Sunday, February 11
Boulder, Colo.
10:00 AM
Colorado
4
vs
1
Missouri
Buffs Close Out the Weekend Sweep With Win Over Missouri
February 11, 2024 | Tennis
BOULDER – It was a Super Sunday indeed for the Colorado Buffaloes Tennis team. At the Rocky Mountain Tennis Center Saturday morning the Buffs took down the Missouri Tigers 4-1 to close out the first home weekend of the season.
After splitting No. 1 and No. 2 doubles, it set up No. 3 doubles as the swing match to clinch the doubles point. For Ema Bubalo and Anya Nelson, they got up quickly in the match being one point away from clinching three times with the score reading 5-2 in favor of the Buffs. After Missouri continued its comeback attempt, Bubalo and Nelson closed the door winning the match and clinching the doubles point.
In singles, Mila Stanojevic continued her hot start to the season with a win at No. 3 singles extending her win streak to six matches.
In her first match against her former team, Elys Ventura had to battle through three sets to come out on top at No. 2 singles. Her victory put Colorado one point away from a fourth consecutive win.Â
"There was definitely some excitement and nerves seeing my old teammates," Ventura on playing her former team. "I haven't seen them in a while so I got when I started the match, I was pretty nervous but throughout the day I got through it. The girl I played I was there with her for two years, so I knew a lot about her and how she played. I think I had some advantages with that."
Missouri won its lone match of the day at No. 1 singles, bringing the score to 3-1.
Betina Tokac ended the match and clinched the weekend sweep at No. 4 singles after battling in the second set to clinch. After failing to finish a few match points, Tokac won the final two games to give the Buffs the win.
"We're proud of our team for just competing," head coach Anthony Pham said. "I think that's one thing we've learned about ourselves and about this group is good or bad, whether they feel good or bad, no matter the conditions we just we battle. As a coaching staff that's all you really ask is to battle, not only for themselves but for each other."
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Buffs go back on the road next week for three matches against Indiana, Ball State, and IUPI February 17 and 18.
RESULTS
Colorado 4, Missouri 1
February 11, 2024
Boulder, Colorado (Rocky Mountain Tennis Center)
Doubles
1.   Canete/Martinez (MIS) def. El Sayed/Rebec (CU) 6-1
2.   Stanojevic/Ventura (CU) def. Artimedi/Schwarte (MIS) 6-1
3.   Bubalo/Nelson (CU) def. Cardenas Rifka/McLellan (MIS) 6-4
Order of Finish: (1,2,3*)
SinglesÂ
1.   Mae Canete (MIS) def. Aya El Sayed (CU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
2.   Elys Ventura (CU) def. Gabriela Martinez (MIS) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2  Â
3.   Mila Stanojevic (CU) def. Emelie Schwarte (MIS) 6-1, 6-2
4.   Betina Tokac (CU) def. Andrea Artimedi (MIS) 6-3, 7-5
5.   Alexandra Abyasova (CU) vs. Roma Cardenas Rifka (MIS) 5-1, unf.
6.   Pia Rebec (CU) vs. Sophia McLellan (MIS) 2-0, unf.
Order of Finish: (3,2,1,4*)
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After splitting No. 1 and No. 2 doubles, it set up No. 3 doubles as the swing match to clinch the doubles point. For Ema Bubalo and Anya Nelson, they got up quickly in the match being one point away from clinching three times with the score reading 5-2 in favor of the Buffs. After Missouri continued its comeback attempt, Bubalo and Nelson closed the door winning the match and clinching the doubles point.
In singles, Mila Stanojevic continued her hot start to the season with a win at No. 3 singles extending her win streak to six matches.
In her first match against her former team, Elys Ventura had to battle through three sets to come out on top at No. 2 singles. Her victory put Colorado one point away from a fourth consecutive win.Â
"There was definitely some excitement and nerves seeing my old teammates," Ventura on playing her former team. "I haven't seen them in a while so I got when I started the match, I was pretty nervous but throughout the day I got through it. The girl I played I was there with her for two years, so I knew a lot about her and how she played. I think I had some advantages with that."
Missouri won its lone match of the day at No. 1 singles, bringing the score to 3-1.
Betina Tokac ended the match and clinched the weekend sweep at No. 4 singles after battling in the second set to clinch. After failing to finish a few match points, Tokac won the final two games to give the Buffs the win.
"We're proud of our team for just competing," head coach Anthony Pham said. "I think that's one thing we've learned about ourselves and about this group is good or bad, whether they feel good or bad, no matter the conditions we just we battle. As a coaching staff that's all you really ask is to battle, not only for themselves but for each other."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first doubles match of the morning did not go the Buffs ways, Missouri's Canete and Martinez took down El Sayed and Rebec at No. 1 doubles 6-1 to take control early.
- To even the score, Stanojevic and Ventura gave the Tigers their first loss of the day with a 6-1 defeat of Artimedi and Schwarte to even things up.
- For the first time in three matches Ema Bubalo and Anya Nelson finished their doubles match, this time against Cardenas Rifka and McLellan. After going up 5-2 and having match point at 40-15, the Tiger's stormed back to bring to 5-4 before Buablo and Nelson closed the match out, clinching the doubles point for the Buffs, giving an early 1-0 lead.
- From the opening serve of singles, Stanojevic controlled the match leaving no doubt defeating Emelie Schwarte 6-1, 6-2 to give the Buffs a 2-0 lead.
- After taking the first set against Gabriela Martinez, Ventura could not keep the momentum going into the second set, forcing a third-set. In the last set, Ventura got back to dictating the match leading to a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 victory to extend the lead to 3-0 for Colorado.
- Missouri's Mae Canete won the first singles match 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 over El Sayed to shorten the lead to 3-1.
- At No. 4 singles Tokac clinched the match for the Buffs with a 6-3, 7-5 straight set win over Andrea Artimedi.
- For Alexandra Abyasova and Rebec at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, their matches ended unfinished after clinching the match with both holding leads at the conclusion.
- Colorado improves to 26-3 all-time against Missouri and 14-0 in Boulder.
- Mila Stanojevic pushed her singles win streak to six matches, with today being her 35th singles win of her career.
- Betina Tokac moves to 6-0 in the spring.
- The win today marks the tenth career doubles win for Anya Nelson.
The Buffs go back on the road next week for three matches against Indiana, Ball State, and IUPI February 17 and 18.
RESULTS
Colorado 4, Missouri 1
February 11, 2024
Boulder, Colorado (Rocky Mountain Tennis Center)
Doubles
1.   Canete/Martinez (MIS) def. El Sayed/Rebec (CU) 6-1
2.   Stanojevic/Ventura (CU) def. Artimedi/Schwarte (MIS) 6-1
3.   Bubalo/Nelson (CU) def. Cardenas Rifka/McLellan (MIS) 6-4
Order of Finish: (1,2,3*)
SinglesÂ
1.   Mae Canete (MIS) def. Aya El Sayed (CU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
2.   Elys Ventura (CU) def. Gabriela Martinez (MIS) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2  Â
3.   Mila Stanojevic (CU) def. Emelie Schwarte (MIS) 6-1, 6-2
4.   Betina Tokac (CU) def. Andrea Artimedi (MIS) 6-3, 7-5
5.   Alexandra Abyasova (CU) vs. Roma Cardenas Rifka (MIS) 5-1, unf.
6.   Pia Rebec (CU) vs. Sophia McLellan (MIS) 2-0, unf.
Order of Finish: (3,2,1,4*)
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