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USC Tennis Sweeps Buffs, 4-0

by CUBuffs.com
Apr 1, 2023

LOS ANGELES – The Colorado Buffaloes Tennis team fell to No. 35 USC here on Saturday afternoon at Marks Stadium.

The Buffs fall to 9-8 and 0-5 in Pac-12 conference play after being swept in both doubles and singles action for the second consecutive match. 

How it Happened

  • The afternoon began with a 6-2 win for USC at No. 3 doubles from Emma Charney and Nathalie Rodilosso over Ellen Puzak and Betina Tokac. 
  • Shortly after the No. 26 doubles duo in the nation Eryn Cayetano and Madison Sieg clinched the doubles point for the Trojans against Mila Stanojevic and Elys Ventura. The duo won four games straight after going down 3-2 to win the match 6-3.
  • No.1 doubles between Colorado's Antonia Balzert and Aya El Sayed and the No. 33 doubles duo for USC Naomi Cheong and Snow Han remained unfinished with a score of 5-3 in favor of the Trojans.
  • Madison Sieg the fifth-ranked singles player in the country extended the lead for the Trojans with a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 1 singles over Antonia Balzert. 
  • The Trojans continued to extend the lead behind Eryn Cayetano, ranked 35th, at No. 3 singles, defeating Mila Stanojevic 6-2, 6-1.
  • USC closed out the match with a win at No. 2 singles from No. 83-ranked Snow Han over Colorado's Elys Ventura 7-5, 6-0.
  • At No. 4 singles between Aya El Sayed and McKenna Koenig remained unfinished in the second set with a score of 6-3, 5-4 in favor of El Sayed and the Buffs. 
  • Colorado's Betina Tokac and USC's Nathalie Rodilosso matched up at No. 5 singles but the match was unfinished going into the third set. Tokac took the first set 6-2 for Colorado, with Rodilosso winning the second set 6-4 to set up what would have been a third set.
  • The last match of the day at No. 6 singles between Carri Hayes and Isabelle Lee remained unfinished in the third set with a score of 1-6, 6-1, 1-0 in favor of the Buffs.

Up Next 

The Buffs return home next week for two matches starting with Washington State Friday, April 7 at 1:00 p.m. MST. CU will continue at home on Sunday, April 9 at 11:00 a.m. MST. The two matches will look to be the first outdoor home matches of the spring at the CU Tennis Complex on south campus. 

Quotes
CU Coach Anthony Pham
"Although we didn't get the results we wanted this weekend, we as a coaching staff continue to see a lot of progress from our squad. We were in both doubles points until the end and competed hard across the board.Both Aya El Sayed and Carri Hayes were in control of their matches and Betina Tokac was locked in a battle in the third set when the match was called. We look forward to recovering and getting ready to play both Washington State and Washington next weekend back at home."

Results

No. 35 USC 4, Colorado 0
April 1, 2023
Los Angeles, Calif. (Marks Stadium)

Doubles
1. Antonia Balzert/Aya El Sayed (CU) vs. No. 33 Snow Han/Naomi Cheong (USC) 3-5, unfinished
2. No. 26 Maddy Sieg/Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. Elys Ventura/Mila Stanojevic (CU) 6-3
3. Emma Charney/Nathalie Rodilosso (USC) def. Betina Tokac/Ellen Puzak (CU) 6-2
Order of finish: (3,2)

Singles
1. No. 5 Maddy Sieg (USC) def. Antonia Balzert (CU) 6-0, 6-1
2. No. 83 Snow Han (USC) def. Elys Ventura (CU) 7-5, 6-0
3. No. 35 Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. Mila Stanojevic (CU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Aya El Sayed (CU) vs. McKenna Koenig (USC) 6-3, 5-4, unfinished
5. Betina Tokac (CU) vs. Nathalie Rodilosso (USC) 6-2, 4-6, 0-0, unfinished
6. Carri Hayes (CU) vs. Isabelle Lee (USC) 1-6, 6-1, 2-1, unfinished
Order of finish: (1,3,2*)
 

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