Colorado
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Tennis Drops 4-3 Decision
February 09, 2008 | Tennis
The Pioneers won their sixth straight match (6-0), while the Buffaloes lost their fourth of five matches dropping to 1-4.
CU won the doubles points taking a 1-0 advantage behind wins from the No. 1 doubles team of Monica Milewski and Franziska Jendrian; and at No. 3 from Melisa Esposito and Abbie Probert.
Milewski/Jendrian tallied their fourth triumph in five outings this spring, while Esposito/Probert remained
unbeaten in two matches.
In singles, CU managed only pair of victories at the No. 5 and No. 6 slots with Jendrian defeating Bhavani Tirumurti, 6-3, 3-6, 1-0(7) along with Veera Nurmi sweeping Kaja Smole in straight sets 6-2, 6-1.
Nurmi won her 61st career singles match remaining in 19th place in school history; Jendrian her 48th.
Overall, the two schools have battled each other to the brink over the last five years with DU holding a 3-2 edge with four of those going the distance with 4-3 decisions.
CU leads the series 27-5 dating back to 1975.
The Buffs take to the road for the next two weeks with a trio of matches against William & Mary (Feb. 16), Old Dominion (Feb. 17) and
CU leads the series against W&M, 1-0; first-ever meeting with the Lady Monarchs; and trail 11-4 to
No. 41
DU (6-0), CU (1-4)
Feb. 9, Millennium Hotel,
1d) Milewski/Jendrian (CU) def. Aksdal/Voelker (DU) 8-4
2d) Bauregger/Schnoy (DU) def. Belassi/Torres Torres (CU) 8-4
3d) Esposito/Abbie Probert (CU) def. Smole/Tirumurti (DU) 9-7
1s) Mallory Voelker (DU) def. Monica Milewski (CU) 6-3, 6-2
2s) Ute Schnoy (DU) def. Camila Belassi (CU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
3s) Annette Aksdal (DU) def. Melisa Esposito (CU) 6-2, 6-3
4s) Julia Bauregger (DU) def. Gleisy Torres Torres (CU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
5s) Franziska Jendrian (CU) def. Bhavani Tirumurti (DU) 6-3, 3-6, 10-7
6s) Veera Nurmi (CU) def. Kaja Smole (DU) 6-2, 6-1
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