Falcons Fall to Colorado, 7-0, in Spring Opener
    Air Force hosts two matches on Friday

    Karissa Walker lost the No. 4 match in a super tiebreak Tuesday
    Karissa Walker lost the No. 4 match in a super tiebreak Tuesday

    Jan. 23, 2007

    The Air Force women's tennis team opened its 2007 spring season Tuesday with a 7-0 loss to the University of Colorado at the Academy. The Buffaloes swept all three doubles matches, then took all six singles matches, five of them in straight sets.

    CU's No. 1 doubles team of Camila Belassi and Gleisy Torres Torres got things rolling, downing Air Force sophomores Christine Abayan and Meghan Kiser, 8-1. The Buffs took the No. 2 match, 8-2, and the No. 3 match, 8-3, after dropping the first three games.

    Monica Milewski, the 36th-ranked player in the country, won the No. 1 singles match, 6-1, 6-3, over Abayan, while Belassi defeated junior Lauren Wilson, 6-4, 6-3 at the No. 2 spot. The best match of the day was at the No. 4 spot, where Franziska Jendrian rallied to beat senior Karissa Walker, 5-7, 6-2, 1-0(8).

    "I was extremely impressed with Karissa Walker today," said Air Force head coach Kim Gidley. "She was playing in her first match after being away from the team for a year. It was one of the best matches I have ever seen and could have gone either way."

    The Falcons are back in action with a pair of matches on Friday, Jan. 26 at the Academy against South Dakota State at 8 a.m. and Eastern Washington at 3 p.m.

    Colorado 7, Air Force 0

    Singles
    1. Monica Milewski (CU) def. Christine Abayan, 6-1, 6-3
    2. Camila Belassi (CU) def. Lauren Wilson, 6-4, 6-3
    3. Veera Nurmi (CU) def. Meghan Kiser, 6-3, 6-0
    4. Franziska Jendrian (CU) def. Karissa Walker, 5-7, 6-2, 1-0(8)
    5. Gleisy Torres Torres (CU) def. Erika Shortridge, 6-1, 6-2
    6. Melisa Esposito (CU) def. Kelly Morgan, 6-4, 6-1

     

     

    Doubles
    1. Belassi/Torres Torres (CU) def. Walker/Kiser, 8-1
    2. Jendrian/Milewski (CU) def. Abayan/Wilson, 8-2
    3. Nurmi/Martina Sedivec (CU) def. Morgan/Shortridge, 8-3
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