Colorado Defeats South Dakota In Boise

BOISE – The University of Colorado women's tennis team picked up a 5-2 win against South Dakota here this morning, sweeping the doubles points and taking four of the five competed singles matches.

The Buffaloes (6-5), who were at full strength in doubles play with Annabelle Andrinopoulos in the lineup, started out the doubles matches with a quick 6-3 win in the No.2 doubles match over South Dakota (1-7). Sara Nayar and Megan Forster defeated Nanette Nylund and Emma Tranberg to take the early advantage in the doubles team point. Monica Malinen and Tallulah Farrow closed out a 7-5 win against Natka Kmoskova and Anastasiia Bondarenko in the No.1 doubles match to secure the team point. Andrinopoulos and Ky Ecton were in a 6-6 tie when the doubles point was secured, so the match was unfinished.

After securing the first team point the Buffaloes pulled Andrinopoulos from singles play, giving the Coyotes a point to tie it up 1-1 in team score. With the first three singles matches underway, CU jumped out to make quick work securing the match. Malinen took a dozen-straight games to sweep Kmoskova in the No.2 singles match, 6-0, 6-0. Forster gave up just a single game on her 6-1, 6-0 win in the No.3 singles match against Luana Stanciu, followed by Nayar clinching the dual for Colorado with a 7-5, 6-0 win in the No.1 singles match.

With the match clinched, Ecton found herself in a pro set after tying the No.5 singles match with a 6-2 second set finish. They third set went South Dakota's way with Nylund taking the pro set 10-4 after taking the first set 6-4.

The final match was the No.4 singles match with Farrow defeating Tranberg 6-3 in the first set before closely losing the second 7-6. Like the match before, the third set was shortened to a first-to-10 style with Farrow taking it 10-4.

Colorado returns to action tomorrow against host Boise State University. Action begins tomorrow morning at 11 a.m.

RESULTS: (in order of finish)
Doubles:
No.2 Nayar/Forster (CU) def. Nylund/Tranberg (SD) 6-3
No.1 Malinen/Farrow (CU) def. Kmoskova/Bondarenko (SD) 7-5
No.3 Andrinopoulos/Ecton (CU) vs. Lazarevic/Stanciu (SD), 6-6 unfinished

Singles:
No.6 Anastasiia Bondarenko (SD) wins by forfeit
No.2 Monica Malinen (CU) def. Natka Kmoskova (SD) 6-0, 6-0
No.3 Megan Forster (CU) def. Luana Stanciu (SD) 6-1, 6-0
No.1 Sara Nayar (CU) def. Jana Lazarevic (SD) 7-5, 6-0
No.5 Nanette Nylund (SD) def. Ky Ecton (CU) 6-4, 2-6, 10-4 (Pro set)
No.4 Tallulah Farrow (CU) def. Emma Tranberg (SD) 6-3, 6-7, 10-4 (Pro set)

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Team Stats

Players Mentioned

Annabelle Andrinopoulos

Ky Ecton

Tallulah Farrow

Megan Forster

Monica Malinen

Sara Nayar

Players Mentioned

Annabelle Andrinopoulos

Ky Ecton

Tallulah Farrow

Megan Forster

Monica Malinen

Sara Nayar