The Colorado College women's tennis team snapped a two-match losing streak Thursday with an exciting 5-4 victory over Division II CSU-Pueblo in Pueblo, Colo.
 
The Tigers took an early 2-1 lead after the doubles matches, with the Nos. 1 and 3 teams rallying from a 5-2 deficit to win. Freshmen Jenna McDonald and Caroline James pulled out the No. 1 match, 8-6, over Kaitlin Bos and Megan Moore, while senior Maddie Cahill-Sanidas and sophomore Madison Doerre defeated Kristin Jensen and Samantha Cachutt, 9-7, at No. 3.
 
"We dug ourselves some huge holes in doubles," head coach Anthony Weber said. "But we stormed back and both of the wins were huge for us."
 
In singles, sophomore Annie Zlevor avenged a three-set loss to Cachutt last fall with a dominating 6-3, 6-2 victory at the No. 4 spot, while Doerre went to a third set before downing Bos, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 at No. 3. James won the first set, 6-1, against Acacia Dettman at the No. 2 position, but lost the last two sets, 6-3, 6-3 and CSU-Pueblo won the Nos. 5 and 6 matches in straight sets to even the match at 3-all.
 
The deciding match came at the No. 1 spot between McDonald and Nia Matthews. Matthews won the first set, 6-3, but McDonald rallied to win the last two sets, each in a tiebreaker. She took the second-set breaker 7-3, then was dominant in the third-set tiebreak, winning it 7-1 and clinching the match for the Tigers.
 
"We scrapped for every point in singles late into the night," Weber said. "It was a great atmosphere and a wonderful third-set breaker by Jenna. Madi (Doerre) had a big third set as well, playing really smart tennis."
 
The Tigers (6-9) return to action on Saturday, April 15, against Division II Metro State in Denver, Colo., beginning at 10:00 a.m.
 
 
Colorado College 5, CSU-Pueblo 4
April 13, 2017
Pueblo, Colo.
 
Doubles
1. Jenna McDonald / Caroline James (CC) def. Kaitlin Bos / Megan Moore­­, 8-6
2. Sarah Megilligan / Acacia Dettman (CSUP) def. Annie Zlevor / Simone Hall, 8-3
3. Maddie Cahill-Sanidas / Madison Doerre (CC) def. Kristin Jensen / Samantha Cachutt, 9-7

Singles
1. Jenna McDonald (CC) def. Nia Matthews, 3-6, 7-6(3), 7-6(1)
2. Acacia Dettman (CSUP) def. Caroline James, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Madison Doerre (CC) def. Kaitlin Bos, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
4. Annie Zlevor (CC) def. Samantha Cachutt, 6-3, 6-2
5. Kristin Jensen (CSUP) def. Maddie Cahill-Sanidas, 6-2, 6-0
6. Sarah Megilligan (CSUP) def. Simone Hall, 6-3, 6-3