SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Colorado Buffaloes tennis team closed out the fall tour at the San Diego State Invitational at the Aztec Tennis Center on Sunday. As a team they went a combined 6-6 on the day combined between both doubles and singles matches.
While the team as a whole might have had an up and down weekend, senior Aya El Sayed went the entire tournament without dropping a single set in both singles and doubles going 6-0 overall. The standout performance was stamped with a 6-2, 6-4 straight set win against Sophie Luescher from Oregon in singles.
In doubles El Sayed finished unblemished with freshman doubles partner Pia Rebec, taking down UCSD’s Cincy Chen and Sophie Pearson 6-4. Rebec faced off against Katelyn Vu also from UCSD to close out her first singles match of the fall. As she has gotten more confident the victories have continued to come through, winning 6-2, 6-3.
The junior duo Mila Stanojevic and Betina Tokac once again left the doubles court victorious after a 6-4 defeat of Grace Gamal and Naomi Nguyen from UCSD. Although a small sample size, the pairing is now 3-0 together throughout their careers.
Two other Buffs earned their first singles wins of the weekend. Sophomore Carri Hayes took down Shauna Heffernan from Boisie State in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. For senior Elys Ventura she had to battle back after dropping the first set 6-3 to Oregon’s Nina Geissler. She would rally back to win the final two sets 6-2, 10-5 to capture the win.
After a tough start to the weekend, the team continued to battle and compete through each day. For head coach Anthony Pham, he was very please with how his squad closed the tournament.
“The team as a whole ended the tournament on a positive note,” Pham commented on the weekend. “Everyone competed very hard and did a good job of making adjustments throughout the weekend.”
With the fall wrapping up Pham and the Buffs are looking to continue to grow and improve looking forward to the dual season.
“Overall, we feel like the squad has made some strong strides this fall,” Pham said on the fall tour. “This group has a high ceiling and is continuing to make big strides both on and off the court. We are excited to continue our preparation as we look forward to our first dual match in January.”
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