Colorado
Day 1
Buffs Open SDSU Fall Classic II With Five Wins
November 10, 2017 | Tennis
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The University of Colorado women's tennis team finished its first day at the SDSU Fall Classic II with several victories, winning four of five singles draws and splitting its doubles matchups.
WHAT HAPPENED
The field of competition includes University of San Diego, Fresno State, Air Force, Cal Poly, Columbia, Liberty University and Pac-12 foe Utah.
In singles play, the Buffs won four of it's five matches. In the red draw, freshman Linda Huang defeated Katerina Stioukalova of Fresno State in a competitive match 6-4, 7-6 (4). Huang will move on to play at 11:15 Saturday morning. Louise Ronaldson had a tough match battling Liberty University's Lara Soares in three sets and pulled out the 2-3, 7-5, 6-2 victory.
Chloe Hule competed in the white draw where she faced Serial Slatzen of Cal Poly. Hule won the match 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the next round and will play at 11:15 on Saturday. Annabelle Andrinopoulos also defeated her opponent to advance to the next round in the silver draw. Andrinopoulos took the victory over Caroline Williams of Cal Poly in a 6-4, 6-2 victory.
Kyra Wojcik faced Katharina Kukaras of San Diego in the gold draw and battled but fell 6-3, 6-1.
The Buffs kicked off the morning with doubles play. In the Red Draw the duo of Louise Ronaldson and Kyra Wojcik defeated Hatcliff and Laskey of Air Force 6-4. They advance and will play at 9:00 am on Saturday. Linda Huang and Annabelle Andrinopoulos competed in the Black Draw where the duo fell to University of San Diego's Toores and Chow 6-3. They move to the consolation bracket and have the chance to bounce back tomorrow morning at 9:00 am.
UP NEXT
The three-day tournament continues tomorrow. The tournament will begin at 9 a.m. each day with three doubles draws, while six singles brackets and a round robin event will immediately follow doubles competition.
QUOTABLE Head Coach Nicole Kenneally
Overall
"Overall, we had a pretty solid day. I think we worked really hard on our execution. I think we were focused in and committed to what we were trying to do. For Lou to come back after being down a set, hang in there and to have the right frame of mind and keep giving herself opportunities was great to see. I am really proud of her."
On Chloe Hule
"Chloe was in it the whole way and had a few ups and downs and could have pulled away in some games, but didn't. She stayed in there to close it out which, I think is huge. Tennis is funny. You are not just playing your opponent on the other side of the court. Sometimes your biggest opponent can be yourself. I think we are taking the right steps towards not allowing ourselves to be our biggest competitor out on the court, and that is a big step for any tennis player. The quicker you make that steps the quicker you can make strides in your game."
On the Overall Tournament
"This tournament is a great one, there are a ton of different schools here. Several schools that we do play and a few we haven't really seen that much of. So, it is really nice to go up against different opponents. Tomorrow we have matchups against both Air Force and Utah, but we are going to treat those just like any regular match we play. We came here to play and are competing hard and we will continue to strive for our best. I think that is important."
On Doubles
With doubles, it was good for Kyra and Lou to get the win this morning as it was one of the first times playing with each other. Good to see them out on the court competing hard. We look forward to tomorrow and hopefully have an even better day than we did today."
SINGLES
Red Draw
Linda Huang (Colo.) def. Katerina Stioukalova (FS) 6-4, 7-6(4)
Green Draw
Louise Ronaldson (Colo.) def. Lara Soares (LU) 2-3, 7-5, 6-2
White Draw
Chloe Hule (Colo.) def. Seriaba Slatzen (CP) 6-3, 7-5
Silver Draw
Annabelle Andrinopoulos (Colo.) def. Caroline Willians (CP) 6-4, 6-2
Gold Draw
Katharina Kukaras (USD) def. Kyra Wojcik (Colo) 6-3, 6-1
DOUBLES
Red Draw
Ronaldson/Wojcik (Colo.) def. Hatcliff/Laskey (USAFA) 6-4
Black Draw
Torres/Chow (USD) def. Huang/Andrinopoulos (Colo) 6-3
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