Congrats to Ms's. El Sayed and Stanojevic for the all-conference honors, and to the 2 doubles teams for earning national rankings!
Article on the conference honorees -
https://cubuffs.com/news/2024/5/3/tennis-el-sayed-stanojevic-named-all-pac-12
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El Sayed, Stanojevic Named All-Pac-12
By:
Curtis Snyder, Associate AD/Athletic Communications
SAN FRANCISCO – Colorado's
Aya El Sayed (second-team) and
Mila Stanojevic (honorable mention) earned All-Pac-12 honors as the Buffaloes placed two players on the all-league list for fourth straight season, the Pac-12 announced Friday.
El Sayed is just the third CU player to earn above honorable mention honors, in CU's Pac-12 history, joining Nuria Ormeno Ruiz (2017) and
Antonia Balzert (2023), who were also both second team selections. That trio is also the only trio to earn mention on an All-Pac-12 team more than once in CU history.
El Sayed, who was an honorable mention selection in 2022-23, has a 19-11 record this season including 9-7 in dual matches, all at the No. 1 position. She was ranked No. 117 in the April 9 ITA rankings after she defeated No. 31 and defending national champion Tian Fangran from UCLA two days earlier. She has also teamed with
Pia Rebec to have a 14-7 doubles record this season, and the pair is 8-6 in dual matches, all at No. 1, and ranked No. 59 in the country. El Sayed is 15-9 overall in doubles, giving her 34 wins on the season.
Stanojevic has primarily played No. 3 singles, where she has compiled a 13-6 dual record and is 18-12 overall on the season in singles action. She has teamed with
Elys Ventura to have an 11-6 record, mostly at the No. 2 spot, and an 12-8 overall record. The pair was just ranked No. 80 in the nation in Thursday's final ITA doubles rankings before the start of postseason.
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And, what I assume is a final preview article on the upcoming NIT Championship that begins tomorrow -
https://cubuffs.com/news/2024/5/5/tennis-buffs-ready-for-second-run-at-nit-championship
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Buffs Ready For Second Run At NIT Championship
By:
Curtis Snyder, Associate AD/Athletic Communications
BRADENTON, Fla. – Same tournament, different feel. After a couple of days of practice at IMG Academy, the Colorado Buffaloes women's tennis team is prepped and ready for a second run at the UTR Sports NIT Championship, which begins Monday with a quarterfinal match-up against St. Mary's of California at 7 a.m. MT.
The top seed in the field, the Buffs are making a second trip to the tennis version of the NIT in as many years after being part of the field in the inaugural event last year in Atlanta. The Buffs beat Cal Poly in the quarterfinal first round and fell 4-3 to Stetson in the semifinals of that tournament.
The Buffs are one of three teams making the return trip to the tournament, joining App State and Wyoming, who were on the other side of the bracket a year ago. App State is joined by fourth-seeded Liberty on the Buffs side of the bracket with the winner of that match and CU's match with St. Mary's set to face off in the semifinals Tuesday. The championship will take place Wednesday as No. 2 seed West Virginia takes on Pacific and third-seed Tulsa faces Wyoming in first round match-ups.
CU will take place in the post season in back-to-back years for the first time since 1996-99 when the Buffs appeared in four straight NCAA Tournaments.
The Buffs will also be looking to get back on the winning track and end the season on a high note. After winning a school record 11 straight matches and building up an 11-0 record against non-league teams, including a perfect 9-0 record in February, CU had some bad luck at points in conference play and finished the season with a 12-10 overall record.
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The Buffs will face St. Mary's for the first time in school history, although CU did participate in its Fall Invitational two years ago in Oct. 2021. Stanojevic and Tokac both played in that tournament and Stanojevic faced two St. Mary's players, going 1-1. Former Buff
Antonia Balzert advanced to the A Flight Finals of that tournament.
Of the other six teams in the field, CU has faced three of them, with Wyoming being the most common opponent. CU owns a 9-1 record against the Cowgirls, including six straight. Earlier this season, Wyoming took the doubles point but the Buffs rebounded to win at Nos. 1-4 singles to take a 4-1 victory.
CU is 3-2 against Tulsa all-time, last playing on Jan. 22, 2005 at the Rocky Mountain Tennis Center, and 2-1 against Pacific, last facing them on Jan. 25, 1998 in San Deigo. CU has never faced App State, Liberty or future Big 12 opponent West Virginia in its history.
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