Colorado
Kansas State
Women's Tennis Escapes With Win At K-State, 4-3
April 17, 2005 | Tennis
MANHATTAN, Kan. ? Freshman Gleisy Torres Torres won her biggest singles match to date clinching the No. 6 singles position in dramatic fashion, while teammates Veera Nurmi and Martina Sedivec won their matches at the No. 4 and No. 5 slots, respectively helping the University of Colorado women's tennis team defeat Kansas State, 4-3, Sunday afternoon.
The win gives the Buffaloes a two-game sweep of both Kansas schools over the weekend in the Big 12 and improves their overall record to 9-10 and 4-5 in the conference. K-State falls to 8-8 and 3-5 in the conference.
CU started the competition on the right foot securing the all-important doubles point taking two of the three positions at No. 2 and No. 3 slots. Lynzee Kever and Martina Sedivec took an 8-4 win at No. 2, while Jenny Hanson and Torres Torres won 8-5.
With a 1-0 lead, CU quickly made it 2-0 with Sedivec cruising to a straight set winner at No. 5 singles, 6-4, 6-1. The sophomore from Montreal, Quebec, Canada won her fourth match in five outings and her team best 12th spring dual match victory.
The home team would quickly rebounded evening the match at 2-2 as the Wildcats took straight set winners at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. CU's Veera Nurmi came back strong in her match at No. 4 rallying after falling in the first set, 4-6 and then put the Buffs up 3-2 in the team score securing a 6-3, 6-2 triumph for her 10th spring win.
However, K-State rallied once again evening the match at three as Maria Rosenberg defeated Kever in three sets at No. 1. With the team score all tied up, Torres Torres took matters in her own hands rallying from a set down and coming back strong in the next two sets for a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) winner. The freshman from Venezuela has now won four of her last six matches with 15 wins on the year.
CU returns home after spending the last seven matches on the road to close out the regular season against Oklahoma (Saturday, April 23) and Nebraska (Sunday, April 24) at the South Campus Tennis Courts beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 62 Colorado 4, No. 65 Kansas State 3
CU (9-10, 4-5), K-State (8-8, 3-5)
April 17, Manhattan, Kan.
Doubles
1) Rosenberg/Kvaratskhelia (KSU) def. (35) Strandemo/Vanderdys 8-1
2) Kever/Sedivec (CU) def. Simosa/Diaz 8-4
3) Jenny Hanson/Torres Torres (CU) def. Prochazkova/Da Valle 8-5
Singles
1) Maria Rosenberg (KSU) def. Lynzee Kever 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
2) (89) Tamar Kvaratskhelia (KSU) def. Kendra Strandemo 6-2, 6-4
3) Jessica Simosa (KSU) def. Jessica Vanderdys 6-4, 6-2
4) Veera Nurmi (CU) def. Tereza Prochazkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
5) Martina Sedivec (CU) def. Judith Diaz 6-4, 6-1
6) Gleisy Torres Torres (CU) def. Fernanda Da Valle, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Order of Finish:
Doubles: 1, 3, 2
Singles: 5, 2, 3, 4, 1, 6
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