The Colorado College women's tennis team wrapped up its season this weekend with a fourth-place finish at the 2018 SCAC Championships. The Tigers fell in the third-place match, 5-4, to Austin College Sunday afternoon at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs.
 
The fourth-seeded Tigers jumped out to an early 2-1 lead with wins at the top two doubles spots. Junior Allie Burak and sophomore Jenna McDonald won at the No. 1 position, defeating Melody Duong and Grace Ortiz, 8-5. Junior Annie Zlevor and sophomore Caroline James followed suit at No. 2 with an 8-4 victory over Anna Sergiovanni and Diana Caravajalino.
 
Austin College, seeded third, took a 3-2 lead with victories at No. 6 and No. 3 singles, but James evened things up by defeating Ortiz, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 4. After Duong beat Burak, 7-5, 6-2, at the top spot to give Austin a 4-3 advantage, Zlevor completed an impressive comeback at the No. 5 spot to beat Katie Seibert, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. However, just moments later, Caravajalino clinched the match for Austin College with a 6-0, 3-6, 6-2 victory over McDonald at No. 2.
 
The Tigers finished the season with a 10-12 record and did not have any seniors on the '17-18 roster.   
 
 
(3) Austin College 5, (4) Colorado College 4
April 22, 2018
Colorado Springs, Colo.
2018 SCAC Championships – Women's Third-Place Match
 
Doubles
1. Allie Burak / Jenna McDonald (CC) def. Melody Duong / Grace Ortiz, 8-5
2. Annie Zlevor / Caroline James (CC) def. Anna Sergiovanni / Diana Caravajalino, 8-4
3. Georgia Moore / Katie Seibert (AC) def. Madison Doerre / Simone Hall, 8-5
3, 1, 2
 
Singles
1. Melody Duong (AC) def. Allie Burak, 7-5, 6-2
2. Diana Caravajalino (AC) def. Jenna McDonald, 6-0, 3-6, 6-2
3. Anna Sergiovanni (AC) def. Tess Rubin, 6-3, 6-3
4. Caroline James (CC) def. Grace Ortiz, 6-3, 6-3
5. Annie Zlevor (CC) def. Katie Seibert, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
6. Georgia Moore (AC) def. Madison Doerre, 6-2, 6-1
6, 3, 4, 1, 5, 2