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Colorado Finishes Weekend Against Pioneers
October 26, 2025 | Tennis
Buffs end on high note in Denver
DENVER – The Colorado Buffalo women's tennis team finished out this weekend's dual competition, facing Denver to take a 7-5 record this Sunday, and 23-13 overall in singles and doubles this weekend.
Starting the day in doubles, the Buffs split the courts going 2-2. The first win went to Lani Brotman and Heidi Crncan, recording their first match and win as a pair. The freshmen faced Claudia Martinez de Velasco and Natalie Cinkova at No.3, downing the Pioneers, 6-3.
At No. 2 and 4, the Buffs took two close losses to Denver. Pia Rebec and Anya Nelson faced Zoe Adkins and Hana Novak, falling short, 7-5. Willow Gretsch and Yukiko Ikedo followed, falling short to Ruby Hansen and Yunfei Cai, 6-3, at No. 4.
Finishing doubles at the top spot, Rixt Van Der Werff and Lera Alexin brought their match to a 7-6 tiebreaker. After a back-and-forth battle, the Buffs came out on top, winning their tiebreak, 10-8.
Singles competition brought five more victories for the Buffs to finish out competition against the Pioneers. At the top spot, Van Der Werff defeated Louise Wikander, coming back from a first set deficit. Van Der Werff took the final two sets in a matching 6-3, proving a victory over the 2025 Regional Champion.
Alexin also overcame a first set loss at No. 2, to down Lambert 6-1, 6-4. Alexin completed a perfect sweep of singles and doubles this weekend, going 6-0. "I was trying to find my confidence again after regionals," said the sophomore, "I feel I did a good job of finding my timing and taking the match back in the third set."
Rebec and Nelson picked up a pair of straight set wins at No. 3 and 4, coming back from their loss in doubles competition. Rebec defeated Adkins, 6-1, 6-4, and Nelson downed Novak 6-3, 6-2.
The final win from the day came from Ikedo at No. 8. Last to get on the courts, Ikedo wasted no time downing Hansen in two, 6-3, 6-2.
"Our big theme across our players is to keep getting better, which I saw today," stated head coach Anthony Pham, "We did a lot of great things across the board this weekend, and now we have a couple of weeks of practice until Florida."
Up Next
The Buffs take a week off to recover and get ready for a weekend of competition November 7-9th, heading to Florida for the Bonita Bay Classic.
Results
Doubles
No. 1 – Van Der Werff/Alexin (CU) def. Wikander/Lambert (DU), 7-6 (10-8)
No. 2 – Adkins/Novak (DU) def. Rebec/Nelson (CU), 7-5
No. 3 – Brotman/Crncan (CU) def. Velasco/Cinkova (DU), 6-3
No. 4 – Hansen/Cai (DU) def. Gretsch/Ikedo (CU), 6-3
Singles
No. 1 – Rixt Van Der Werff (CU) def. Louise Wikander (DU), 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 – Lera Alexin (CU) def. Marley Lambert (DU), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 3 – Pia Rebec (CU) def. Zoe Adkins (DU), 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 – Anya Nelson (CU) def. Hana Becirovic Novak (DU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 – Natalie Cinkova (DU) def. Lani Brotman (CU), 6-3, 1-6, 1-6
No. 6 – Claudia Martinez de Velasco (DU) def. Willow Gretsch (CU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 7 – Yunfei Cai (DU) def. Heidi Crncan (CU), 4-6, 6-7 (4)
No. 8 – Yukiko Ikedo (CU) vs Ruby Hansen (DU), 6-3, 6-2
Starting the day in doubles, the Buffs split the courts going 2-2. The first win went to Lani Brotman and Heidi Crncan, recording their first match and win as a pair. The freshmen faced Claudia Martinez de Velasco and Natalie Cinkova at No.3, downing the Pioneers, 6-3.
At No. 2 and 4, the Buffs took two close losses to Denver. Pia Rebec and Anya Nelson faced Zoe Adkins and Hana Novak, falling short, 7-5. Willow Gretsch and Yukiko Ikedo followed, falling short to Ruby Hansen and Yunfei Cai, 6-3, at No. 4.
Finishing doubles at the top spot, Rixt Van Der Werff and Lera Alexin brought their match to a 7-6 tiebreaker. After a back-and-forth battle, the Buffs came out on top, winning their tiebreak, 10-8.
Singles competition brought five more victories for the Buffs to finish out competition against the Pioneers. At the top spot, Van Der Werff defeated Louise Wikander, coming back from a first set deficit. Van Der Werff took the final two sets in a matching 6-3, proving a victory over the 2025 Regional Champion.
Alexin also overcame a first set loss at No. 2, to down Lambert 6-1, 6-4. Alexin completed a perfect sweep of singles and doubles this weekend, going 6-0. "I was trying to find my confidence again after regionals," said the sophomore, "I feel I did a good job of finding my timing and taking the match back in the third set."
Rebec and Nelson picked up a pair of straight set wins at No. 3 and 4, coming back from their loss in doubles competition. Rebec defeated Adkins, 6-1, 6-4, and Nelson downed Novak 6-3, 6-2.
The final win from the day came from Ikedo at No. 8. Last to get on the courts, Ikedo wasted no time downing Hansen in two, 6-3, 6-2.
"Our big theme across our players is to keep getting better, which I saw today," stated head coach Anthony Pham, "We did a lot of great things across the board this weekend, and now we have a couple of weeks of practice until Florida."
Up Next
The Buffs take a week off to recover and get ready for a weekend of competition November 7-9th, heading to Florida for the Bonita Bay Classic.
Results
Doubles
No. 1 – Van Der Werff/Alexin (CU) def. Wikander/Lambert (DU), 7-6 (10-8)
No. 2 – Adkins/Novak (DU) def. Rebec/Nelson (CU), 7-5
No. 3 – Brotman/Crncan (CU) def. Velasco/Cinkova (DU), 6-3
No. 4 – Hansen/Cai (DU) def. Gretsch/Ikedo (CU), 6-3
Singles
No. 1 – Rixt Van Der Werff (CU) def. Louise Wikander (DU), 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 – Lera Alexin (CU) def. Marley Lambert (DU), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 3 – Pia Rebec (CU) def. Zoe Adkins (DU), 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 – Anya Nelson (CU) def. Hana Becirovic Novak (DU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 – Natalie Cinkova (DU) def. Lani Brotman (CU), 6-3, 1-6, 1-6
No. 6 – Claudia Martinez de Velasco (DU) def. Willow Gretsch (CU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 7 – Yunfei Cai (DU) def. Heidi Crncan (CU), 4-6, 6-7 (4)
No. 8 – Yukiko Ikedo (CU) vs Ruby Hansen (DU), 6-3, 6-2
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