SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Colorado Buffaloes tennis team bounced back in day two of the San Diego State Invitational at the Aztec Tennis Center on Saturday, winning six matches combined as a team in both doubles and singles.
After a disappointing first day in California, the Buffs returned to form early on starting in doubles play. For the first time this season our two juniors Mila Stanojevic and Betina Tokac took the courts as a duo. Against Tilde Jagare and Karin Young from Oregon, they quickly took control early in route to a 6-2 win to start the day.
The other early win came once again from senior Aya El Sayed and freshman Pia Rebec against Boise State’s Pauline Ernstberger and Shauna Heffernan. This is the second time that El Sayed took on Ernstberger after defeating her 6-2, 7-6 (2) in singles Friday. Much like the first time, the result was a convincing victory for the Buffs, winning 6-1.
Colorado would win two of the four doubles matches of day two.
As the day moved to singles play the Buffs continued their bounce back day taking four of the eight matches played.
In the only third-set win of the day senior Ellen Puzak won her first singles match of the weekend against Ana Conde from Boise State. After falling 7-6 (0) in a tough first set, Puzak regained her composure to grab the next two sets 6-3, 10-7 to finish the match.
What comes as no surprise, El Sayed won another singles match in straight sets, this time over San Diego State’s Gloria Alogo. From the first serve she commanded the court to a score of 6-3, 6-2.
Two other Buffs Stanojevic and Tokac, got their first singles win of the weekend. Tokac much like Puzak came back after dropping the first set 2-6, to win the second and third set 6-3, 10-6 to win the match. For Stanojevic after winning the first set 6-2 against Marlene Foerster from Nevada, but she was forced to retire due to injury ending the match after only one set.
Up Next
The Buffs will close out the fall tour tomorrow in the final day of the San Diego State Invitational. Each player will get at least one singles and doubles match.
Results
San Diego State Invitational
Doubles
Aya El Sayed/Pia Rebec (CU) def. Gloria Alogo/Andjela Skrobonja (SDSU) 6-4
Bhakti Shah/Ana Conde Vendrell (BSU) def. Ellen Puzak/Mila Stanojevic (CU) 6-4
Luana Avelar/Sarka Richterova (CSU) def. Willow Gretsch/
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