmen (CMU): 8-3
2. Lindqvist/Agritelley (CMU) def. Stember/Kaltenbacher (MSUD): 8-5
3. Martin/De La Bastide(CMU) def.  Hayes/Martinez-Morilla (MSUD): 8-6

 
The clinching match came down to the No. 6 singles where junior Calum Hayes (Leeds, England/Guiseley H.S.) clinched the match for the Roadrunners taking the match in three sets for the Roadrunners to earn the 5-4 win over the Mavericks.
 
Singles: Results:

1. Graetz (MSUD) def. Freischlag (CMU): 6-0, 1-6, 6-0
2. Tscherne (MSUD) def. Max Lindqvist (CMU): 6-2, 6-2
3. Martinez-Morilla (MSUD) def.. Farmen (CMU):  6-2, 6-2
4. Martin (CMU) def. Kaltenbacher (MSUD): 7-2, 7-6(3)
5. Oliver Lindqvist (CMU) def. Stember (MSUD) vs. 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
6. Hayes. (MSUD) def. De La Bastide (CMU):  7-5, 4-6, 7-5

 
The title will conclude the 2017 season for the Roadrunners.