POMONA, Calif. - Junior Anthony Collard won at No. 1 singles for the third-consecutive match, but the No. 27 Swarthmore College men's tennis team (3-5) came up short in the Stag-Hen Invitational fifth-place game, falling to No. 12 Case Western 8-1.

Collard defeated Case's Christopher Krimbill 6-4, 6-1 for Swarthmore's lone point. No. 3 Preston Poon and No. 5 Irving Stone both lost in three sets.

Swarthmore returns home and opens Centennial Conference play on Wednesday against Ursinus. Play is set to begin at 4:00 p.m.

#12 Case Western Reserve Univ. 8, #27 Swarthmore 1

Mar 16, 2013 at Claremont, Calif.

Singles competition

1. Anthony Collard (SWATMT) def. Christopher Krimbill (CASEM) 6-4, 6-1

2. Will Drougas (CASEM) def. Max Sacks (SWATMT) 6-4, 6-1

3. Kyle Gerber (CASEM) def. Preston Poon (SWATMT) 4-6, 6-0, 6-0

4. Derek Reinbold (CASEM) def. Irving Stone (SWATMT) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5

5. John Healey (CASEM) def. Malik Mubeen (SWATMT) 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)

6. Harrison Smith (CASEM) def. William Lennon (SWATMT) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. John Healey/Richard Brunsting (CASEM) def. Max Sacks/Christian Carcione (SWATMT) 8-3

2. Kyle Gerber/Christopher Krimbill (CASEM) def. Anthony Collard/Preston Poon (SWATMT) 8-3

3. Nicolas Howe/Alex Solove (CASEM) def. Malik Mubeen/William Lennon (SWATMT) 8-3