A pair of hard-fought victories at No. 1 and 3 doubles wasn't quite enough for Colorado College on Sunday.

The Tigers put up a tough battle, but in the end dropped a 6-3 decision at CSU-Pueblo despite several strong singles performances that would have made the difference in their favor.

The only CC player to prevail in singles was senior Katie Patterson, who posted a 6-3, 6-2 triumph at No. 2.

Juniors Mary Edman and Maggie Harwood squeezed out a tight 10-9 (7-4) victory at No. 1 doubles while freshman Gillian Hyde and sophomore Caroline Cary defeated their opponents, 8-5, at No. 3.

Harwood and senior Caila Criss, meanwhile, both went three sets in their singles matches before succumbing. Harwood took a close first set at No. 3 by a 7-5 count, but dropped the next two by identical 6-2 scores. Criss roared back from first-set loss to win the second, 6-4, but eventually fell in a 7-5 tiebreaker while suffering a 7-6 defeat in the third.

"We continue our stronger play at doubles where the women have done a tremendous job converting offensive situations and defending court positions," said Tigers head coach Anthony Weber. "Once we have that same confidence in singles matches, the team will turn a corner. 

"Katie Patterson has done a great job in practice over the last few weeks, has continued to develop her serve into a weapon, and led the way in singles. Maggie (Harwood) and Caila (Criss) put up strong fights, but came up just short."

Colorado College resumes action on Thursday, March 14, against Illinois Wesleyan University in the first of five spring-break matches in Orlando, Fla.