Freshman Lucas Pastor won both of his matches on Sunday, but it wasn't enough as the Colorado College men's tennis team dropped a 6-3 decision to Western New Mexico University, 6-3, at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs.
 
WNMU took two of the three doubles matches to take an early 2-1 lead. Pastor and Alex Kley won a hard-fought match at the No. 2 doubles spot, 8-6, over Joaquin Delpino and Yu Jhe Du.
 
Pastor captured CC's first singles win with a 6-2, 7-6, victory over Du at the No. 4 position, while Nate Beerman pulled out a 6-3 2-6, 1-0(6) triumph over Patricio Larrea at No. 5.
 
The Tigers (3-4) return to action on Friday, March 18 against Rhodes College in the team's first match of its spring break trip to Orlando, Fla.
 
 
Western New Mexico University 6, Colorado College 3
March 13, 2022
Colorado Springs, CO
 
Doubles
1. Jonathan Vega / Javier Romero (WNMU) def. Aiden Little / Andrew Kaelin, 8-4 
2. Alex Kley / Lucas Pastor (CC) def. Joaquin Delpino / Yu Jhe Du, 8-6
3. Rodrigo Mere / Brendan Lock (WNMU) def. Nae Beerman / Jacob Adas, 8-6
 
Singles
1. Jonathan Vega (WNMU) def. Aiden Little, 6-1, 6-2
2. Joaquin Delpino (WNMU) def. Andrew Kaelin, 6-1, 6-4 
3. Javier Romero (WNMU) def. Jack Delafield, 6-0, 6-3 
4. Lucas Pastor (CC) def. Yu Jhe Du, 6-2, 7-6 
5. Nate Beerman (CC) def. Patricio Larrea, 6-3, 2-6, 1-0(6)
6. Brendan Lock (WNMU) def. Alex Kley, 6-4, 6-2