Early match (INDOORS) with the Bruins today -
Direct link to live scoring - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=518275
Direct link to live scoring - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=518275
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2023/24 TENNIS pre-season and season news, results and discussion (#9 seed CU opens Pac 12 tourney in Ojai CA vs. #8 seed Utah; Wed.,4/24,10:00 AM MT)
- Thread starter AztecBuff
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Preview for this weekend's matches, with Sunday's also being Senior Day for a couple Buffs.
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2024/4/11/tennis-buffs-ready-for-final-home-matches
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BOULDER – For the final time this season the Colorado Buffaloes tennis team will take the courts at the CU South Tennis Courts for two more ranked teams in No. 42 Arizona and No. 31 Arizona State. Sunday's match against the Sun Devils we will celebrate our two seniors Alexandra Abyasova and Elys Ventura before the match.
What has become common for the Buffs playing in the Pac-12, is two more ranked teams are in Boulder, making it six of the last seven matches for the Buffs have come against ranked teams.
Despite the struggles of losing five straight matches, individual players are beginning to earn recognition for their hard work and success. The team stayed ranked coming in at No. 75, while Aya El Sayed earned her first career singles ranking at No. 117. This marks the first time a Buff has been ranked since Linda Huang was ranked No. 113 in 2018.
Not only in singles but El Sayed and Pia Rebec were ranked No. 54 as a doubles pairing. Joining them was Ema Bubalo and Anya Nelson at No. 70. For Bubalo, Nelson and Rebec they all made their first career ranking alongside El Sayed. As a team this marks the first time with a doubles team ranked since Janssens and Manzi Tenorio were ranked at No. 55 in 2012. Another milestone brings the first time since 2010 that two different pairings were ranked.
"As coaches, we are with our players every day, we know what they're capable of, the belief we have in them is immense," head coach Anthony Pham on the recognition. "We're in kind of a tough stretch of matches against very good teams. We are doing a lot of really good things and putting ourselves in a position where things just haven't fallen our way. The individual rankings hopefully are validation for them as individuals and also for our team that even though we're losing some of these close matches, we're doing a lot of good things and continue to spur the belief that we are right there. We've been knocking on the door and then hopefully this weekend, we can kind of push through it."
The week will start against Arizona on Friday at 1:30 p.m. MT at CU South Tennis Courts. Since joining the Pac-12 the Wildcats have a 6-5 lead over the Buffs, but Colorado has won three straight in Boulder.
Following on Sunday the Buffs will host Arizona State at 11:00 a.m. at CU South Tennis Courts for Senior Day. Abyasova and Ventura will play their final match in front of the fans in Boulder. For Abyasova despite this only being her eighth match in Boulder she won her first six matches of her Colorado career.
She will be graduating next December with her master's in International Affairs.
For Ventura, she arrived in Boulder in the Fall of 2022, after starting her career at Missouri. She played primarily at No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles with partner Mila Stanojevic. She has accumulated 59 total wins in her two seasons including 29 doubles wins with Stanojevic which is good for eighth all-time in CU history.
Ventura will graduate in May with a degree in Business Administration and Marketing.
"Our hope and our goal is to send them off on a positive note," Pham commented on Senior Day. "I tell the team almost daily that you have to enjoy and appreciate all these opportunities. Even the little things at practice, having dinner with your teammates, in the van on the road, at the airport, these moments are fleeting. You feel like it goes on forever, but it's such a short time. Alex has only been here for a semester, but she's had a big impact on the team and we wish we had more time with her. For Elys, she has been here for two years and that time has just flown by. Our hope and our goal is to send them out on a positive note because I think that's what they deserve."
Follow along on our team's Instagram and X accounts @cubuffstennis. Live scoring will be available here.
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Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2024/4/11/tennis-buffs-ready-for-final-home-matches
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BOULDER – For the final time this season the Colorado Buffaloes tennis team will take the courts at the CU South Tennis Courts for two more ranked teams in No. 42 Arizona and No. 31 Arizona State. Sunday's match against the Sun Devils we will celebrate our two seniors Alexandra Abyasova and Elys Ventura before the match.
