Box Score PASADENA, Ca. - Suffering their first loss of spring break, the No. 28 Swarthmore men's tennis team fell to No. 16 Caltech on Tuesday, Mar. 7th by a score of 5-4.
 
The Garnet found one doubles win, going into singles play down 2-1. Despite tying the match at 3-all thanks to excellent singles performances, Swarthmore could not close out the competition, falling to the Beavers 5-4.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Doubles:
- Despite the duo of sophomore Graham Hadesman/first year Utham Koduri being unable to capture a win in the No.1 seeded match, falling 8-3, the pair of first year Andres Fente/sophomore Max Pogorelov came out on top in the No.3 match, taking the contest 8-4 and tying the match at 1-all.

- However, the duo of first year Michael Melnikov/junior Rushil Patel were beaten in the No.2 seeded match 8-5, giving the Garnet a 2-1 deficit going into singles play. 

Singles:
- Looking to set the tone early in the singles matchups, Melnikov exploded out of the gate for the Garnet in the No.2 seeded match, taking down his opponent 6-2, 6-0 and tying the match at 2-all.
- While the Beavers took back the lead following a win in the No.4 match, junior Charley Force tied the contest back up at 3-all, seizing a dominant 6-2, 6-2 victory in the No.1 match.

- Unfortunately, the Garnet could not maintain their momentum, falling in a grueling three-set No.6 match by a score of 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, and then sealing their defeat following a 6-1, 1-6, 5-2 loss in the No.5 match.

- First year Max Lindstrom pulled out an impressive 5-7, 7-6, 10-2 win in the No.3 match to close out the day, reaching the final score of Caltech five, Swarthmore four. 

UP NEXT
Continuing their Cali trip, the Garnet will take part in the Stag-Hen Tournament from Friday, Mar. 10 - Saturday, Mar. 11.