Colorado University Athletics
Buffs Look For Two Road Wins This Weekend
April 07, 2016 | Tennis
BOULDER - Colorado's tennis team will hit the road this weekend looking for wins at Oregon on Friday (1:30 p.m. PT) and at Portland on Sunday (10 a.m. PT).
The Buffaloes have hit a tough stretch of tough Pac-12 play as Oregon will be the ninth consecutive nationally-ranked opponent they have faced. The Buffs managed to upset No. 59 Arizona for the only win during that stretch so far.
Nuria Ormeño Ruiz continues to be the team's leader at the No. 1 singles position, posting a 20-11 record and a 5-6 record at that spot. She and Jeannez Daniel have paired for a 4-3 doubles record, including 1-1 at the No. 1 spot. Kyra Wojcik has been playing the best tennis of her career recently, earning her first two Pac-12 victories last weekend. She upset 106th-ranked Rianna Valdes of Southern California on Sunday. The sophomore now has nine total wins this season.
Oregon (11-7, 3-5 Pac-12) comes into the weekend ranked No. 41. Kennan Johnson plays the No. 1 position for the Ducks and is 17-9 overall and 8-6 at No. 1, earning a No. 98 national ranking. A win over Oregon would be the highest-ranked Pac-12 opponent the Buffs have defeated since joining the league in 2011-12 and the highest-ranked win since upsetting No. 38 UNLV in 2009.
Portland (4-10) enters the weekend unranked. The Pilots are 0-2 against Pac-12 teams this season, losing to Washington and Washington State. However, they are strong at the top of their lineup as Lucia Butkovska boasts an 8-2 record at the No. 1 position.
