Colorado
Princeton
Buffs Fall 4-3 To No. 73 Princeton
March 02, 2013 | Tennis
BOULDER
- In a battle from the first serve to the last, the University of Colorado tennis
team fell 4-3 to No. 73 Princeton on Saturday at the Millennium Hotel Harvest
House.
"After seven hours, we lost a close one 4-3 to Princeton," CU head coach Nicole
Kenneally said after the match. "It came down to the wire. I couldn't be more
proud of our players. They really left it out there, and I think if you look at
the scores, you're going to see that we really gave it our best effort as a
team today. I believe that in matches like this, obviously we've had a lot of
close 4-3 losses, this team is going to grow stronger, and they're going to get
better from it. We're going to get the better side of it at some point. As long
as we keep going and keep doing what we're doing, we're going to keep putting
ourselves in position to take one. I believe this group will do that, and it's
just a matter of time."
The Buffaloes take a 5-5 record into Pac-12 Conference play. CU is 1-1 all-time
against Princeton and 1-1 against ranked teams this spring. Princeton holds a
5-2 record, with each of its losses coming against ranked opponents.
In what was a true marathon of a day, four singles matches were pushed to three
sets, with two Buffs coming out victorious. Freshmen Dhany Quevedo and Mazy
Watrous both fought off first set deficits to claim victories. After Quevedo dropped
her first set against Katherine Flanigan 6-4, she lost only four games total
for the remainder of the match to claim the win. Quevedo now has a 2-0 record
when dropping the first set. Watrous shined against Emily Hahn for her second
career win and her first victory in three sets. After falling 6-3 in the
opening set, she dominated the rest of the match, 6-2, 6-1.
Julyette Steur stands out in the No. 1 singles position, defeating Lindsay
Graff 6-4, 6-3. Steur leads the Buffs with 13 wins this season. She is on a
four-match winning streak and has dropped just two matches this spring. All but
one of her eight wins in the spring have been in straight sets.
The Buffs continue their home-stand by starting conference play. CU takes on
Arizona at the Millennium Hotel Harvest House in the conference opener at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 8 and Arizona
State at 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 10. Stay tuned to CUBuffs.com for location
updates.
Princeton 4, Colorado 3
PU (5-2), CU (5-5)
Saturday, March 2 Millennium Hotel Harvest House
Boulder,
Colo.
1d) Steur/Sanders (CU) vs. Cannon/Hahn (PU), 7-7 (DNF)
2d) Muliwan/Graff (PU) def. Janssens/Manzi Tenorio, 8-3
3d) Chow/Goepel (PU) def. Sperry/Quevedo, 8-7 (6)
Order
of Finish: 3, 2*, 1
1s) Julyette Steur (CU) def. Lindsay Graff, 6-4, 6-3
2s) Amanda Muliawan (PU) def. Winde Janssens, 7-6 (6), 0-6, 7-5
3s) Dhany Quevedo (CU) def. Katherine Flanigan, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
4s) Monica Chow (PU) def. Erin Sanders, 6-1, 6-4
5s) Katie Goepel (PU) def. Carla Manzi Tenorio, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
6s) Mazy Watrous (CU) def. Emily Hahn, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2, 4, 6, 5*
Players Mentioned
