The Colorado College men's tennis team made the most of the final match of its 2015 Spring Break trip in Orlando, Fla., rallying to defeat Bethel University (Minn.) 5-4 on Wednesday morning. Bethel won two of the three doubles matches, but CC stormed back to capture four of the six singles contests.
 
Junior Casey Shaw and junior Jack Benham posted CC's lone doubles win, defeating Luke Palmquist and Kent Schaller, 8-3, at the No. 3 spot.
 
The Tigers (3-6) fought back, however, to win four of the six singles matches, including three in three sets. Senior Jack Burger rallied from a set and 5-2 down and saved a couple of match points before defeating Kolin Kiekhofer, 4-6, 7-6(3), 1-0(4) for his eighth straight win at the No. 2 position. Shaw defeated Palmquist, 6-2, 2-6, 1-0(5) at No, 3, while Benham snuck past Brett Lizotte, 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(8) at the No. 6 spot.
 
The only Tiger to win in straight sets was junior Taylor Delehanty, who clinched the team match with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Blake Watts at No. 5.
 
The Tigers return home to host CSU-Pueblo on Wednesday, March 25, beginning at 3:30 pm.
 
 
Colorado College 5, Bethel University 4
March 18, 2015 at Orlando, Fla.
 
Doubles
1. Matt Schull / Kolin Kiekhofer (BU) def. Jason Gutierrez / Jack Burger, 8-4
2. Jakob Bartels / Brett Lizotte (BU) def. Taylor Delehanty / Jake Peterson, 8-0
3. Jack Benham / Casey Shaw (CC) def. Luke Palmquist / Kent Schaller, 8-3

Singles
1. Matt Schull (BU) def. Jason Gutierrez, 6-3, 6-1
2. Jack Burger (CC) def. Kolin Kiekhofer, 4-6, 7-6(3), 1-0(4)
3. Casey Shaw (CC) def. Luke Palmquist, 6-2, 2-6, 1-0(5)
4. Jakob Bartels (BU) def. Ross Sherman, 7-6, 6-3
5. Taylor Delehanty (CC) def. Blake Watts, 6-1, 6-2
6. Jack Benham (CC) def. Brett Lizotte, 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(8)