The Colorado College women's tennis team won two of the three doubles matches, but ultimately fell to Cal Lutheran, 5-4, Sunday afternoon in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
 
CC's No. 2 doubles team of Christina Heffron and Lindsay Popeo defeated Kylee Limpias and Maddy Ford, 8-6, while Gigi Jensen and Emmy Winter downed Gerda Jucys and Luisa Garcia, 8-7(3). The No. 1 team of Kala Komanduri and Avery Hickman fell in a tiebreak, 8-7(2), to Carmen Bufkin and Mina Ahmadi.
 
Hickman and Heffron were the only singles winners for the Tigers on Sunday. Hickman beat Garcia, 6-4, 7-5, at the No. 2 position, while Heffron routed Fatima Nemi, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 3.
 
Popeo stretched the No. 4 match to three sets before falling to Ahmadi, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, while Cal Lutheran won the other three matches in straight sets.  
 
The Tigers wrap up their Spring Break trip on Monday, March 18, against UC Santa Cruz, beginning at 5 p.m. (PT).
 
 
Cal Lutheran 5, Colorado College 4
March 17, 2024
Thousand Oaks, CA
 
Doubles

1. Carmen Bufkin / Mina Ahmadi (CLU) def. Kala Komanduri / Avery Hickman, 8-7(2)
2. Lindsay Popeo / Christina Heffron (CC) def. Kylee Limpias / Maddy Ford, 8-6
3. Gigi Jensen / Emmy Winter (CC) def. Gerda Jucys / Luisa Garcia, 8-7(3)

 
Singles

1. Carmen Bufkin (CLU) def. Kala Komanduri, 6-4, 7-6(5)
2. Avery Hickman (CC) Def. Luisa Garcia, 6-4, 7-5
3. Christina Heffron (CC) def. Fatima Nemi, 6-1, 6-2
4. Mina Ahmadi (CLU) def. Lindsay Popeo, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
5. Kylee Limpias (CLU) def. Gigi Jensen, 7-6(4), 6-4
6. Kayla Kling (CLU) def. Emmy Winter, 6-4, 6-2