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Buffs Gear Up for Two Tournaments
November 06, 2024 | Tennis
BOULDER – The Colorado Buffaloes tennis team travels to two tournaments this weekend starting Thursday at the ITA Fall Sectional at USC and followed up by the Florida Gulf Coast University Invite starting Friday in Fort Myers, Florida.
After a few weeks of training following the ITA Mountain Region Championship, four Buffs will travel to Los Angeles to compete in the ITA Fall Sectional for one final chance to qualify for the NCAA Individual Championship later this month.Â
The four athletes are Aya El Sayed, Mila Stanojevic, Betina Tokac, and Rixt van der Werff who will compete in singles. Stanojevic and Van der Werff qualified for sectionals by reaching the semifinals of regionals. El Sayed and Tokac earned at large bids for the tournament.Â
The NCAA Individual Championships moved to the fall semester for the first time this year, leading to the debut of this event. From this tournament, six student-athletes will qualify for the singles championships. All four semifinalists and two quarterfinal playoff winners.
These four will look to join doubles duo Ema Bubalo and Anya Nelson at the individual championships after the two qualified by winning the ITA Mountain Region Doubles Championship.
"This is the first year for sectionals and the competition should be strong, but that's what we like, that's what we want," head coach Anthony Pham said on the tournament. "I think our kids are excited to have the opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Championships and get out there and compete."
The rest of the team will travel to Fort Myers, Florida for the Florida Gulf Coast University Invite. They will face off against host FGCU, Memphis, and Purdue. Competing will be Lera Alexin, Ema Bubalo, Willow Gretsch, Anya Nelson, and Pia Rebec.
"Florida Gulf Coast and Bonita Bay Club do a really good job hosting the tournament," Pham commented. "It is a really fun tournament the members get out and really get into it. There will be good competition from Memphis, Purdue, and Florida Gulf Coast."
For the athletes who don't qualify for the NCAA Individual Championships, this will be the last tournament of the fall season. Pham has been very happy with the progress his team has made so far, "There are so many positive things that have happened this fall. Results-wise we have had a lot of good things, but each player has seen improvements in their game. We had some people graduate, some new members join the team and they've done a good job of buying into the philosophy of the program. I think there has been a seamless transition. The standard for themselves and each other continues to grow alongside the expectations for the program and that is very positive."
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After a few weeks of training following the ITA Mountain Region Championship, four Buffs will travel to Los Angeles to compete in the ITA Fall Sectional for one final chance to qualify for the NCAA Individual Championship later this month.Â
The four athletes are Aya El Sayed, Mila Stanojevic, Betina Tokac, and Rixt van der Werff who will compete in singles. Stanojevic and Van der Werff qualified for sectionals by reaching the semifinals of regionals. El Sayed and Tokac earned at large bids for the tournament.Â
The NCAA Individual Championships moved to the fall semester for the first time this year, leading to the debut of this event. From this tournament, six student-athletes will qualify for the singles championships. All four semifinalists and two quarterfinal playoff winners.
These four will look to join doubles duo Ema Bubalo and Anya Nelson at the individual championships after the two qualified by winning the ITA Mountain Region Doubles Championship.
"This is the first year for sectionals and the competition should be strong, but that's what we like, that's what we want," head coach Anthony Pham said on the tournament. "I think our kids are excited to have the opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Championships and get out there and compete."
The rest of the team will travel to Fort Myers, Florida for the Florida Gulf Coast University Invite. They will face off against host FGCU, Memphis, and Purdue. Competing will be Lera Alexin, Ema Bubalo, Willow Gretsch, Anya Nelson, and Pia Rebec.
"Florida Gulf Coast and Bonita Bay Club do a really good job hosting the tournament," Pham commented. "It is a really fun tournament the members get out and really get into it. There will be good competition from Memphis, Purdue, and Florida Gulf Coast."
For the athletes who don't qualify for the NCAA Individual Championships, this will be the last tournament of the fall season. Pham has been very happy with the progress his team has made so far, "There are so many positive things that have happened this fall. Results-wise we have had a lot of good things, but each player has seen improvements in their game. We had some people graduate, some new members join the team and they've done a good job of buying into the philosophy of the program. I think there has been a seamless transition. The standard for themselves and each other continues to grow alongside the expectations for the program and that is very positive."
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