<p>Tiger Tennis-2005 Season Review</p>
<p>Although still a work in progress, the Occidental men's tennis team showed plenty of promise in 2005. The Tigers posted a 12-9 overall record, just two years removed from a disastrous 3-17 campaign in 2003.</p>
<p>The Tigers' fourth-place finish in the SCIAC, long considered one of the toughest Division III conferences in the nation, was their best since 2001. All three teams above Occidental in the league standings finished the season with a national ranking: Redlands (5th), Cal Lutheran (9th), and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (11th). </p>
<p>The Tigers twice defeated longtime rival Pomona-Pitzer and edged Division II Cal Poly Pomona 5-4 April 7.</p>