What has become common for the Buffs playing in the Pac-12, is two more ranked teams are in Boulder, making it six of the last seven matches for the Buffs have come against ranked teams.
Despite the struggles of losing five straight matches, individual players are beginning to earn recognition for their hard work and success. The team stayed ranked coming in at No. 75, while Aya El Sayed earned her first career singles ranking at No. 117. This marks the first time a Buff has been ranked since Linda Huang was ranked No. 113 in 2018.
Not only in singles but El Sayed and Pia Rebec were ranked No. 54 as a doubles pairing. Joining them was Ema Bubalo and Anya Nelson at No. 70. For Bubalo, Nelson and Rebec they all made their first career ranking alongside El Sayed. As a team this marks the first time with a doubles team ranked since Janssens and Manzi Tenorio were ranked at No. 55 in 2012. Another milestone brings the first time since 2010 that two different pairings were ranked.
"As coaches, we are with our players every day, we know what they're capable of, the belief we have in them is immense," head coach Anthony Pham on the recognition. "We're in kind of a tough stretch of matches against very good teams. We are doing a lot of really good things and putting ourselves in a position where things just haven't fallen our way. The individual rankings hopefully are validation for them as individuals and also for our team that even though we're losing some of these close matches, we're doing a lot of good things and continue to spur the belief that we are right there. We've been knocking on the door and then hopefully this weekend, we can kind of push through it."
The week will start against Arizona on Friday at 1:30 p.m. MT at CU South Tennis Courts. Since joining the Pac-12 the Wildcats have a 6-5 lead over the Buffs, but Colorado has won three straight in Boulder.
Following on Sunday the Buffs will host Arizona State at 11:00 a.m. at CU South Tennis Courts for Senior Day. Abyasova and Ventura will play their final match in front of the fans in Boulder. For Abyasova despite this only being her eighth match in Boulder she won her first six matches of her Colorado career.
She will be graduating next December with her master's in International Affairs.
For Ventura, she arrived in Boulder in the Fall of 2022, after starting her career at Missouri. She played primarily at No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles with partner Mila Stanojevic. She has accumulated 59 total wins in her two seasons including 29 doubles wins with Stanojevic which is good for eighth all-time in CU history.
Ventura will graduate in May with a degree in Business Administration and Marketing.
"Our hope and our goal is to send them off on a positive note," Pham commented on Senior Day. "I tell the team almost daily that you have to enjoy and appreciate all these opportunities. Even the little things at practice, having dinner with your teammates, in the van on the road, at the airport, these moments are fleeting. You feel like it goes on forever, but it's such a short time. Alex has only been here for a semester, but she's had a big impact on the team and we wish we had more time with her. For Elys, she has been here for two years and that time has just flown by. Our hope and our goal is to send them out on a positive note because I think that's what they deserve."
Follow along on our team's Instagram and X accounts @cubuffstennis. Live scoring will be available here.
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Match day, with the opening serve around 5 hours away!
Direct link to live scoring - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=518276
Direct link to live scoring - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=518276
Today's round 1 Pac 12 tourney match with the Utes is scheduled to have just begun (Although no live scores showing yet as I type this) -
Direct link to live scoring -
Link to live streams (none showing as I type this) - https://pac-12.com/tennis/championships-2024
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Preview article (from yesterday) - https://cubuffs.com/news/2024/4/23/tennis-buffs-take-on-utah-in-first-round-of-the-pac-12-tournament
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BOULDER – After nine final regular season conference matches, the Colorado Buffaloes tennis team will wrap up its time in the Pac-12 with the conference tournament beginning on Wednesday with a rematch against Utah at the Weil Tennis Academy in Ojai, California.
