Colorado Advances To Four Championships

LAS VEGAS – The University of Colorado women's tennis program picked up a flight championship and advanced three more teams to their respected flight championships Saturday in the Rebel Invitational at UNLV.

Ellie Puzak came out as the fifth flight champion in her four-person bracket, taking the win after a close 10-8 pro-set. Puzak took the first set with relative ease at 6-3, then battle hard in a 7-6 second set loss to Rachel Lee of UNLV.

Two other Buffaloes will compete in their eight-person flight championships Sunday with Sophia Derivan and Megan Forster advancing to their finals in the third and fourth flights, respectfully. Both took care of business with Derivan defeating Utah's Anya Lamoreaux 6-4, 6-4, while Forster picked up her second win of the season against Sophia Sassoli of Georgia Tech 6-2, 6-2.

Colorado won one other singles match as Antonia Balzert advanced to the flight two consolation championships after defeating Emily Dush of Utah. Balzert had to battle hard after dropping the first set 6-3. She returned the favor by the same 6-3 score in the second then took the third set is a nail-biter by a score of 7-6.

In doubles action, Maria Campos and Tallulah Farrow advanced to the flight two championships after defeated a tandem from Georgia Tech 8-4. The other two Buff squads of Balzert/Derivan and Ecton/Puzak both dropped matches as Balzert and Derivan fell from the first flight consolation in an 8-2 match and Ecton and Puzak dropped an 8-4 decision to a sister tandem from UNLV in the flight two semifinals.

Also for Colorado, Ecton, Farrow and Campos closed out their singles competition with Campos and Farrow falling in straight sets. Ecton swept the first set 6-0 but dropped the next two against a Utah individual 6-2, 6-1.

The Buffs close out the fall season tomorrow in Vegas with the remaining championships matches and added extra matches.

RESULTS
REBEL INVITATIONAL
Round One Singles
Flight One                        Kenya Jones (GT) def. Maria Campos (CU) 6-1, 6-2
Flight Two                       Alexa Bortles (MISS) def. Antonia Balzert (CU) 6-4, 6-2
Flight Three                    Katya Hersh (UU) def. Tallulah Farrow (CU) 7-5, 6-2
Flight Three                    Sophia Derivan (CU) def. Nadia Gizdova (GT) 2-6, 7-6, 7-6
Flight Four                       Samantha Li (UNLV) def. Ky Ecton (CU) 6-1, 7-6
Flight Four                       Megan Forster (CU) def. Jasmine Rich (UU) 6-1, 6-1
Flight Five                        Ellie Puzak (CU) def. Sara Alajbegovic (UNLV) 6-2, 6-1

Round Two Singles
Flight One Cons.            Madison Tattini (UU) def. Maria Campos (CU) 6-3, 6-1
Flight Two Cons.           Antonia Balzert (CU) def. Emily Dush (UU) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6
Flight Three Semi         Sophia Derivan (CU) def. Anya Lamoreaux (UU) 6-4, 6-4
Flight Three Cons.        Lillian Mould (UO) def. Tallulah Farrow (CU) 6-2, 6-3
Flight Four Semi            Megan Forster (CU) def. Sophia Sassoli (GT) 6-2, 6-2
Flight Four Cons.           Madison McKay (UU) def. Ky Ecton (0-6, 6-2, 6-1)
Flight Five Champ        Ellie Puzak (CU) def. Rachel Lee (UNLV) 6-3, 6-7, 10-8

Round One Doubles
Flight One                        Kenya Jones/Victoria Flores (GT) def. Antonia Balzert/Sophia Derivan (COLO) 8-3
Flight Two                       Maria Campos/Tallulah Farrow (COLO) def. Lillian Mould/Myah Petchey (OREG) 8-7
Flight Two                       Ky Ecton/Ellen Puzak (COLO) def. Jasmine Rich/Madison McKay (UU) 8-4

Round Two Doubles
Flight One Cons.            Prelle/Iglupas (UA) def. Balzert/Derivan (CU) 8-2
Flight Two Semi.            Campos/Farrow (CU) def. Sassoli/Gross (GT) 8-4
Flight Two Semi.            Li/Li (UNLV) def. Ecton/Puzak (CU) 8-4

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Players Mentioned

Antonia Balzert

Maria Campos

Sophia Derivan

Ky Ecton

Tallulah Farrow

Megan Forster

Ellen Puzak