The Colorado College men's tennis team came excruciatingly close to posting its first victory over SCAC foe Southwestern University in 10 years Sunday, but fell to the 31^st-ranked Pirates, 5-4, in the regular-season finale Sunday morning in Georgetown, Texas.
 
Southwestern took a 2-1 lead after the doubles matches when its No. 1 team of Oscar Roy and Joseph Snyman edged Andrew Kaelin and Aiden Little, 8-7(6). Dominik Kaminski and Justin Boder captured the No. 3 match for CC, downing Travis Rafferty and Jared Burton, 8-6.
 
The teams split the six singles matches, with Kaelin and Lucas Pastor winning at the top two spots for the Tigers. Kaelin defeated Snyman, 6-3, 6-2, at the No. 1 position, while Pastor downed Anton Borovik, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 2.
 
Kaminski defeated Burton for the second time, 7-5, 6-2, at the No. 6 spot, but the Pirates won the other three matches, including an exciting, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, win by Rafferty over Little at the No. 3 spot. Southwestern won the No. 4 and 5 matches in straight sets.
 
The Tigers (6-12, 2-2 SCAC) open play in the SCAC Tournament on Friday, April 26, in Sherman, Texas. CC will be the No. 3 seed and face sixth-seeded St. Thomas in the quarterfinals on Friday. Click here for the tournament bracket.
 
 
No. 31 Southwestern University 5, Colorado College 4
April 21, 2024
Georgetown, TX
 
Doubles
1. Oscar Roy / Joseph Snyman (SU) def. Andrew Kaelin / Aiden Little, 8-7(6)
2. Parth Patel / Bernardo Clemente (SU) def. Nick Anderson / Nate Beerman, 8-5
3. Dominik Kaminski / Justin Boder (CC) def. Travis Rafferty / Jared Burton, 8-6
                                                                                                                                    
 
Singles
1. Andrew Kaelin (CC) def. Joseph Snyman, 6-3, 6-2
2. Lucas Pastor (CC) def. Anton Borovik, 6-4, 6-4
3. Travis Rafferty (SU) def. Aiden Little, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
4. Bernardo Clemente (SU) def. Nate Beerman, 6-4, 6-0
5. Ryan Flanagan (SU) def. Jack Delafield, 6-3, 6-1
6. Dominik Kaminski (CC) def. Jared Burton, 7-5, 6-2