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Ormeño Ruiz Eliminated At All-Americans By No. 2 Stefani
October 07, 2016 | Tennis
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. - Colorado's Nuria Ormeño Ruiz was eliminated on Friday from the Back Draw of the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships in Pacific Palisades, Calif. She fell in the Round of 32 yesterday to North Carolina's Sara Daavettila.
On Friday Ormeño Ruiz fell 6-4, 6-0 to the No. 2-ranked player in the country, Pepperdine's Luisa Stefani. Ormeño Ruiz led 4-3 in the first set, but could not hold her momentum. She trailed a break early in the first set before gaining that break back to get to 4-3.
Ormeño Ruiz and her Buffaloes teammates will wrap up the season next weekend at the ITA Mountain Regional with an opportunity to qualify for the National Indoors Championships. Last season, Ormeño Ruiz became the first CU player to win the regional singles tournament and advance to nationals. The year before Kyra Wojcik and Julyette Steur became the first doubles pair to win the regional doubles title and advance.
POSTMATCH QUOTES
Nicole Kenneally, head coach
On the efforts of Nuria on Friday
"Today Nuria continued to compete with heart. There were several elements of her game where she may have been out of her comfort zone, but she did a solid job with creating opportunities. It was a great effort against the No. 2 player in the country and I'm really proud of the tournament she played. This [week] has been great for Nuria to see where she is now and it is only going to be more exciting to see where she continues to grow in her game throughout the year. The next opportunity comes next week in Albuquerque to keep growing on the areas that we have pinpointed from this week. The future continues to be bright."
Riviera/ITA All-American Championships
Back Draw
Luisa Stefani (2) (Pepperdine) def. Nuria Ormeño Ruiz (110) (CU) 6-4, 6-0
On Friday Ormeño Ruiz fell 6-4, 6-0 to the No. 2-ranked player in the country, Pepperdine's Luisa Stefani. Ormeño Ruiz led 4-3 in the first set, but could not hold her momentum. She trailed a break early in the first set before gaining that break back to get to 4-3.
Ormeño Ruiz and her Buffaloes teammates will wrap up the season next weekend at the ITA Mountain Regional with an opportunity to qualify for the National Indoors Championships. Last season, Ormeño Ruiz became the first CU player to win the regional singles tournament and advance to nationals. The year before Kyra Wojcik and Julyette Steur became the first doubles pair to win the regional doubles title and advance.
POSTMATCH QUOTES
Nicole Kenneally, head coach
On the efforts of Nuria on Friday
"Today Nuria continued to compete with heart. There were several elements of her game where she may have been out of her comfort zone, but she did a solid job with creating opportunities. It was a great effort against the No. 2 player in the country and I'm really proud of the tournament she played. This [week] has been great for Nuria to see where she is now and it is only going to be more exciting to see where she continues to grow in her game throughout the year. The next opportunity comes next week in Albuquerque to keep growing on the areas that we have pinpointed from this week. The future continues to be bright."
Riviera/ITA All-American Championships
Back Draw
Luisa Stefani (2) (Pepperdine) def. Nuria Ormeño Ruiz (110) (CU) 6-4, 6-0
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