The Colorado College women appear as ready as they ever will be for post-season competition.
Playing their final match before the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championships, the Tigers recorded their four consecutive victory with a gutsy 5-4 triumph on Saturday over host Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas.
CC, which returns to the Lone Star State in a quest for its first league title next week in San Antonio, improved to 7-6 overall for the 2012-13 campaign by prevailing for the seventh time in 10 matches since an 0-3 start.
An 8-0 victory at No. 2 doubles by junior
Maddy Bush and sophomore
Maggie Harwood, who also won their No. 3 and 4 singles matches in straight sets, proved to be the difference.
Texas Lutheran the second-place team in the West Division of the American Southwest Conference, dropped to 7-10 overall.
Closest battle of the day came at No. 3 doubles, where TLU's Alicia Abell and Katherine Hermann outliasted
Caila Criss and
Rachel Severson by a score of 9-8 with a 12-10 tiebreaker.
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Singles
1. Sofia Vega (TLU) def.
Mary Edman 6-1, 6-1
2. Caitlin Zarr (TLU) def.
Katie Patterson 6-3, 6-0
3.
Maddy Bush (CC) def. Yvonne Castillo 6-0, 6-2
4.
Maggie Harwood (CC) def. Rica Moellering 6-2, 7-5
5.
Caila Criss (CC) def. Katherine Herrmann 6-0, 6-1
6.
Rachel Severson (CC) def. Alicia Abell 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
1. Sofia Vega/Caitlin Zarr (TLU) def.
Mary Edman/
Katie Patterson 8-4
2.
Maddy Bush/
Maggie Harwood (CC) def. Yvonne Castillo/Rica Moellering 8-0
3. Alicia Abell/Katherine Herrmann (TLU) def.
Caila Criss/
Rachel Severson 9-8 (12-10)