Box Score The Colorado College men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to the 31
st-ranked Division II team, Metro State University on Sunday in Denver, Colo.
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Andrew Kaelin won his seventh consecutive singles match to give the Tigers their lone point. Kaelin rallied to edge Stephen Kossifas, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(8), at the No. 4 position.
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The Roadrunners opened the match by sweeping the three doubles contests. David Kijak and Juho Kantola defeated Kaelin and
Nate Beerman, 6-4, at the top spot, Jeanloup Auzias and Billy McDermott downed
August Knox and
Nick Bishop, 7-5, at the No. 2 position, and Carlos Pinedo and Dayton Fisher beat
Jack Delafield /
James Andrews, 6-3, at No. 3. Â
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Metro State kept up the momentum in singles action by winning five of the six matches. The Tigers extended two of those to three sets as
Lucas Pastor fell to Auzias, 0-6, 6-3, 6-1, at the No. 1 position and Andrews fell to Fisher, 6-7(1), 6-2, 1-0(1) at No. 6.
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The Tigers return to action on Saturday, April 8, against Division II Colorado Mesa in Grand Junction, beginning at 10 a.m.
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Metro State 6, Colorado College 1
April 2, 2023
Denver, Colo.
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Doubles
1. David Kijak / Juho Kantola (MSU) def.
Andrew Kaelin /
Nate Beerman, 6-4
2. Jeanloup Auzias / Billy McDermott (MSU) def.
August Knox /
Nick Bishop, 7-5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
3. Carlos Pinedo / Dayton Fisher (MSU) def.
Jack Delafield /
James Andrews, 6-3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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Singles
1. Jeanloup Auzias (MSU) def.
Lucas Pastor, 0-6, 6-3, 6-1
2. Juho Kantola (MSU) def.
Nate Beerman, 6-3, 6-2
3. Alejandro Jiminez (MSU) def.
August Knox, 6-1, 6-4
4.
Andrew Kaelin (CC) def. Stephen Kossifas, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(8)
5. Billy McDermott (MSU) def.
Jack Delafield, 6-3, 6-4
6. Dayton Fisher (MSU) def.
James Andrews, 6-7(1), 6-2, 1-0(1)
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