Colorado University Athletics
El Sayed, Stanojevic Named All-Pac-12
May 03, 2024 | Tennis
SAN FRANCISCO – Colorado's Aya El Sayed (second-team) and Mila Stanojevic (honorable mention) earned All-Pac-12 honors as the Buffaloes placed two players on the all-league list for fourth straight season, the Pac-12 announced Friday.
El Sayed is just the third CU player to earn above honorable mention honors, in CU's Pac-12 history, joining Nuria Ormeno Ruiz (2017) and Antonia Balzert (2023), who were also both second team selections. Â That trio is also the only trio to earn mention on an All-Pac-12 team more than once in CU history.
El Sayed, who was an honorable mention selection in 2022-23, has a 19-11 record this season including 9-7 in dual matches, all at the No. 1 position.  She was ranked No. 117 in the April 9 ITA rankings after she defeated No. 31 and defending national champion Tian Fangran from UCLA two days earlier. She has also teamed with Pia Rebec to have a 14-7 doubles record this season, and the pair is 8-6 in dual matches, all at No. 1, and ranked No. 59 in the country. El Sayed is 15-9 overall in doubles, giving her 34 wins on the season.Â
Stanojevic has primarily played No. 3 singles, where she has compiled a 13-6 dual record and is 18-12 overall on the season in singles action. She has teamed with Elys Ventura to have an 11-6 record, mostly at the No. 2 spot, and an 12-8 overall record. The pair was just ranked No. 80 in the nation in Thursday's final ITA doubles rankings before the start of postseason.Â
The two will lead the Buffs into the postseason for the second straight season, CU's first back-to-back postseason appearances this century, as it last happened in in a four-year stretch from 1996-99. CU will be the top seed in 2024 UTR Sports NIT Championship, taking place May 6-8 in Bradenton, Fla., at IMG Academy. CU will face St. Mary's of California in the first round Monday at 7 a.m. MT. All matches will be streamed live on Amazon Prime.
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