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Buffs Fall to No.11 USC
April 05, 2019 | Tennis
LOS ANGELES – The University of Colorado women's tennis team fell to No.11-ranked USC this afternoon in Los Angeles by a score of 4-0.
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Colorado (10-9, 3-3 Pac-12) came out strong with an opening set win in the No.3 doubles match against the Trojans (15-3, 5-1 Pac-12), but quickly was defeated in the point to lose their first doubles point in the last six duals. Ky Ecton and Tallulah Farrow swept Constantine Branstine and Salma Ewing 6-0. Shortly after Annabelle Andrinopoulos and Monica Malinen fell in a matchup of the No.35 doubles team against USC's No.14 doubles team in Angela Kulikov and Rianna Valdes by a score of 6-3 in the No.1 doubles match. Becca Weissmann and Danielle Willson clinched the point by beating Sara Nayar and Megan Forster 6-3 in the No.2 doubles match.
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Down 1-0, CU looked to make up the gap but lost all but one opening set in singles. Megan Forster was the only set winner with a 7-6(2) defeat of Becca Weissmann in the No.4 match, but it was too late as the dual was clinched before the second set could begin.
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The Trojans took the second team point in the No.6 singles match with Branstine defeating Ecton 6-1, 6-2. Nayar was the second Buff to fall against No.43 Ewing by a score of 6-2, 6-2. The match was clinched by No.122 Danielle Willson in the No.5 singles match by a score of 6-3, 6-1.
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Malinen had a close first set in the No.2 singles match, falling to Valdes 7-5. She was up 2-1 in the second when the match was clinched. Andrinopoulos was also down in the No.3 singles match to No.123 Neffa, as she lost the first set 6-2 and was down 5-2 when the match was abandoned.
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Colorado will look to rebound quickly as they take on No.8 UCLA tomorrow at 1 p.m. (MT).
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RESULTS
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Singles
No.1 #43 Salma Ewing (USC) def. Sara Nayar (CU) 6-2, 6-2
No.2 Rianna Valdes (USC) vs. Monica Malinen (CU) 7-5, 1-2 unfinished
No.3 #123 Ana Neffa (USC) vs. Annabelle Andrinopoulos (CU) 6-2, 5-2 unfinished
No.4 Megan Forster (CU) vs. Becca Weissmann (USC) 7-6(2) unfinished
No.5 #122 Danielle Willson (USC) def. Tallulah Farrow (CU) 6-3, 6-1
No.6 Constance Branstine (USC) def. Ky Ecton (CU) 6-1, 6-2
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Order of finish: 6, 1, 5
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Doubles
No.1 #14 Kulikov/Valdes (USC) def. #35 Andrinopoulos/Malinen (CU) 6-3
No.2 Weissmann/Willson (USC) def. Forster/Nayar (CU) 6-3
No.3 Ecton/Farrow (CU) def. Branstine/Ewing (USC) 6-0
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Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
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Colorado (10-9, 3-3 Pac-12) came out strong with an opening set win in the No.3 doubles match against the Trojans (15-3, 5-1 Pac-12), but quickly was defeated in the point to lose their first doubles point in the last six duals. Ky Ecton and Tallulah Farrow swept Constantine Branstine and Salma Ewing 6-0. Shortly after Annabelle Andrinopoulos and Monica Malinen fell in a matchup of the No.35 doubles team against USC's No.14 doubles team in Angela Kulikov and Rianna Valdes by a score of 6-3 in the No.1 doubles match. Becca Weissmann and Danielle Willson clinched the point by beating Sara Nayar and Megan Forster 6-3 in the No.2 doubles match.
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Down 1-0, CU looked to make up the gap but lost all but one opening set in singles. Megan Forster was the only set winner with a 7-6(2) defeat of Becca Weissmann in the No.4 match, but it was too late as the dual was clinched before the second set could begin.
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The Trojans took the second team point in the No.6 singles match with Branstine defeating Ecton 6-1, 6-2. Nayar was the second Buff to fall against No.43 Ewing by a score of 6-2, 6-2. The match was clinched by No.122 Danielle Willson in the No.5 singles match by a score of 6-3, 6-1.
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Malinen had a close first set in the No.2 singles match, falling to Valdes 7-5. She was up 2-1 in the second when the match was clinched. Andrinopoulos was also down in the No.3 singles match to No.123 Neffa, as she lost the first set 6-2 and was down 5-2 when the match was abandoned.
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Colorado will look to rebound quickly as they take on No.8 UCLA tomorrow at 1 p.m. (MT).
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RESULTS
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Singles
No.1 #43 Salma Ewing (USC) def. Sara Nayar (CU) 6-2, 6-2
No.2 Rianna Valdes (USC) vs. Monica Malinen (CU) 7-5, 1-2 unfinished
No.3 #123 Ana Neffa (USC) vs. Annabelle Andrinopoulos (CU) 6-2, 5-2 unfinished
No.4 Megan Forster (CU) vs. Becca Weissmann (USC) 7-6(2) unfinished
No.5 #122 Danielle Willson (USC) def. Tallulah Farrow (CU) 6-3, 6-1
No.6 Constance Branstine (USC) def. Ky Ecton (CU) 6-1, 6-2
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Order of finish: 6, 1, 5
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Doubles
No.1 #14 Kulikov/Valdes (USC) def. #35 Andrinopoulos/Malinen (CU) 6-3
No.2 Weissmann/Willson (USC) def. Forster/Nayar (CU) 6-3
No.3 Ecton/Farrow (CU) def. Branstine/Ewing (USC) 6-0
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Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
22
Salma Ewing / 0 (43/-) [USC]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
52UF
Rianna Valdes / 0 [USC]
71UF
#3 Singles Match
123
22UF
Ana Neffa / 0 (123/-) [USC]
65UF
#4 Singles Match
12
7UF
Becca Weissmann / 0 [USC]
6UF
#5 Singles Match
12
31
Danielle Willlson / 0 (122/-) [USC]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
12
Constance Branstine / 0 [USC]
66
Order of Finish:
6,1,5
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