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Tennis Rebounds from 3-1 Deficit, Defeats Nebraska, 4-3
April 13, 2008 | Tennis
The victory was CU's second straight win in three days as well as their second win over the Cornhuskers in as many years. The Buffaloes improved to 9-10 overall and more impressively built their conference record to 6-3.
CU won in
Sunday's victory was the first time this season in seven matches CU won by a 4-3 margin and increased to their record to 7-3 when securing the doubles point.
Ninth-year head coach Nicole Kenneally also reached a personal milestone of her own, winning her 100th career match.
The doubles point proved to be the key ingredient the Buffaloes needed after finding themselves trailing 3-1 midway the singles competition. Doubles points were secured with Melisa Esposito and Franziska Jendrian, and Abbie Probert and Gleisy Torres Torres at the No. 2 and No. 3 slots, respectively.
Esposito/Jendrian won their 10th match of the year, while Probert/Torres Torres continued their team-best 13th triumph of the year and 11th of the spring.
The Buffs cut its margin in half when Jendrian won her team-high 20th singles victory defeating Maria Ring, 6-4, 7-5 at the No. 6 slot. Jendrian also won her third straight and fifth of her last seven matches. It was also her seventh conference victory in nine outings.
At No. 5, Esposito rallied from a set down storming back to defeat Amber Chandronnait, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1. The sophomore from
With the team score knotted at three, CU relied on senior leadership for the decisive winning point behind Veera Nurmi. Nurmi also rallied from a set down defeating Stephanie Evans, 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-1. Nurmi won her seven conference match, in addition, recording her 71st career victory moving into a 13th place tie on the school's all-time list.
CU will conclude the conference regular season next Friday and Sunday against
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CU (9-10, 6-3 Big 12), NU (15-5, 4-5 Big 12)
April 13, NU Varsity Courts
1d) Albers/Reimers (NU) def. Belassi/Milewski 9-8 (5)
2d) Esposito/Jendrian (CU) def. Ring/Swarting 8-4
3d) Torres Torres/Abbie Probert (CU) def. Chandronnait/Evans 8-3
Order of finish: 3, *2, 1
1s) #40 Imke Reimers (NU) def. Monica Milewski 6-2, 6-4
2s) Wiveca Swarting (NU) def. Camila Belassi 6-4, 6-2
3s) Jana Albers (NU) def. Gleisy Torres Torres 6-3, 6-3
4s) Veera Nurmi (CU) def. Stephanie Evans 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-1
5s) Melisa Esposito (CU) def. Amber Chandronnait 1-6, 6-4, 6-1
6s) Franziska Jendrian (CU) def. Maria Ring 6-4, 7-5
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1, 6, 5, *4
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