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Day One
Tennis Trio Advances to Falcon Semifinal Rounds
October 03, 2008 | Tennis
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. ? The University of Colorado women's tennis team won seven of 11 singles matches on the first day of the two-day USAFA Invitational, Friday. Joining CU along with the Falcons are Colorado State, Denver, Northern Colorado, Tulsa and Wyoming.
After receiving a first round bye in the Round of 16, seniors Monica Milewski and Franziska Jendrian each advanced to their respective singles semifinals with victories. Milewski won her fifth straight match of the fall season defeating Wyoming's Sarah Summerfield, 6-1, 6-0 in the Falcon Draw, while Jendrian escaped Colorado State's Tori Arneson, pulling out a three-set match 6-0, 5-7, 6-4 in the Silver Draw.
Both Milewski and Jendrian will play in Saturday's semifinals.
Also in the Falcon Draw, CU saw junior Melisa Esposito advance to the semifinals with a pair of triumphs, defeating Manuela Santos of Northern Colorado, 6-1, 6-1 in the Round of 16, then followed with another straight-set winner over Lauren Strasburger of Colorado State, 6-1, 6-2.
Esposito advances to the lower half of the Falcon Draw semis.
In other singles action, junior Camila Belassi and freshman Madie Kern each achieved a 1-1 mark on the day. Belassi opened with a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Greer Satherlie of Colorado State, 6-4, 6-1, then fell in the quarterfinals to Tulsa's Marta Marcinkowska, 6-4, 6-2.
Kern rallied from a set down and defeated Tulsa's Carolina Beaulieu 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the Black Singles Draw, then lost in round two to Shelley Johnson of Air Force, 6-2, 6-2.
In doubles, CU's Belassi/Milewski and Esposito/Jendrian each received first round byes in the Silver Draw, then each advanced to the semis with victories.
Belassi and Milewski won their sixth straight match defeating Row/Szatkowska of Tulsa, 8-3, and Esposito and Jendrian cruised to an 8-1 winner over Colorado State's Arneson/Stople.
Saturday's play will begin with doubles at 8 a.m. with semifinal and final rounds, followed by singles semifinal, finals and consolation play.
Falcon Singles ? Round of 16
Monica Milewski (CU) bye
Melisa Esposito (CU) def. Manuela Santos (UNC) 6-1, 6-1
Falcon Singles - Quarterfinals
Monica Milewski (CU) def. Sarah Summerfield (WY) 6-1, 6-0
Melisa Esposito (CU) def. Lauren Strasburger (CSU) 6-1, 6-2
Silver Singles ? Round of 16
Franziska Jendrian (CU) bye
Camila Belassi (CU) def. Greer Satherlie (CSU) 6-4, 6-1
Silver Singles ? Quarterfinals
Franziska Jendrian (CU) def. Tori Arneson (CSU) 6-0, 5-7, 6-4
Marta Marcinkowska (TUL) def. Camila Belassi (CU) 6-4, 6-2
Blue Singles ? Round of 16
Michala Hedelund Jensen (CU) bye
Christiane Pheil (CU) def. Ronnie Spencer (WY) 6-0, 6-1
Blue Singles ? Quarterfinals
Rebecca Row (Tul) def. Michala Hedelund Jensen (CU) 6-1, 6-0
Tahkia Smoke (AFA) def. Christiane Pheil (CU) 6-3, 6-1
Black Singles ? Round 1
Madie Kern (CU) vs. Carolina Beaulieu (Tul) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Black Singles ? Round 2
Shelley Johnson (AFA) def. Madie Kern (CU) 6-2, 6-2
Silver Doubles ? Round of 16
Belassi/Milewski (CU) bye
Esposito/Jendrian (CU) bye
Silver Doubles ? Quarterfinals
Belassi/Milewski (CU) def. Row/Szatkowska (Tulsa) 8-3
Esposito/Jendrian (CU) def. Arneson/Stople (CSU) 8-1
Semifinals
Belassi/Milewski (CU) vs. Summerfield/Van Hollen (WY), 8 a.m.
Esposito/Jendrian (CU) vs. Ta. Knop/Santos (UNC), 8 a.m.
Blue Doubles, Round of 16
Kichoutkin/Erofeeva (Tulsa) def. Young (AFA)/Pheil (CU) 8-4
Nelson/Chaix (WY) def. Hedelund Jensen/Kern (CU) 8-4
Blue Doubles, Consolation
Young (AFA)/Pheil (CU) 8-4 def. Al-Jazzaf (CSU)/Xavier (UNC) 8-3
Hedelund Jensen/Kern (CU) def. Johnson/Cassman (AFA) 8-3
