Tigers finish fifth at SCAC Championships

Colorado College defeated Southwestern University in the fifth-place match on Sunday morning to record it's best-ever finish at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships.

CC's 6-3 victory was its sixth in the last eight matches and the Tigers finished the season with a 9-10 record.

Colorado College grabbed a 2-1 lead after Natalie Donnelly and Erin Yamamoto pulled out a 9-8 decision at No. 2 doubles. Britt Swenson and Jordan Evans earned CC's first point with an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles.

Evans added a second point with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 2 doubles. Deanna Thirkell won 6-4, 6-2 at No. 3 singles and Sally Bryant concluded her career with a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 6 singles.

Results

Doubles

1. Swenson/Evans (CC) def. Deleon/Gaines 8-3

2. Yamamoto/Donnelly (CC) def. Fitzsimmons/Gutzmer (SU) 9-8 (7-1)

3. Satyavada/Pennington (SU) def. Marsh/Thirkell (CC) 8-6

Singles

1. Britt Swenson (CC) def. Victoria Deleon (SU) 6-3, 6-2

2. Jordan Evans (CC) def. Jessica Gaines (SU) 6-3, 6-2

3. Deanna Thirkell (CC) def. Mary Pennington (SU) 6-4, 6-2

4. Lali Satyavada (SU) def. Natalie Donnelly (CC) 6-2, 2-6, (11-9)

5. Emily Gutzmer (CC) def. Tori Marsh 6-4, 6-0 (SW)
6. Sally Bryant def. Sara Fitzsimmons (SU) 6-2, 6-2

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