Friday, April 12
Boulder, Colo.
1:30 PM
Colorado
3
vs
4
Arizona
No. 75 Colorado Falls to No. 42 Arizona
April 12, 2024 | Tennis
BOULDER – Despite the comeback attempt the No. 75 Colorado Buffaloes tennis team fell 4-3 to No. 42 Arizona here Friday afternoon at the CU South Tennis Complex.
Colorado (12-7, 1-6) came out flat early on in doubles leading to Arizona (15-10, 3-5) taking two different matches 6-0 to clinch the doubles point.
"The disappointing thing was our doubles. Credit to Arizona, they took it to us, our energy wasn't good in doubles," head coach Anthony Pham said on doubles. "With doubles, you have one set, no add, it goes quickly."
The Buffs saw struggles continue at a couple of spots in singles but also saw improvements across the board. Elys Ventura who had previously been on a six-match losing streak going back to CSU in late February saw her fortune turn with an emphatic first-set win. She closed in a tight second set to win her first Pac-12 match of the season and get the Buffs on the board.
Much like Ventura, Mila Stanojevic struggled last week losing both matches, but early on in singles she was coming out looking to change things and it worked taking the first set from Arizona. After dropping the second set it created a third and final set. There she finished it off and earned her 16th singles win of the season.
The last win of the day came from Betina Tokac at No. 4 singles who has gone through some struggles since returning from injury, but she finished getting through the rust and won in the third set to capture her tenth win of the season.
Despite the improved efforts, the Wildcats finished on top winning at No. 1, 5, and 6 singles to clinch the match.
"In tennis, you have to have a short-term memory," Pham said. "You have to look at some of the things we did well today and repeat that. Flush doubles, we've been playing really good doubles this year, but today was one of those days we didn't have good energy and it's tough to get good results. We have no choice; we have to turn it around. I keep saying this, it's the truth, my belief is very high in this team, I'm confident we can turn it around for Sunday."
HOW IT HAPPENED
UP NEXT
The Buffs return on Sunday for their final home match against No. 31 Arizona State at 11:00 a.m. MT at the CU South Tennis Courts. Before the match, we will celebrate our two seniors Alexandra Abyasova and Elys Ventura.
RESULTS
No. 42 Arizona 4, No. 75 Colorado 3
April 12, 2024
Boulder, Colorado (CU South Tennis Courts)
Doubles
1. No. 71 Carter/Fulgenzi (ARI) def. No. 54 El Sayed/Rebec (CU) 6-0
2. Stanojevic/Ventura (CU) vs. Nevenhoven/Ostrzygalo (ARI) 4-3, unf.
3. Tirunelveli/Wilkins (ARI) def. No. 70 Bubalo/Nelson (CU) 6-0
Order of Finish: (1,3*)
Singles
1. No. 101 Reece Carter (ARI) def. No. 117 Aya El Sayed (CU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Elys Ventura (CU) def. Kayla Wilkins (ARI) 6-1, 6-4
3. Mila Stanojevic (CU) def. Martyna Ostrzygalo (ARI) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
4. Betina Tokac (CU) def. Midori Castillo-Meza (ARI) 6-7(3), 6-2, 1-0, ret.
5. Brandelyn Fulgenzi (ARI) def. Alexandra Abyasova (CU) 7-6(7), 6-4
6. Teja Tirunelveli (ARI) def. Pia Rebec (CU) 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: (1,6,2,5*,3,4)
Colorado (12-7, 1-6) came out flat early on in doubles leading to Arizona (15-10, 3-5) taking two different matches 6-0 to clinch the doubles point.
"The disappointing thing was our doubles. Credit to Arizona, they took it to us, our energy wasn't good in doubles," head coach Anthony Pham said on doubles. "With doubles, you have one set, no add, it goes quickly."
The Buffs saw struggles continue at a couple of spots in singles but also saw improvements across the board. Elys Ventura who had previously been on a six-match losing streak going back to CSU in late February saw her fortune turn with an emphatic first-set win. She closed in a tight second set to win her first Pac-12 match of the season and get the Buffs on the board.