It is not common that you finish the last regular season match with a team, and follow it up with a rematch only four days later, but that is the case against Utah. After narrowly falling short in the comeback attempt the Buffs will look to clean up some things this go around.
"It's a unique situation for our team but I think our team collectively feel like we let one slip on Saturday," head coach Anthony Pham said on the opportunity. "Credit to Utah but I think yeah, we are excited and eager to have that opportunity to play Utah again, especially so quickly. Different locations and different conditions but the team is excited to have another go."
One of the players who look to avenge her loss is Aya El Sayed, who battled at No. 1 singles but was unable to finish it off. After dropping the first set El Sayed took the second and had a 5-3 lead in the third set but could not clinch the match.
She has thrived this season in her new role as the No. 1 singles player as well as a part of the No. 1 doubles pairing. El Sayed leads the team in overall singles wins this season with 19 as well as tied for the most doubles wins with Mila Stanojevic tallying 15 on the season.
For Colorado, they will look to win only its second Pac-12 Tournament match in program history after winning for the first time last season against Oregon in the first round. Much like this season, the Buffs had to avenge a loss from earlier in the season and they came through.
One of the reasons for so much optimism in this team and the future of the program is the growth that has been shown specifically over the last two seasons.
"We have seen tremendous growth from this from this group," Pham said on the team. "We're big believers that you'll learn more when you lose, as opposed to when you win. I think we've learned a lot about this group. We're resilient and we're going to give our best shot on Wednesday."
Starting against Utah at 10 a.m. MT on Wednesday the Buffs will open up the final Pac-12 Tournament. The team will take in all they can on the final trip to Ojai Calif.
"The Pac-12 in the three years I've been here I feel like it's a first-class conference," Pham commented on the final Pac-12 event. "All the coaches I feel like do things the right way and are great academic institutions. It's sad to see it going away. Everyone at the Pac-12 all the staff, Ojai, [Calif.] in general, they run such a first-class event. So, while we're sad for it to be the last event, we're excited to, hopefully, have a good finish."
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TEAM AWARDS
Highest GPA – Ellen Puzak
Weight Room Warrior – Mila Stanojevic
Heartrate Habit – Anya Nelson
Heartrate Improvement – Aya El Sayed
Tough Buff Clincher – Betina Tokac
The Buffs will look to continue their impressive season against Utah on Wednesday. Follow along on our team's Instagram and X accounts @cubuffstennis. Live streaming will be available here.
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Direct link to live scoring -
Link to live streams (none showing as I type this) - https://pac-12.com/tennis/championships-2024
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Preview article (from yesterday) - https://cubuffs.com/news/2024/4/23/tennis-buffs-take-on-utah-in-first-round-of-the-pac-12-tournament
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BOULDER – After nine final regular season conference matches, the Colorado Buffaloes tennis team will wrap up its time in the Pac-12 with the conference tournament beginning on Wednesday with a rematch against Utah at the Weil Tennis Academy in Ojai, California.
It is not common that you finish the last regular season match with a team, and follow it up with a rematch only four days later, but that is the case against Utah. After narrowly falling short in the comeback attempt the Buffs will look to clean up some things this go around.
"It's a unique situation for our team but I think our team collectively feel like we let one slip on Saturday," head coach Anthony Pham said on the opportunity. "Credit to Utah but I think yeah, we are excited and eager to have that opportunity to play Utah again, especially so quickly. Different locations and different conditions but the team is excited to have another go."
One of the players who look to avenge her loss is Aya El Sayed, who battled at No. 1 singles but was unable to finish it off. After dropping the first set El Sayed took the second and had a 5-3 lead in the third set but could not clinch the match.
She has thrived this season in her new role as the No. 1 singles player as well as a part of the No. 1 doubles pairing. El Sayed leads the team in overall singles wins this season with 19 as well as tied for the most doubles wins with Mila Stanojevic tallying 15 on the season.
