The Colorado College tennis teams return home for three matches this weekend at Lifetime Fitness in Colorado Springs. The Tigers will battle SCAC foe University of Ozarks on Friday, March 27, at 6:30 pm, then Colorado Mesa and SCAC opponent Hendrix College on Saturday, March 28, at 1 pm and 6:30 pm, respectively.
How To FollowÂ
Live results can be accessed through the tennis schedule pages on CCTigers.com.
Perfect in the SCAC
Both teams are 4-0 in SCAC matches this spring and lead their respective conference standings.
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Last Time Out
Both teams played eight matches, in addition to a forfeit win over McMurry, during their spring break trip to Texas and California.
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The women (10-3, 4-0 SCAC) posted an 8-1 record, including wins over 22
nd-ranked Wellesley College and #31 Cal Tech. Their only loss was to #12 Trinity University.
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The men went 4-5, winning all four SCAC matches in Texas, and are 4-6 overall and 4-0 in the SCAC.
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Women Sweep SCAC Awards for Second Straight Week
For the second straight week, Colorado College swept the SCAC Women's Tennis Players of the Week honors as sophomore
Aspen Young was named Player of the Week and junior
Kala Komanduri and sophomore
Ally Lowe were named the Doubles Team of the Week.
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Young, who won her second consecutive Player of the Week award, won four of her five matches at the No. 1 singles position during CC's spring break trip in Texas and California last week. She opened the week with a decisive 6-3, 6-2 victory over Suzanne Xu, helping the Tigers defeat #22 Wellesley College. The next day, she downed Eva Kovachev, the 48th-ranked player in the country, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. Her only loss of the week was to Carissa Gerung of #31 Cal Tech, 7-6 (2), 4-6, 7-6(3), but CC still won the match, 4-3. Aspen then closed the week with a pair of straight set wins over Greta Nagy of Occidental and Chloe McBride of Chapman. The Tigers are 10-3 and Young is 9-3 at the No. 1 position.
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Meanwhile, Komanduri and Lowe also went 4-1 last week at the No. 2 doubles spot. They opened the week with a tough 7-5 loss to Luna Bian and Kriti Sarav of 22nd-ranked Wellesley College, but then won four straight matches, including a 6-3 victory over Katie Schmidt and Lauren Tin of #12 Trinity. The duo then pulled out a 7-6(6) win over Aoi Kunimoto and Anna Szczuka of #31 Cal Tech, clinching the doubles point in a 4-3 win. They closed the week with a 6-1 win over Nicole Anderson and Catelyn Isman of Occidental and 6-3 over Chloe McBride and Lucy Wallin of Chapman. The Tigers are 10-3 and Komanduri and Lowe are 8-1 at the No. 2 position. Â
Women Moved up to No. 25 in the Country
The women's team moved up from No. 36 to No. 25 in the latest ITA Division III national rankings, released on March 25.
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Up Next
Following a week off, CC remains at home to face the University of St. Thomas on Saturday, April 11, at 1 pm, and LeTourneau on Sunday, April 12, at 8 am. Both matches will be at Lifetime Fitness.
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