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Tennis Travels to LA, Takes On Ranked Programs

Tennis Travels to LA, Takes On Ranked Programs
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BOULDER GÇô The University of Colorado womenGÇÖs tennis team will be make its Pac-12 Network debut this Friday, April 10 taking on the No. 4 nationally ranked UCLA Bruins at 12:30 p.m. (MDT). 

The televised match will be on the Pac-12 Mountain and Pac-12 Los Angeles stations.  Colorado Comcast residents can watch the match on Pac-12 Mountain 430 (840HD).

The singles portion of FridayGÇÖs match will be covered live by the Pac-12 Networks (singles only) at 2 p.m. (MDT). Paul Sunderland (play-by-play) and former UCLA standout Mark Knowles (analyst) will be calling the action.

The Buffaloes (11-8, 1-6 Pac-12) have won two straight and are also ranked themselves at No. 65 in the country.  CU is coming off back-to-back 4-3 victories at Denver (April 3) and Washington State (March 29).

Sophomore Nuria Orme+¦o Ruiz enters FridayGÇÖs match on a four-match winning streak and leads the team in season victories with 17. The Barcelona, Spain native along with senior teammate Ashley Tiefel lead the Buffaloes in conference wins with three each.  Senior Julyette Steur and junior Alex Aiello each have 16 wins for the season.

UCLA, winners of five straight matches, are the NCAA defending national champion and begin conference play this weekend with a 16-3 record and 6-1 mark in the conference.

The Bruins are represented in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national rankings with a pair of doubles teams (No. 4 Catherine Harrison/Kyle McPhillips; No. 18 Robin Anderson/Jennifer Brady).  In singles, UCLA have a quartet in the top 50 (No. 1 Anderson, No. 17 Chanelle Van Nguyen, No. 29 McPhillips, No. 50 Brady).

UCLA leads the all-time series with CU, holding a 4-0 advantage dating back to 1982. The Bruins are 3-0 in Pac-12 play.

On Saturday, CU will take on the No. 1 ranked Trojans at 1 p.m. (MDT).  USC has won eight straight and are 18-2 overall, 7-0 in the Pac-12.  The Trojans are the lone undefeated team in the conference standings.

Just like its crosstown rivals, USC is also well-represented among the ITA singles and doubles rankings. Entering this weekGÇÖs play, the Trojans boast a trio of doubles tandems (No. 21 Zo+½ Katz/Sabrina Santamaria, No. 23 Zo+½ Scandalis/Giuliana Olmos, No. 35 Katz/Gabriella DeSimone); and a singles quintet (No. 13 Olmos, No. 22 Santamaria, No. 58  Scandalis, No. 71 Madison Westby, No. 72 Gabby Smith).

USC also leads the all-time series with CU, 7-0 dating back to 1979. The Trojans are 3-0 in the Pac-12 against CU.

Colorado returns home for its final match of the spring season next Saturday, April 18 taking on No. 59 Utah. The match begins at 11 a.m. at the South Campus Courts.

The Colorado at UCLA web link: http://pac-12.com/womens-tennis/event/2015/04/10/colorado-ucla