The Colorado College men's tennis team earned a wild 5-4 over Hastings College Sunday at Lifetime Fitness in Colorado Springs.
 
"We always have a great match with Hastings and today was no different," head coach Anthony Weber said.
 
The Broncos jumped out to a 2-1 lead by winning at the top two doubles spots. Colorado College took the No. 3 match as seniors Jason Gutierrez and Jack Benham defeated Razvan Dobrin and Tim Fischer, 6-4.
 
In singles play, four of the six matches went to a third-set super-tiebreak, with the Tigers capturing three of them to complete the comeback.
 
CC freshman Noah Forman won at the No. 1 spot for the second straight day with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Mark Gueswell. Hastings regained a 3-2 lead after Zach Inman downed Gutierrez, 6-3, 7-6(3), at the No. 2 position.
 
Then things really got interesting.
 
Freshmen Logan Pepperl and Kevin Berry each rallied from a one-set deficit to win his match and give the Tigers a 4-3 advantage. Pepperl came from behind to beat Fischer, 4-6, 6-1, 1-0(9), at No. 4, while Barry did him one point better in defeating Dobrin, 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(10) at the No. 5 spot.
 
Benham won the first set against Tanner Sandvick, but ended up on the losing end of a 2-6, 6-3, 1-0(6) decision at No. 6, evening the team match at 4-4 with the No. 3 match still going.
 
Tiger sophomore Daniel Holland won the first set, 6-3, against Dakota Burns but dropped the second set by the same score. Holland came through in the tiebreak, 10-8, to win the match for the Tigers.
 
"We fought back really well today after falling into a hole in doubles and some slow starts in singles," Weber said. "We never gave up and Danny fought hard to clinch it for us."
 
The Tigers (5-8) return to action on Saturday, April 8 against Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colo., beginning at 10 a.m.
 
 
Colorado College 5, Hastings College 4
April 2, 2017
Colorado Springs, Colo.
 
Doubles
1. Zach Inman / Dakota Burns (HC) def. Noah Forman / Logan Pepperl, 6-3
2. Tanner Sandvick / Mark Gueswell (HC) def. Daniel Holland / Kevin Barry, 6-3
3. Jason Gutierrez / Jack Benham (CC) def. Razvan Dobrin / Tim Fischer, 6-4
 
Singles
1. Noah Forman (CC) def. Mark Gueswell, 6-2, 6-3
2. Zach Inman (HC) def. Jason Gutierrez, 6-3, 7-6(3)
3. Daniel Holland (CC) def. Dakota Burns, 6-3, 3-6, 1-0(8)
4. Logan Pepperl (CC) def. Tim Fischer, 4-6, 6-1, 1-0(9)
5. Kevin Barry (CC) def. Razvan Dobrin, 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(10)
6. Tanner Sandvick (HC) def. Jack Benham, 2-6, 6-3, 1-0(6)