Hays Win Clinches 4-3 Thriller Over BYU

BOULDER – The Colorado Women’s Tennis team improved to 6-1 with the 4-3 win against BYU here Friday night at the Meadows Club. After BYU tied the match up after a win at No. 5 singles, freshman Carri Hayes at No. 6 singles clinched the match and her first career win 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

How it happened

• The Buffs opened up the match with a win at No. 1 doubles from Antonia Balzert and Aya El Sayed 6-2, over Emilee Astle and Bobo Huang.
• BYU got their first win at No. 3 doubles with a 6-2 victory from Jacque Dunyon and Kara Wheatley over Ellen Puzak and Betina Tokac.
• To clinch the doubles point, the Buffs won a tight match at No. 2 doubles by Mila Stanojevic and Elys Ventura over Tina Li and Emmie Moore 6-4 to give the Buffs a 1-0 lead.
• BYU tied the score up at one with the win at No. 2 singles from Emilee Astle 6-2, 6-2 over Elys Ventura.
• Colorado retook the lead 2-1 with a win at No. 1 singles in straight sets from Antonia Balzert over Bobo Huang 6-2, 7-6(2).
• In a rollercoaster of a match at No 3 singles Jacque Dunyon defeated Mila Stanojevic 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6). Stanojevic came back from down 6-2 in the third set tiebreaker to tie it up at 6-6. After the break point Dunyon took the final two points to get the win and tie up the overall match for BYU.
• The Buffs got back in the win column with a third set victory by Aya El Sayed over BYU’s Tina Li at No. 4 singles 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-0 to regain the lead for the Buffs 3-2.
• BYU tied the match 3-3 with a third set victory from Emmie Moore over Betina Tokac at No. 5 singles 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3.
• In the deciding match Carri Hayes defeated BYU’s Xenia de Luna at No. 6 singles 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 to clinch the match for the Buffs.

Notes

• Colorado is currently on a three-match win streak. 
• Carri Hayes won her first match of her career, in the clinching match against Kara Wheatley.
• The Buffs have started the season 6-1 for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
• Aya El Sayed is on a three-match win streak at No. 4 singles.
• Mila Stanojevic and Elys Ventura are on a five-match winning streak at No. 2 doubles.
• Antonia Balzert and Aya El Sayed are on a four-match winning streak at No. 1 doubles.

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