With three of its top players sidelined with or at least hampered by injuries, Colorado College ran into a buzz saw it could not quite contend with on Saturday.

The Tigers dropped a 7-0 decision to Division I Air Force at the academy with junior Mary Edman, their No. 1 singles player, missing from the lineup and two seniors – Katie Patterson and Maddy Bush – able to compete only in doubles.

"We were heavily overmatched, and with [those players out], it was going to be uphill no matter what," said head coach Anthony Weber. "I thought it was great that some of our younger players had a chance to compete against D1 opponents and that Maggie (Harwood) had a chance to play 'one' singles against them." 

The closest match of the day came at No. 2 doubles, where Harwood and Bush dropped an 8-3 decision to AFA's Lily Forlini and Tiffany Tra

CC, 4-8 overall for the season, resumes action at home against Colorado Christian University on Saturday, April 12.

Singles
1. Natasha Rizvi (AF) def. Maggie Harwood 6-0, 6-0
2. Lily Forlini (AF) def. Caila Criss 6-1, 6-1
3. Tracy Landram (AF) def. Gillian Hyde 6-0, 6-1
4. Chloe Forlini (AF) def. Maddie Cahill-Sanidas 6-0, 6-1
5. Anastasia Hueffner (AF) def. Rachel Severson 6-0, 6-1
6. Jocelle Rudico (AF) def. Caroline Cary 6-1, 6-0

Doubles
1. Rizvi/Mary Meyers (AF) def. Patterson/Criss 8-0
2. Tiffany Tran/L. Forlini (AF) def. Harwood/Maddy Bush 8-3
3. Hueffner/Marcelli Magday (AF) def. Cary/Cahill-Sanidas 8-0