Colorado University Athletics
Wednesday, April 24
Ojai, Calif.
10:00 AM
Colorado
vs
Washington State
Photo by: Tony Harman
Colorado Set to Take on Washington State
April 22, 2019 | Tennis
BOULDER – The University of Colorado women's tennis team will play No.35-ranked Washington State Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. (MT) in Ojai, Calif., for the first round of the 2019 Pac-12 Championships.
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The Buffaloes (10-13, 3-7 Pac-12) secured the eighth seed after entering a three-way tie with Utah and Washington State. The Cougars fell to the ninth seed after losing to Washington in the season finale, setting up a matchup for the two with the winner set to take on the defending national champions and Pac-12 regular season champion Stanford Thursday at 1 p.m. (MT).
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CU was able to take down Washington State this season at home when the Cougs were ranked 28th in the nation. Colorado picked up the win in a 4-3 battle that included a Buff doubles point and wins from Sara Nayar against the then-ranked 38th player in the nation, Annabelle Andrinopoulos and Tallulah Farrow.
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Colorado will rely on strong doubles play once against with Andrinopoulos and Monica Malinen trying to keep their national hopes alive after last weekend's loss. The 20th-ranked pair in the nation fell to the No.81 ranked team from Utah but have a chance for retribution with WSU's top pair ranked 47th. Nayar, the 100th-ranked player in the nation, will be key as she was in the regular season win as she takes on Michaela Bayerlova once again, now ranked 32nd in the nation.
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The Buffaloes have lost their past five matches, all against ranked teams. Malinen continues to lead the team with a 21-10 record this season. She is 4-4 recently in the No.2 singles position and 15-6 in duals this season. Nayar is second on the team with a 13-9 dual record, including a 4-5 record in the No.1 position in Pac-12 play. She is 3-5 against nationally ranked opponents.
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Bayerlova leads the Washington State team this season but is joined in the rankings by the 47th-ranked doubles pair in Hikaru Sato and Tiffany Mylonas. The Cougs picked up key wins this season at home, including a 6-1 rout of Arizona and a 4-2 upset of No.10 UCLA.
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The Buffaloes (10-13, 3-7 Pac-12) secured the eighth seed after entering a three-way tie with Utah and Washington State. The Cougars fell to the ninth seed after losing to Washington in the season finale, setting up a matchup for the two with the winner set to take on the defending national champions and Pac-12 regular season champion Stanford Thursday at 1 p.m. (MT).
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CU was able to take down Washington State this season at home when the Cougs were ranked 28th in the nation. Colorado picked up the win in a 4-3 battle that included a Buff doubles point and wins from Sara Nayar against the then-ranked 38th player in the nation, Annabelle Andrinopoulos and Tallulah Farrow.
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Colorado will rely on strong doubles play once against with Andrinopoulos and Monica Malinen trying to keep their national hopes alive after last weekend's loss. The 20th-ranked pair in the nation fell to the No.81 ranked team from Utah but have a chance for retribution with WSU's top pair ranked 47th. Nayar, the 100th-ranked player in the nation, will be key as she was in the regular season win as she takes on Michaela Bayerlova once again, now ranked 32nd in the nation.
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The Buffaloes have lost their past five matches, all against ranked teams. Malinen continues to lead the team with a 21-10 record this season. She is 4-4 recently in the No.2 singles position and 15-6 in duals this season. Nayar is second on the team with a 13-9 dual record, including a 4-5 record in the No.1 position in Pac-12 play. She is 3-5 against nationally ranked opponents.
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Bayerlova leads the Washington State team this season but is joined in the rankings by the 47th-ranked doubles pair in Hikaru Sato and Tiffany Mylonas. The Cougs picked up key wins this season at home, including a 6-1 rout of Arizona and a 4-2 upset of No.10 UCLA.
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