Colorado
Iowa State
Netters Dominate Iowa State, 6-1
April 17, 2009 | Tennis
BOULDER ? Senior Franziska Jendrian clinched her first match of the year and four other University Colorado singles players won in straight sets lifting the Buffaloes tennis team to a 6-1 victory over the Iowa State Cyclones, Friday afternoon at the Millennium Hotel Harvest House bubble.
The win improves the No. 53 nationally ranked Buffaloes to 11-7 overall and to 7-2 mark in the Big 12 Conference. The Cyclones lost for the eight straight time in conference play, falling to 10-11 overall and 1-9 in the conference.
CU continued its dominance over ISU winning for the 28th time in 30 meetings, improved to 13-1 in Big 12 play and remained unbeaten in Boulder at 7-0.
“Iowa State is a much improved team and I knew it was going to be a fight,” CU head coach Nicole Kenneally said. “We just held our own and stayed with them when we needed to, but it was a good college match.”
The Buffs improved to 9-1 on the season when winning the doubles point taking two of three from the Cyclones for a 1-0 lead. Camila Belassi and Melisa Esposito defeated Erin Karonis and Kara Hickey, 8-6 at No. 1 doubles for their sixth Big 12 triumph. It was also the sixth win in seven matches for Belassi/Esposito.
CU clinched the point when Michala Hedelund Jensen and Abbie Probert defeated Liza Wicher and Tessa Lang, 8-2 at No. 3. Hedelund Jensen/Probert recorded their 10th win of the year and fifth in conference play.
In singles, CU stormed out to a 3-1 advantage with straight set tallies from Belassi and Probert. Belassi and Probert each improved their impressive Big 12 record to 7-2. Belassi won for the seventh time in her last eight singles matches defeating Lang, 6-0, 6-1; while Probert defeated Maria Macedo, 6-3, 6-4.
In her last six matches, Probert has won five of them.
With ISU holding steady despite a 3-1 deficit, the home team rounded out the scoring with Jendrian's clinching match in three sets, followed by a pair of freshman straight sets wins from Hedelund Jensen and Ania Anuszkiewicz.
Jendrian tallied her 84th career singles win rallying to defeat Marie Chartier at the No. 4 slot, 1-6, 6-4, 6-0. It was Jendrian's 22nd career victory in three set matches and 13th career match win after losing the first set.
CU added a pair of team points with Hedelund Jensen defeating Reka Kelemen, 6-1, 6-3 at No. 6, and at No. 5, Anuszkiewicz outlasted Liza Wischer, 6-1, 6-4. Hedelund Jensen won her 14th of the year, while Anuszkiewicz tallied her fourth.
The Buffaloes close out the home schedule on Sunday, April 19 (11 a.m.) against the No. 73 ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers. Site of Sunday's match is still yet to be determined. Please check www.CUBuffs.com for weekend updates. Parking and admission are free and open to the public.
No. 53 Colorado 6, Iowa State 1
CU (11-7, 7-2 Big 12), ISU (10-11, 1-9 Big 12)
April 17, Millennium Harvest House, Boulder, Colo.
1d) Belassi/Esposito (CU) def. Karonis/Kara Hickey (ISU) 8-6
2d) Macedo/Chartier (ISU) def. Jendrian/Anuszkiewicz (CU) 8-5
3d) Probert/Hedelund Jensen (CU) def. Wicher/Lang (ISU) 8-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3*, 2
1s) Erin Karonis (ISU) def. Melisa Esposito (CU) 7-5, 6-2
2s) Camila Belassi (CU) def. Tessa Lang (ISU) 6-0, 6-1
3s) Abbie Probert (CU) def. Maria Macedo (ISU) 6-3, 6-4
4s) Franziska Jendrian (CU) def. Marie Chartier (ISU) 1-6, 6-4, 6-0
5s) Ania Anuszkiewicz (CU) def. Liza Wischer (ISU) 6-1, 6-4
6s) Michala Hedelund Jensen (CU) def. Reka Kelemen (ISU) 6-1, 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3, 4*, 6, 5
cu Match Notes
- CU has won 24 Big 12 matches over the last three years
- Probert has the most wins at the Big 12 No. 3 singles position (7-2); and Belassi/Esposito rank at the top at No. 1 singles, claiming their sixth Big 12 win
- CU has a trio of 20 match winners for the year: Jendrian (24), Belassi (21) and Esposito (21); Probert and Hedelund Jensen have 15 and 14, respectively.
- Jendrian ranks third in school history in Big 12 Conference singles wins (28) and third in doubles wins (27). Esposito is eighth in singles (22) and seventh in doubles (21)
- Jendrian tallied two wins against Iowa State, one in singles and one in doubles giving her 84 singles and 77 doubles wins (160 overall, 1st all-time at CU).
- Jendrian won her 84th career singles victory (sixth all-time at CU)
- Belassi notched her 55th career singles win, good enough for 25th on the CU all-time list
- Esposito recorded her 55th doubles win moving up to seventh all-time
- Anuszkiewicz recorded four aces her singles match
Players Mentioned
