Tennis Continues Non-Conference Slate

BOULDER GÇô The University of Colorado womenGÇÖs tennis team continues its non-conference portion of the schedule with three matches in three days beginning Friday with a road match up with Air Force at 4 p.m.

On Saturday, January 31, the Buffaloes (1-0) will host former Big 12 Conference rival Kansas State in the spring home opener at the Millennium Hotel Harvest House bubble at 4 p.m.

K-State (2-1) is on a two-match swing of the Centennial state as they take on Air Force on Sunday in Colorado Springs. The Wildcats, the No. 66 nationally ranked team has defeated Northern Iowa and No. 74 UC Irvine, then lost to top-ranked UCLA.

Then on Sunday, the Buffaloes travel to in-state rival Colorado State for a 2 p.m. start.

The three matches in three days is a program first since 2009. CU lost to then-No. 5 Baylor in a match moved to Norman, Okla., site of the Big 12 Conference Tennis Championships. After the originally scheduled match with Baylor was postponed in Boulder due to inclement weather, CU/Baylor played their makeup match the day before the conference tournament was to begin.

The following day, the Buffaloes opened the conference tournament defeating Kansas State, 4-0, then on day three, fell to then-No. 61 Nebraska, 4-0.

Colorado is 1-0 on the young season after shutting out Northern Colorado, 7-0 last Saturday in Greeley.

CU at Air Force (Jan. 30)
GÇó CU defeated the Falcons in Boulder last season, 4-1.
GÇó The Buffaloes won the doubles point, then received singles wins from Julyette Steur, Alex Aiello at the No. 1 and No. 2 slots, respectively; Nuria Orme+¦o Ruiz also won at No. 4, to clinch the match.
GÇó CU leads the all-time series, 14-1.

CU vs. Kansas State (Jan. 31)
GÇó The Wildcats defeated CU in Manhattan last year (Feb. 8), 4-1.
GÇó K-State was the No. 53 nationally ranked team last season.
GÇó CU lost the doubles point and Alex Aiello defeated Iva Bago at No. 2 singles 6-2, 6-3 claimed CUGÇÖs lone singles point.
GÇó Buffs lead the all-time series, 24-12.
GÇó The Wildcats have won the last two matches in the series.

CU at Colorado State (Feb. 1)
GÇó CU blanked its in-state rival, 7-0 in Boulder last season, shutting out the Rams for the first time since 1997.
GÇó The Buffs clinched the doubles point, then won all six singles positions.
GÇó CU leads Colorado State, 28-0 all-time.

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GÇó CU defeated the Bears, 7-0 on Jan. 24 in Greeley. CU has now won 19-straight in the series and has dominated their in-state foe holding a commanding 31-2 advantage all-time. The match was the first time the two schools played in Greeley since 1993.

GÇó Nuria Orme+¦o Ruiz/Kyra Wojcik and Alex Aiello/Ashley Tiefel teamed up to claim the doubles point. In singles, Tina Bokhua, Nuria Orme+¦o Ruiz, and Julyette Steur each won their respective singles matches at the top three singles positions. Steur clinched the team win for her 50th career singles victory. Wojcik also won in straight sets at No. 5, as did Tiefel at No. 6.

GÇó Aiello won her 26th career tally, Orme+¦o Ruiz her 25th, and Tiefel secured her 24th.

GÇó Only home match for the Buffaloes during the opening month of the season. CU returns home to play New Mexico (Feb. 15), Nevada (Feb. 21) and Kansas (Feb. 22) for its lone three home matches during the month of February.

GÇó Dating back to last fall season, Alex Aiello has won four of her last five singles matches; Tina Bokhua has won five of six singles matches, Nuria Orme+¦o Ruiz has won three straight; Julyette Steur is three of four; Ashley Tiefel two of three; Kyra Wojcik four of five.

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