The Colorado College women's tennis team swept all nine matches in a 9-0 victory over Colorado Christian Friday night in the Tigers' season opener in Denver, Colo.  
 
CC jumped out to a 3-0 lead with wins at all three doubles spots. Mary Edman and Fiona Cerf captured the top match, 8-3, while Natalia Dellavalle and Gillian Hyde won the No. 3 match, 8-0. The best match was at the No. 2 position where Maggie Harwood and Maddie Cahill won 9-8(2).
 
Half of the six singles matches went to a third set and CC rallied from a one-set deficit in two of them. Dellavalle downed Katy Balli, 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 at the No. 3 spot and Cahill won the No. 5 match over Ryanne Ritchey, 1-6, 6-2, 1-0. Edman won the other three-setter with a 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 triumph at the No. 2 position over Jenni Perkins.
 
Cerf won the No. 1 match when Paige Crews retired after the two split sets and Harwood (No. 4) and Hyde (No. 6) each won in straight sets.
 
The Tigers are idle until Saturday, March 7 when they play Portland State at Lifetime Fitness Center in Colorado Springs.
 
Colorado College 9, Colorado Christian 0
Friday, Feb. 20, 2015
Denver, Colo.
 
Doubles
1. Mary Edman / Fiona Cerf (CC) def. Jenni Perkins / Katy Balli, 8-3
2. Maggie Harwood/Maddie Cahill (CC) def. Cameron Shelby / Paige Crews, 9-8(2)
3. Natalia Dellavalle / Gillian Hyde (CC) def. Cassie Greco / Ryanne Ritchey, 8-0
 
Singles
1. Fiona Cerf (CC) def. Paige Crews, 4-6, 6-2, ret.
2. Mary Edman (CC) def. Jenni Perkins, 6-2, 3-6, 1-0
3. Natalia Dellavalle (CC) def. Katy Balli, 1-6, 6-3, 1-0
4. Maggie Harwood (CC) def. Cameron Shelby, 6-0, 6-3
5. Maddie Cahill (CC) def. Ryanne Ritchey, 1-6, 6-2, 1-0(5)
6. Gillian Hyde (CC) def. Raeghan Rudkin, 6-4, 6-1