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Saturday, March 24
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Rams to host Creighton, Weber State this weekend
3/22/2018 12:03:00 PM | Women's Tennis
CSU returns home for pair of duals
By Quinn Baur
CSU Athletic Communications
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State Rams will return home this weekend at the University Tennis Complex to face the Creighton Bluejays (Saturday, 1 p.m. MT) and the Weber State Wildcats (Sunday, 10 a.m. MT).
CSU (9-5) head coach Jarod Camerota is excited to be home for just the second time this spring.
"It's good to be home in front of our fans," Camerota said. "It's nice for the team to be home and not miss class. It should help their focus. We should have beautiful weather both days and I hope a lot of people come out to support."
The Rams visited Creighton for a fall tournament, Sept. 29-Oct. 1. CSU had success in Omaha -- In her singles run, freshman Priscilla Palermo defeated two Creighton opponents, each in straight sets (Ashley Ishimura 6-1, 6-3 and Michaela Heene 7-5, 6-1), while doubles pair Alyssa Grijalva and Emily Luetschwager also registered a head-to-head win against the Bluejays.
CSU last played Weber State (6-6) in 2009, which resulted in a 6-1 victory for the Rams. The Wildcats have several mutual opponents as the Rams on their schedule, including Mountain West foes UNLV, Boise State, Wyoming and Air Force. The Wildcats lost to UNLV, 7-0, on Jan. 21.
SCOUTING THE FOES
UP NEXT
After a weekend of non-conference duals, the Rams will play MW opponents for five out of six matches to close the regular season. Their next match will be in Fort Collins against Utah State (Thursday, March 29 at 3 p.m. MT).
For more CSU tennis news and in-match updates, follow @CSURamsTennis on Twitter.
CSU Athletic Communications
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State Rams will return home this weekend at the University Tennis Complex to face the Creighton Bluejays (Saturday, 1 p.m. MT) and the Weber State Wildcats (Sunday, 10 a.m. MT).
CSU (9-5) head coach Jarod Camerota is excited to be home for just the second time this spring.
"It's good to be home in front of our fans," Camerota said. "It's nice for the team to be home and not miss class. It should help their focus. We should have beautiful weather both days and I hope a lot of people come out to support."
The Rams visited Creighton for a fall tournament, Sept. 29-Oct. 1. CSU had success in Omaha -- In her singles run, freshman Priscilla Palermo defeated two Creighton opponents, each in straight sets (Ashley Ishimura 6-1, 6-3 and Michaela Heene 7-5, 6-1), while doubles pair Alyssa Grijalva and Emily Luetschwager also registered a head-to-head win against the Bluejays.
CSU last played Weber State (6-6) in 2009, which resulted in a 6-1 victory for the Rams. The Wildcats have several mutual opponents as the Rams on their schedule, including Mountain West foes UNLV, Boise State, Wyoming and Air Force. The Wildcats lost to UNLV, 7-0, on Jan. 21.
SCOUTING THE FOES
- This season, Creighton is 11-4 overall but 0-2 on the road.
- Tom Lilly, the Bluejays head coach, is in his 21st full season at the head of both the women's and men's tennis programs at Creighton. Just last year, Lilly earned his 400th career combined victory after the men's victory over Hastings on April 23, 2017.
- The Bluejay women's team notched their first BIG EAST Championship win with a 4-0 victory over Providence in 2016.
- Bluejay Ashley Ishimura earned the Big East Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week title on March 14. She has won eight consecutive singles matches this season.
- This season, Weber State is 6-6 overall and 3-3 on the road.
- Wildcat head coach Brad Ferreira has an overall career record of 63-52 in his time with the Wildcats, coaching both men and women, and is 40-11 in Big Sky Conference matches.
- Weber State junior Caitlin Herb was named the Big Sky Tennis Player of the Week on March 7. Herb is 7-3 overall in singles and 6-3 in doubles with partner Pei Hsuan Kuo.
UP NEXT
After a weekend of non-conference duals, the Rams will play MW opponents for five out of six matches to close the regular season. Their next match will be in Fort Collins against Utah State (Thursday, March 29 at 3 p.m. MT).
For more CSU tennis news and in-match updates, follow @CSURamsTennis on Twitter.
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