Colorado College downs UCCS 8-1
Colorado College beat the UCCS women's tennis team 8-1 Tuesday afternoon at the Country Club of Colorado.
The Mountain Lions lone point came at the No. 5 spot where Laura Backlin beat Corinne Biannca 6-1, 6-2. This came as no surprise as Backlin has been on quite a roll lately. The win was Backlin's fifth straight as she improved her record to 6-3 overall.
"Laura has a lot of confidence and enthusiasm especially for a freshman " said Mountain Lion coach Matt Hays. "She doesn't think she should lose to anyone."
Colorado College put UCCS in a big hole early as the Tigers swept the doubles matches, winning all three by identical 8-4 scores.
Natascha Vander Molen and Nikki Duvall both played very well early in their singles matches. Vander Molen lost a tough-luck opening set 7-6 to Hillary Zellerbach at the No. 2 slot. Zellerbach put Vander Molen away 6-3 in the second. Duvall lost 7-5, 6-3 to Trista Fox at No. 6.
UCCS finishes it regular season this weekend with a pair of home matches against Fort Hays State and Nebraska-Kearney.
UCCS Players/Staff Featured | ||||
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| Natascha Vander-Molen | Sr. | |||
| Natascha Vander-Molen | Sr. | |||
 | Nikki Duvall | |||
 | Nikki Duvall | |||
 | Laura Backlin | |||
| Laura Backlin | |||
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| April 23, 2005 |  | Women's tennis advances to RMAC semi before bowing out to Mesa | The UCCS women's tennis team advanced to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Semifinals before eventually ending its season with a loss to No 1 seeded Mesa State. |
| April 17, 2005 |  | The UCCS women's tennis team lost its final match of the regular season 5-4 to the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers Saturday and the Country Club of Colorado. | The UCCS women's tennis team lost its final match of the regular season 5-4 to the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers Saturday and the Country Club of Colorado. |
| April 16, 2005 |  | Tennis loses 5-4 to Hays | The UCCS women's tennis team suffered a 5-4 loss to Fort Hays State on Friday at the Country Club of Colorado. |
| April 11, 2005 |  | Womens tennis falls to Mesa | The UCCS women's tennis team had its two-match win streak snapped Saturday in Grand Junction. Mesa State swept the doubles matches and went on to beat the Mountain Lions 7-2. |
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