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Men's Tennis Upsets No. 2 Tulane to Advance to AAC Semifinals

ORLANDO, Fla.— Temple men's tennis (16-6, 5-1 AAC) upset reigning AAC champion Tulane to clinch a berth to its first ever AAC semifinals. The match came down to a tiebreak on the final court, where Paolo Cucalon outlasted Luis Erlenbusch to propel the Owls to a 4-3 victory in a four-hour thriller.

Match Notes
> No. 7 Temple went out to a 1-0 lead on Tulane, earning the doubles point with victories at first and third doubles. The Green Wave took the decision on court two and the pair of Alberto Caceres Casas and Mark Wallner came out on top on court one, 6-3.