BOULDER – A pair of current University of Colorado tennis student-athletes competed on Saturday at the ITA Summer Circuit with junior Alex Aiello and sophomore Nuria Ormeño Ruiz each winning their respective Round of 16 matches in straight sets, then fell in the quarterfinals.
Ormeño Ruiz, the top-seeded player in the main draw defeated Madison Porter of New Mexico, 6-2, 6-0. In the quarterfinals, however Ormeño Ruiz could not defeat her next Lobo opponent, as Emily Olivier took 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8) decision.
Aiello, seeded second, also received a first round bye just like her CU teammate, defeated Samantha Miller (St. Lawrence University) in the Round 16, 6-2, 6-0, then dropped her next match to Natasha Smith (New Mexico), 6-2, 6-2.
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FINAL RESULTS