Colorado
Texas A&M
Aggies Hold On Defeat Buffs, 5-2
April 23, 2010 | Tennis
BOULDER - University of Colorado senior Monica Milewski rallied to win her 89th career singles match, however the Buffaloes came up short on the scoreboard falling, 5-2 to the No. 36 ranked Texas A&M Aggies, Friday afternoon at the Millennium Hotel Harvest House. The match was moved indoors for the third time this spring season due to inclement weather.
The Buffaloes drop to 10-11 overall and 3-7 in the Big 12, while Texas A&M improves to 12-8 and 7-3 in conference play.
Milewski upset No. 59 Elze' Potgieter at the top singles slot, 6-3, 7-5 for her 24th win of the year and improved her Big 12 Conference singles record to 7-1. Milewski, who will graduate as the second all-time singles winner in school history, rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the second set. The triumph was her 12th victory in her last 14 singles matches.
The Aggies continued their dominance over the Buffaloes winning for the 12th straight time and securing the doubles point taking all three positions.
In singles, the Aggies went up 3-0 on the scoreboard taking the No. 2 and No. 3 slots in straight sets. Milewski cut the home team's deficit to 3-1, then sophomore Michala Hedelund Jensen defeated Sheri Olivier, 6-3, 6-0 at No. 4 narrowing the CU deficit to 3-2.
Hedelund Jensen won her 14th match of the year and eighth of the spring.
The nationally ranked Aggies took the No. 5 and No. 6 lines in straight sets for the 5-2 win.
CU wraps up the home regular season at the South Campus Courts against No. 19 Texas on Sunday beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 36 Texas A&M 5, No. 68 Colorado 2
A&M (12-8, 7-3 Big 12), CU (10-11, 3-7 Big 12)
April 23, Millennium Hotel Harvest House, Boulder, Colo.
1d) (40) Potgieter/Urbina (A&M) def. Esposito/Milewski (CU) 8-3
2d) Frank/Stephanie Davidson (A&M) def. Hedelund Jensen/Probert (CU) 8-5
3d) Olivier/Christi Liles (A&M) def. Anuszkiewicz/Kern (CU), 8-1
Order of Finish: 3, *2, 1
1s) (93) Monica Milewski (CU) def. (59) Elze' Potgieter (A&M) 6-3, 7-5
2s) (49) Nazari Urbina (A&M) def. (107) Melisa Esposito (CU) 6-1, 6-4
3s) (122) Morgan Frank (A&M) def. Abbie Probert (CU) 7-5, 6-2
4s) Michala Hedelund Jensen (CU) def. Sheri Olivier (A&M) 6-3, 6-0
5s) Lauren Santacroce (A&M) def. Ania Anuszkiewicz (CU) 6-2, 6-2
6s) Christi Liles (A&M) def. Erin Sanders (CU) 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1, 4, *5, 6
Match Notes:
- Esposito/Milewski played together for the first time in their careers. Each has 76 career wins between them.
- Milewski won her 26th career Big 12 Conference singles match.
- Milewski has the most spring victories this season with 14. She has a team-best 13 at one singles position.
- Texas A&M leads the all-time series 13-3 and has won the last 12 meetings. The Aggies are 6-1 in Boulder.
- Texas A&M head coach Bobby Kleinecke won his 400th career victory.
- Freshman Nazari Urbina is 14-0 at the No. 2 singles line, including 10-0 in Big 12 matches only.
- Urbina and junior Morgan Frank lead the Aggies with identical 19-2 dual match records.
- The duo of Urbina and Potgieter is 12-6 at the No. 1 line and No. 40 in the ITA national doubles rankings.
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