ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Macalester College men's tennis team took on a competitive Colorado College team on Tuesday evening in Spring Break play. Macalester displayed strong singles play, defeating the Tigers in the No. 1 through 4 positions (5 and 6 singles were not able to finish their matches). With the win, the Scots move to 5-3 overall this season.

Aside from four wins in singles, Macalester also earned wins in No. 1 and 3 doubles. Josh Doyle (Cologne, Germany / Friedrich Wilhelm Gymnasium) and Brian Utz (Rochester, Minn. / Lourdes) defeated Colorado College's 1 and 2 players, 8-4. The No. 3 doubles team of Matthew Yang (Bethesda, Md. / Walt Whitman) and Hardt Bergmann (Mahtomedi, Minn. / Mahtomedi) won 8-5.

The Scots will return to action on Thursday, March 17 when they take on the College of Wooster at 9 a.m. (EST) in Orlando.

Tennis Match Results
Macalester 6, Colorado College 1

 Singles competition
1. Josh Doyle (MAC) def. Jason Gutierrez (CCM) 6-3, 6-1
2. Brian Utz (MAC) def. Daniel Holland (CCM) 6-4, 6-1
3. Aidan Tirpack (MAC) def. Brian Chen (CCM) 6-2, 6-0
4. Wilson Merrell (MAC) def. Jack Benham (CCM) 6-4, 6-3
5. Matthew Yang (MAC) vs. Ben Bacher (CCM) 6-2, 3-0, unfinished
6. Peter Willenborg (MAC) vs. Christian Kitchen (CCM) 5-5, unfinished

 Doubles competition
1. Josh Doyle/Brian Utz (MAC) def. Jason Gutierrez/Daniel Holland (CCM) 8-4
2. Taylor Delehanty/Brian Chen (CCM) def. Wilson Merrell/Ben Wilson (MAC) 8-2
3. Matthew Yang/Hardt Bergmann (MAC) def. Christian Kitchen/Jack Benham (CCM) 8-5

Match Notes:
Colorado College 6-6
Macalester 5-3