The men's tennis team came up short in a hard fought 6-3 loss to Luther College on Tuesday afternoon in Orlando, Fla.
 
Tuesday's competition saw two doubles matches go to extra points and three singles matches go to extra sets.
 
“Today showed that our hard work is starting to pay off in both doubles and singles,” said head coach Todd Doebler. “Although we lost today, the guys are really showing signs of improvement.” 
 
The Tigers began the day with victory by Nate Burt and Lionel Zen-Ruffinen at the No. 1 doubles position. Burt and Zen-Ruffinen beat Scott Sundstrom and Ramesh Karki in a convincing 8-2 win to earn their second straight victory at No. 1 doubles.
 
Will Lindsay and Jack Burger came up just shy at No. 2 doubles falling to James Ayer and Quinn Foley, 9-8. Zach White and Robert Kasemodel also had a hard fought match, but fell to Aaron Gendron and Tyler Zinneker in a close 9-7 loss at No. 3 doubles.
 
In singles play, Lindsay earned his third straight win of the season at No. 2 singles against Gendron with a 6-4, 7-5 win.  Lindsay is now 3-2 on the season in the No. 2 singles position.
 
Kasemodel earned the final point for CC at No. 5 singles by beating Torstein Jystad. He went ahead 7-5 in the first set, but dropped the second set 6-2. Kasemodel was then able to rally back in the third set to win 6-1.
 
Burt had a close match at No. 1 singles, but came up on the wrong side against Karki. Burt won the first set, 6-3 but dropped the remaining two sets, 6-2, 10-6. Burger also sent his match to extra sets, but was unable to pull out the victory falling to Ayer, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1.
 
Colorado College is now 2-5 on the season and continues play in Orlando, Fla., and will take on Oglethorpe University on Wednesday morning in the fourth of six matches over Spring Break.
 

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Results
 
Doubles Competition
1. CC – Nate Burt/Lionel Zen-Ruffinen def. Scott Sundstrom/Ramesh Karki 8-2
2. LC – James Ayer/Quinn Foley def. Will Lindsay/Jack Burger 9-8
3. LC – Aaron Gendron/Tyler Zinneker def. Zach White/Robert Kasemodel 9-7
 
Singles Competition
1. LC – Ramesh Karki def. Nate Burt 3-6, 6-2, 10-6
2. CC – Will Lindsay def. Aaron Gendron 6-4, 7-5
3. LC – Matt Bellio def. Oliver Gunter 6-3, 7-5
4. LC – James Ayer def. Jack Burger 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
5. CC – Robert Kasemodel def. Torstein Jystad 7-5, 2-6, 6-1
6. LC – Tyler Zinneker def. Sidarth Moktan 6-2, 6-4