The Colorado College women's tennis team split games over the weekend while playing matches at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Oct. 14-15. The Tigers began the weekend beating Division II University of Texas of the Permian Basin, 6-3 on Friday. Division I Air Force defeated CC, 9-0 in the Tigers' final game of the weekend on Saturday.
CC began the weekend with the singles competition against the UTPB. The Tigers won four of its six single matches to take the early lead over the Falcons.
Senior
Deanna Thirkell started CC on the right foot with a 7-6, 6-1 win over Breigh Shotwell at the No. 1 singles spot.
Sophomore
Katie Patterson and freshman
Maggie Harwood each had to battle in extra sets during their singles matches. Harwood came up with a 6-2, 6-7, 10-4 victory over Brittany Farmer at No. 5 singles, while Patterson came up short to Ynez Sanchez, falling 6-4, 7-6, 10-7 in No. 2 singles action.
Freshman Leeya Maizles swept Tiffany Mitchell, 6-0, 6-0 to earn her first win of the season at the No. 6 singles spot. Freshman
Mary Edman won her match at No. 4 singles against Jordan Turner, 6-1, 6-3.
Sophomore Caila criss dropped her singles match against Olivia Baltazar, 6-3, 6-4.
The Tigers finished the day taking two doubles matches against the Falcons.
It was a battle of youth at the No. 2 doubles spot as freshman duo Edman and Harwood defeated the freshman duo of Sanchez and Turner, 9-8 to earn the first doubles point for CC.
Sophomores
Maddy Bush and Criss got the second double point for the Tigers, defeating Farmer and Mitchell, 8-3 to close out the day in No. 3 doubles play.
Thirkell and Patterson dropped their doubles match to Shotwell and Baltazar, 8-6 at the No. 1 doubles spot.
Colorado College finished the weekend taking on the Air Force Falcons on Saturday.
Maizels had a good showing for the Tigers at the No. 6 singles spot against Air Force, falling just shy to Ali Preiss, 7-5, 7-6 in only her second match of the season.
Results
Colorado College 6, University of Texas of the Permian Basin 3
Singles competition
1. CC -
Deanna Thirkell def. Breigh Shotwell 7-6, 6-1
2. UTPB - Ynez Sanchez def.
Katie Patterson 6-4, 6-7, 10-7
3. UTPB - Olivia Baltazar def.
Caila Criss 6-3, 6-4
4. CC -
Mary Edman def. Jordan Turner 6-1, 6-3
5. CC -
Maggie Harwood def. Brittany Farmer 6-2, 6-7, 10-4
6. CC -
Leeya Maizels def. Tiffany Mitchell 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. UTPB - Breigh Shotwell/Olivia Baltazar def.
Deanna Thirkell/
Katie Patterson 8-6
2. CC -
Mary Edman/
Maggie Harwood def. Ynez Sanchez/Jordan Turner 9-8
3. CC -
Caila Criss/
Maddy Bush def. Brittany Farmer/Tiffany Mitchell 8-3
Results
Air Foce 9, Colorado College 0
Singles competition
1. AF - Hannah Dake def.
Deanna Thirkell 6-2, 6-0
2. AF - Tiffany Tran def.
Katie Patterson 6-0, 6-0
3. AF - Christine Molina def.
Caila Criss 6-1, 6-3
4. AF - Natasha Rizvi def.
Mary Edman 6-1, 6-0
5. AF - Marcelli Magday def.
Maggie Harwood 6-2, 6-0
6. AF - Ali Preiss def.
Leeya Maizels 7-5, 7-6
Doubles competition
1. AF - Hannah Dake/Anastasia Hueffner def.
Deanna Thirkell/
Katie Patterson 8-2
2. AF - Tiffany Tran/Christine Molina def.
Mary Edman/
Maggie Harwood 8-4
3. AF - Natasha Rizvi/Marcelli Magday def.
Maddy Bush/
Caila Criss 8-1
