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Tennis Opens Spring Season With 5-2 Victory
January 13, 2009 | Tennis
"It was a solid effort from the team for our first match of the season," said CU head coach Nicole Kenneally. I'm proud the way they responded to tight points throughout and we're looking forward to playing a very good LSU team on Saturday."
Senior Monica Milewski defended her No. 110 national ranking defeating Christine Abayan 6-3, 6-3 at the top singles spot, and at No. 2 singles, junior Melisa Esposito swept Allie Chermel 6-1, 6-2.
Junior Camila Belassi edged Christen Monreal 6-7, 7-5, 1-0 (8) at the No. 3 slot, while at No. 4, Franziska Jendrian came out victorious against Tahlia Smoke, taking a 6-3, 6-2 victory. It was Jendrian's 75th career singles triumph moving her into a tie for ninth on the all-time CU singles list.
Milewski has now won 65 singles victories and enters the spring season No. 20 all-time. Esposito recorded her 52nd singles victory and Belassi scored her 44th singles victory.
The Falcons answered by taking the No. 5 and 6 singles spots as Sarah Cassman defeated freshman Ania Anuszkiewicz, 6-3, 6-3. USAFA's Katrina Eromin rounded out the No. 6 spot with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over sophomore Abbie Probert.
The Buffs swept all three doubles positions. The team of Milewski and Belassi bested Abayan and Erlyn Rudico, 8-3 for their 10th win of the year (9-2 in the fall season). Milewski and Belassi are ranked No.12 among top-15 Central Region duos.
Jendrian and Esposito won their ninth match of the season defeating Smoke/Chermel 8-4; and Probert and Anuszkiewicz defeated Monreal/Cassman, 9-8. It was the first collegiate win for Anuszkiewicz, who is an incoming freshman at CU.
Jendrian recorded her 66th career doubles victory, putting her in a three-way tie for second place all-time in school history with Jessica Vanderdys (2003-06) and Sandra Fischer (1996-99).
CU opens the home season this Saturday, Jan. 17 against No. 25 LSU at the Millennium Harvest House Bubble. First serve begins at 10 a.m. with the doubles competition, followed by singles play.
No. 57
CU (1-0), USAFA (0-1)
January 13,
1d. Milewski/Belassi (CU) def. Abayan/Erlyn Rudico, 8-3
2d. Jendrian/Esposito (CU) def. Smoke/Chermel, 8-4
3d. Probert/Anuszkiewicz (CU) def. Monreal/Cassman, 9-8
1s. Monica Milewski (CU) def. Christine Abayan, 6-3, 6-3
2s. Melisa Esposito (CU) def. Allie Chermel, 6-1, 6-2
3s. Camila Belassi (CU) def. Christen Monreal, 6-7, 7-5, 10-8
4s. Franziska Jendrian (CU) def. Tahlia Smoke, 6-3, 6-2
5s. Sarah Cassman (AFA) def. Ania Anuszkiewicz, 6-3, 6-3
6s. Katrina Eromin (AFA) def. Abbie Probert, 6-4, 6-4
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