Colorado Closes out Weekend

SAN DIEGO, and SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – In the final day of the first weekend this fall at the Battle in the Bay and UTSA Intercollegiate Championships the Colorado Buffaloes Tennis team finished the trip with seven exhibition matches.

Throughout the weekend the goal was to improve and get match experience, and that is exactly what happened. On the fourth and final day across both tournaments the Buffs had seven total matches played as exhibitions. Even though as a team the record for today was only 2-5 there was growth from day one.

That was evident from the first match of the day down in San Diego. Pia Rebec and Elys Ventura got the action started in doubles against Mckenna Koenig and Parker Fry from USC. Throughout the entire match it was a back-and-forth affair, but at the end Rebec and Ventura closed it out in the final set to win 7-5. This match was the not only the first win as a doubles pairing but the first win in Rebecs young career as a Buff.

Similarly in San Francisco play began with doubles where Aya El Sayed and Mila Stanojevic battled against TCU's Destinee Martins and Isabel Pascual. Unlike the first match of the day, they were unable to come away with the win, losing 6-3.

The weekend would finish with five exhibition singles matches between both tournaments. It started with Carri Hayes taking on Kristina Novak from Oklahoma State. She continued to show improvement but ultimately still lost the match 6-3, 6-2. Rebec returned to the court for the last time this weekend against Irena Muradyan from San Jose State. She was unable to keep the momentum from her doubles win losing 6-2, 6-1.

The final match of the in San Diego was from Ventura in a tight two set match against a familiar opponent Parker Fry from USC. In both sets it came down to a tiebreaker, but Ventura was unable to close out sets, falling 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6).

Back up the coast El Sayed was facing off against Misaki Kobayashi from Fresno State. She left no doubt dominating from start to finish, closing the trip out with a 6-3, 6-1 victory. Stanojevic in the true final match fell in yet another tight straight set match 7-6 (2), 7-5 to San Francisco's own Simran Chhabra.

"Playing in both of these high-level events allowed us to compete against some very strong competition," head coach Anthony Pham commented on the weekend. "We saw some positive things and learned a great deal about our squad. We look forward to making some adjustments in practice in the coming days to help further prepare us for upcoming competition. We have a team of workers and we know we will continue to get better and better."
The Buffs return home next week to compete in the Colorado State Invite in Fort Collins.

Results
Battle in the Bay
Doubles
R16
Katerina Filip/Erin Richardson (SF) def. Aya El Sayed/Mil Stanojevic (CU) 8-5
Extra Match
Aya El Sayed/Mil Stanojevic (CU) def. Qianer Qiu/Alicia Yue (SF) 6-1
Destinee Martins/Isabel Pascual (TCU) def. Aya El Sayed/Mila Stanojevic (CU) 6-3
Singles
R32
Lucia Peyre (OKST) def. Mila Stanojevic (CU) 6-2, 6-1
Ange Oby Kajuru (OKST) def. Aya El Sayed (CU) 6-3, 6-3
Consolation R16
Mila Stanojevic (CU) def. Margaret Polk (TCU) 6-1, 6-0
Aya El Sayed (CU) def. Hana Gamracy (SF) 6-0, 6-4
Consolation Quarterfinals
Aya El Sayed (CU) def. Camille Kiss (UCSB) 7-5, 1-6, 12-10
Mariia Vyshkina (FSU) def. Mila Stanojevic (CU) 6-3, 6-3
Consolation Semifinals
Anna Campana (PEP) def. Aya El Sayed (CU) 6-1, 6-4
Extra Matches
Aya El Sayed (CU) def. Misaki Kobayashi (FSU) 6-3, 6-1
Simran Chhabra (USF) def. Mila Stanojevic (CU) 7-6 (2), 7-5
UTSA Intercollegiate Championships
Doubles
R32
Safiya Carrington/Kristina Novak (OKST) def. Pia Rebec/Elys Ventura (CU) 6-4
Zoe Olmos/Andjela Skrobonja (SDSU) def. Hayes/Tokac (CU) 6-3
Extra Matches
Pia Rebec/Elys Ventura (CU) def. Mckenna Koenig/Parker Fry (USC) 7-5
Singles
R64
Isabelle Lee (USC) def. Pia Rebec (CU) 6-3, 7-5
R32
Filippa Bruu-Syversen (USD) def. Elys Ventura (CU) 6-1, 6-4
Sloane Morra (USC) def. Betina Tokac (CU) 6-4, 7-5
Extra Matches
Sein Myoung (CSF) def. Pia Rebec (CU) 6-2, 6-3
Elys Ventura (CU) def. Silvia Maria Costache (KS) 6-4, 6-2
Zoe Olmos (SDSU) def. Betina Tokac (CU) 0-6, 7-6 (4), Retired
Kristina Novak (OKST) def. Carri Hayes (CU) 6-3, 6-2
Irena Muradyan (SJSU) def. Pia Rebec (CU) 6-2, 6-1
Parker Fry (USC) def. Elys Ventura (CU) 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6)

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Players Mentioned

Aya El Sayed

Carri Hayes

Pia Rebec

Mila Stanojevic

Betina Tokac

Elys Ventura