For Colorado, they will look to win only its second Pac-12 Tournament match in program history after winning for the first time last season against Oregon in the first round. Much like this season, the Buffs had to avenge a loss from earlier in the season and they came through.
One of the reasons for so much optimism in this team and the future of the program is the growth that has been shown specifically over the last two seasons.
"We have seen tremendous growth from this from this group," Pham said on the team. "We're big believers that you'll learn more when you lose, as opposed to when you win. I think we've learned a lot about this group. We're resilient and we're going to give our best shot on Wednesday."
Starting against Utah at 10 a.m. MT on Wednesday the Buffs will open up the final Pac-12 Tournament. The team will take in all they can on the final trip to Ojai Calif.
"The Pac-12 in the three years I've been here I feel like it's a first-class conference," Pham commented on the final Pac-12 event. "All the coaches I feel like do things the right way and are great academic institutions. It's sad to see it going away. Everyone at the Pac-12 all the staff, Ojai, [Calif.] in general, they run such a first-class event. So, while we're sad for it to be the last event, we're excited to, hopefully, have a good finish."
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TEAM AWARDS
Highest GPA – Ellen Puzak
Weight Room Warrior – Mila Stanojevic
Heartrate Habit – Anya Nelson
Heartrate Improvement – Aya El Sayed
Tough Buff Clincher – Betina Tokac
The Buffs will look to continue their impressive season against Utah on Wednesday. Follow along on our team's Instagram and X accounts @cubuffstennis. Live streaming will be available here.
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Thanks to the 2 seniors who were celebrated as part of senior day, and best wishes to them, along with the whole team, in their coming year.
Article after today's senior ender -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2024/4/24/tennis-buffs-fall-to-utah-in-first-round-of-the-pac-12-tournament
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OJAI, Calif. – The final season in the Pac-12 conference ended Wednesday afternoon for the Colorado Buffaloes tennis team after a 4-1 loss to Utah at the Weil Tennis Academy in the first round of the tournament.
After Colorado (12-10, 1-8) faced off against Utah (12-10, 3-7) in the regular season finale the two took the courts again but this time in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. Unlike before the Utes got off to a hot start taking the doubles point, as well as the first two singles matches.
The Buffs took the first set in two singles matches and regained some control of the match. Mila Stanojevic was then able to capture the lone win of the day.
Utah finished the match with one more win to advance to the second round.
Despite the end result of the Pac-12 season, the Buffs made strides in moving the program forward. This was the first time since 2008 that the program won at least 12 matches in consecutive years. While the ending was not what the team desired the future is bright in Boulder.
"Tough match for our team today," head coach Anthony Pham said on the loss. "Overall really proud of everything this group accomplished both on and off the court this season. Tremendous growth from our crew and they should be incredibly proud of helping continue to push the needle forward for CU Buffs tennis."
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Article after today's senior ender -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2024/4/24/tennis-buffs-fall-to-utah-in-first-round-of-the-pac-12-tournament
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OJAI, Calif. – The final season in the Pac-12 conference ended Wednesday afternoon for the Colorado Buffaloes tennis team after a 4-1 loss to Utah at the Weil Tennis Academy in the first round of the tournament.
After Colorado (12-10, 1-8) faced off against Utah (12-10, 3-7) in the regular season finale the two took the courts again but this time in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. Unlike before the Utes got off to a hot start taking the doubles point, as well as the first two singles matches.
The Buffs took the first set in two singles matches and regained some control of the match. Mila Stanojevic was then able to capture the lone win of the day.
Utah finished the match with one more win to advance to the second round.
Despite the end result of the Pac-12 season, the Buffs made strides in moving the program forward. This was the first time since 2008 that the program won at least 12 matches in consecutive years. While the ending was not what the team desired the future is bright in Boulder.
"Tough match for our team today," head coach Anthony Pham said on the loss. "Overall really proud of everything this group accomplished both on and off the court this season. Tremendous growth from our crew and they should be incredibly proud of helping continue to push the needle forward for CU Buffs tennis."
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