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Day Two
Tennis Trio Advances to KU Invite Finals
September 17, 2011 | Tennis
Saturday's play was more of the same from the first day on Friday with singles and doubles competition featuring nine schools in eight singles and two doubles brackets. Day two was marred with rain delays forcing the tournament to move inside on only five courts.
"The ladies backed up another good day of play and competed hard," said CU head coach Nicole Kenneally. "It's good to see and we look forward to one more day. We've seen two quality days and looking for a third. I'm extremely proud and we are continuing to learn."
Earlier in the day, sophomores Winde Janssens and Carla Manzi Tenorio won a pair of matches en route to the Doubles A Bracket title. The CU tandem defeated Kentucky's pair of Fox and Testerman, 9-8(7-2) in the semifinals, then later in the morning edged the hometown favorites Pezzotti/Los of Kansas, 8-6 in the finals.
In singles play, all three CU sophomores of Janssens, Manzi Tenorio, and Kristina Schleich all won their respective semifinal matches in straight sets to play to Sunday's finals. Ironically, the CU trio will all play three women from Washington State. It will be the first time over the three-day tournament the two Pac-12 schools will face off against one another.
In the Singles A Bracket, Schleich defeated KU's Karen Hernandez, 6-3, 6-2; in Singles B, Janssens beat Laura Bouet of Missouri-Kansas City, 6-0, 6-2; and in Singles C, Manzi Tenorio edged KU's Monica Pezzotti, 7-6(5), 6-0.
In Sunday's finals, CU will play Washington State in all three finals. Schleich will play senior Elisabeth Fournier; Janssens against junior Liudmila Vasilieva; and Manzi Tenorio will face off against junior Andjela Kankaras.
In addition to the Buffaloes and the host Jayhawks, the invitational also features Arkansas State, Kentucky, Missouri-Kansas City, St. Louis, South Dakota, Washington State, and Division II Nova Southeastern (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.).
Singles A Semifinals
Kristina Schleich (CU) def. Karen Hernandez (Kansas) 6-3, 6-2
Singles B Semifinals
Winde Janssens (CU) def. Laura Bouet (Missouri-Kansas City) 6-0, 6-2
Singles C Semifinals
Carla Manzi Tenorio (CU) def. Monica Pezzotti (KU) 7-6(5), 6-0
Singles D Semifinals
Brooke Urzendowski (St. Louis) def. Erin Sanders (CU) 6-4, 6-1
Singles E Consolations
Maria Toro (St. Louis) def. Ania Anuszkiewicz (CU) default
Singles F Semifinals
Vika Khanevskaya (KU) def. Ashley Tiefel (CU) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles A Semifinals
Janssens/Manzi Tenorio (CU) def. Fox/Testerman (Kentucky) 9-8(7-2)
Doubles A Finals
Janssens/Manzi Tenorio (CU) def Pezzotti/Los (Kansas) 8-6
Doubles B Consolation
Anuszkiewicz/Schleich (CU) def. Bouet/Amsallem (UMKC) 8-4
Doubles B Consolation Finals
Nalepa/Toro (St. Louis) def. Anuszkiewicz/Schleich (CU) default
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