The Colorado College men's tennis won the third-place match at the 2023 SCAC Championships, 5-1, over the University of St. Thomas Sunday morning in Georgetown, Texas.
 
The Tigers, seeded No. 3 at the tournament, jumped out to an early 2-1 lead after the doubles competition. Aiden Little and Lucas Pastor defeated Tyler Head and Race Haas, 8-3, at the No. 2 position, while James Andrews and Nick Bishop pulled out an 8-6 victory over Carson Steele and Jeremiah Hoover at the No. 3 spot.
 
Colorado College continued its momentum and rolled in singles action, winning three matches in straight sets to close out the team match. Andrews dominated Hunter Kemball Cook, 6-1, 6-2, at the No. 5 position, then Bishop took care of Steele, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 6. Little clinched the team match with an impressive 6-2, 6-4, victory over Rodrigo Yokikata at the top spot. The other three matches were pulled at that time, with two of them competing in the third set.
 
The Tigers, ranked 13th in the West Region, finished the 2022-23 campaign with a 9-12 overall record and third at the SCAC Tournament for the second consecutive season.
 
 
Colorado College 5, University of St. Thomas 1
SCAC Third-Place Match
April 30, 2023
Georgetown, Texas
 
Doubles
1. Rodrigo Yoskikata / Jace Ware (UST) def. Nate Beerman / Andrew Kaelin, 8-4        
2. Lucas Pastor / Aiden Little (CC) def. Tyler Head / Race Haas, 8-3           
3. James Andrews / Nick Bishop (CC) def. Carson Steele / Jeremiah Hoover, 8-6                      
 
Singles
1. Aiden Little (CC) def. Rodrigo Yoskikata, 6-2, 6-4
2. Lucas Pastor (CC) vs. Tyler Head, 6-1, 3-6, 2-1, dnf                     
3. Race Haas (UST) vs. Nate Beerman, 2-6, 6-3, 2-1, dnf
4. Andrew Kaelin (CC) vs. Jace Ware, 6-4, 5-6, dnf
5. James Andrews (CC) def. Hunter Kemball-Cook, 6-1, 6-2
6. Nick Bishop (CC) def. Carson Steele, 6-2, 6-1