Much like Ventura, Mila Stanojevic struggled last week losing both matches, but early on in singles she was coming out looking to change things and it worked taking the first set from Arizona. After dropping the second set it created a third and final set. There she finished it off and earned her 16th singles win of the season.
The last win of the day came from Betina Tokac at No. 4 singles who has gone through some struggles since returning from injury, but she finished getting through the rust and won in the third set to capture her tenth win of the season.
Despite the improved efforts, the Wildcats finished on top winning at No. 1, 5, and 6 singles to clinch the match.
"In tennis, you have to have a short-term memory," Pham said. "You have to look at some of the things we did well today and repeat that. Flush doubles, we've been playing really good doubles this year, but today was one of those days we didn't have good energy and it's tough to get good results. We have no choice; we have to turn it around. I keep saying this, it's the truth, my belief is very high in this team, I'm confident we can turn it around for Sunday."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Arizona opened up the afternoon with two dominant efforts in doubles, starting with No. 71 Reece Carter and Brandelyn Fulgenzi at No. 1 doubles. They defeated No. 54 Aya EL Sayed and Pia Rebec 6-0.
- The second dominant effort came at No. 3 doubles Teja Tirunelveli and Kayla Wilkins who also won 6-0 over No. 70 Ema Bubalo and Anya Nelson.
- Stanojevic and Ventura were leading 4-3 at No. 2 doubles when the doubles point was clinched leaving the match unfinished.
- The Wildcats maintained control in singles behind No. 101 Carter taking down EL Sayed 6-2, 6-1 to extend the lead to 2-0.
- Tirunelveli won her second match of the day at No. 6 singles over Rebec 6-1, 6-1.
- Colorado got on the board at No. 2 singles behind a straight-set victory from Ventura. She won 6-1, 6-4 taking down Wilkins to close the gap to 3-1.
- Alexandra Abyasova did everything she could to flip the momentum of the match starting in the first set. After being down 5-4 and 40-0 in the game, Abyasova won four straight points to tie the match 5-5. Once again in the first set tiebreaker, she was down 6-3, she won four straight points to take a 7-6 lead but lost three straight to follow to lose the first set 7-6(7). In the second set, she battled the entire way gaining a 4-3 lead. Fulgenzi from Arizona won three straight games to clinch the match for the Wildcats.
- Even with the match clinched they played the remaining matches out allowing Stanojevic to close out a third-set win at No. 3 singles over Martyna Ostrzygalo 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.
- The final match of the day saw Betina Tokac get back in the win column with a third-set victory of her own over Midori Castillo-Meza 6-7(3), 6-2, 1-0, ret. Her opponent retired due to injury in the last set.
UP NEXT
The Buffs return on Sunday for their final home match against No. 31 Arizona State at 11:00 a.m. MT at the CU South Tennis Courts. Before the match, we will celebrate our two seniors Alexandra Abyasova and Elys Ventura.
RESULTS
No. 42 Arizona 4, No. 75 Colorado 3
April 12, 2024
Boulder, Colorado (CU South Tennis Courts)
Doubles
1. No. 71 Carter/Fulgenzi (ARI) def. No. 54 El Sayed/Rebec (CU) 6-0
2. Stanojevic/Ventura (CU) vs. Nevenhoven/Ostrzygalo (ARI) 4-3, unf.
3. Tirunelveli/Wilkins (ARI) def. No. 70 Bubalo/Nelson (CU) 6-0
Order of Finish: (1,3*)
Singles
1. No. 101 Reece Carter (ARI) def. No. 117 Aya El Sayed (CU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Elys Ventura (CU) def. Kayla Wilkins (ARI) 6-1, 6-4
3. Mila Stanojevic (CU) def. Martyna Ostrzygalo (ARI) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
4. Betina Tokac (CU) def. Midori Castillo-Meza (ARI) 6-7(3), 6-2, 1-0, ret.
5. Brandelyn Fulgenzi (ARI) def. Alexandra Abyasova (CU) 7-6(7), 6-4
6. Teja Tirunelveli (ARI) def. Pia Rebec (CU) 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: (1,6,2,5*,3,4)
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