Tigers top Centre to take seventh at SCACs

Colorado College bounced back from a disappointing loss on Saturday to claim seventh place at the 2011 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships with a 6-3 victory over Centre College.

Sam Barnard and Evan Jonker put CC on the board with an 8-4 triumph at No. 2 doubles, and then Will Lindsay and Zach White prevailed by an 8-5 count to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead heading into singles play.

Thomas Modern's earned the first singles point with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 4, and then Lindsay improved to 13-3 after posting a 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 5 singles.

White locked up the match and seventh place for the Tigers with a 7-5, 6-2 triumph at No. 6 singles.

Nate Burt added CC's final point by fighting his way to a 7-5, 7-5 decision at the No. 1 contest.

Results

Doubles:
1. CEN – Ben Newstadt/Xan Witherington def. Nate Burt/Lionel Zen-Ruffinen 8-5
2. CC – Sam Barnard/Evan Jonker def. Andrew Howard/Richard Rumble 8-4

3. CC – Will Lindsay/Zach White def. Kit Brunner/Matt Doss 8-5

Singles:

1. CC – Nate Burt def. Ben Newstadt 7-5, 7-5

2. CEN – Xan Witherington def. Evan Jonker 6-0, 6-2
3. CEN – Andrew Howard def. Lionel Zen-Ruffinen 0-6, 6-4, 10-7

4. CC – Thomas Modern def. Richard Rumble 6-2, 6-2

5. CC – Will Lindsay def. Kit Brunner 6-2, 6-3

6. CC – Zach White def. Matt Doss 7-5, 6-2

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