The Colorado College men's tennis team opened its weekend road trip to California with a hard-fought 6-3 loss to Cal Lutheran University Saturday afternoon in Thousand Oaks.
 
The Regals jumped out to a 2-1 lead after the doubles matches. The Tigers' No. 3 team of Aiden Little and Lucas Pastor defeated Cade Haffner and Jacob de la Paz, 8-5.
 
Pastor, ranked No. 25 in the West Region, rallied to beat Darvel Lossangoye, 3-6, 6-4, 1-0(8), for his fifth straight win at the No. 2 spot, while Jack Delafield won the No. 6 match, 1-6, 7-5, 1-0(6), over Andy Ai. Cal Lutheran won the other four matches, including a thrilling 1-6, 7-5, 1-0(9) victory by Haffner over Andrew Kaelin at No. 5.
 
The Tigers (6-11) play their final regular-season match on Sunday, April 23, against Chapman University in Orange, Calif., beginning at 2 p.m. (MT).
 
Cal Lutheran University 6, Colorado College 3
April 22, 2023
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
 
Doubles
1. Parker McBride / Aaron Moylan (CLU) def. Andrew Kaelin / Nate Beerman, 8-6
2. Darvel Lossangoye / Shawn Rothermel (CLU) def. August Knox / Nick Bishop, 8-1        
3. Aiden Little / Lucas Pastor (CC) def. Cade Haffner / Jacob de la Paz, 8-5                            
 
Singles
1. Parker McBride (CLU) def. Aiden Little, 6-3, 6-3
2. Lucas Pastor (CC) def. Darvel Lossangoye, 3-6, 6-4, 1-0(8)                       
3. Aaron Moylan (CLU) def. Nate Beerman, 6-4, 6-2
4. Jacob de la Paz (CLU) def. August Knox, 6-3, 6-1
5. Cade Haffner (CLU) def. Andrew Kaelin, 1-6, 7-5, 1-0(9)
6. Jack Delafield (CC) def. Andy Ai, 1-6, 7-5, 1-0(6)