Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, April 20
Laramie, Wyo.
12 PM MT
Colorado State
4
at
2
Wyoming
Nancy Ghanem won at No. 2 doubles and then a three-set thriller at No. 3 singles in the win
CSU knocks off Wyoming, 4-2
4/20/2019 6:51:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Rams pick up their second road win of the MW slate while earning at least a .500 record for the first time since 2005
LARAMIE, Wyo. – Colorado State finished off a 2-0 weekend with a 4-2 Mountain West victory at Wyoming Saturday afternoon in the tennis version of the Border War. With the victory, the Rams guarantee at least a .500 overall record as they are at 10-9 and 2-4 in league action, while the Cowgirls fell to 13-7 and 3-2 in the league. It was just the second home loss for the Wyoming in seven matches this season, as CSU picked up its first win in the series since 2009, also a 4-2 victory in Laramie.
For the third straight conference match, the Rams picked up the doubles point for the early lead. Nancy Ghanem and Riley Reeves earned a 6-3 victory at No. 2, while Emily Luetschwager and Priscilla Palermo pulled out a 6-4 victory at No. 3 to earn the point.
Wyoming evened the match with the win at No. 1 singles, but Alyssa Grivalva had a solid 6-4, 6-2 victory at No. 6 to put CSU back on top, 2-1. Wyoming knotted it at two with a victory at No. 2. From there, the Rams fight was on display, as both Ghanem at No. 3 and Emily Kolbow at No. 5 rallied after losing the first set to earn three-set victories, both winning 6-3 in the final set to give CSU the dual victory.
IN THEIR WORDS
Head coach Jarod Camerota
On getting the win to end the regular season
"We fought hard and played with great energy! This team really came out today and played for each other. We need to enjoy it, but also get some rest and get focused and ready for the Mountain West Tournament."
NOTES
NEXT UP
The Rams will compete in the Mountain West Championship, starting on Wednesday in San Diego, Calif.
For more CSU tennis news, follow @CSUTennis on Twitter.
Singles competition
1. Tessa van Der Ploeg (WY) def. LUETSCHWAGER, Emily (CS) 6-4, 6-1
2. Elisa Koonik (WY) def. CLIFFE, Stella (CS) 6-4, 6-4
3. GHANEM, Nancy (CS) def. Maria Oreshkina (WY) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
4. Ana Royo (WY) vs. PALERMO, Priscilla (CS) 2-6, 6-2, 4-5, unfinished
5. KOLBOW, Emily (CS) def. Ana Fernandez (WY) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. GRIJALVA, Alyssa (CS) def. Mihaela Kaftanova (WY) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Elisa Koonik/Tessa van Der Ploeg (WY) def. CLIFFE, Stella/KOLBOW, Emily (CS) 6-4
2. GHANEM, Nancy/REEVES, Riley (CS) def. Mihaela Kaftanova/Ida Krause (WY) 6-3
3. LUETSCHWAGER, Emily/PALERMO, Priscilla (CS) def. Maria Oreshkina/Ana Royo (WY) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,6,2,5,3)
For the third straight conference match, the Rams picked up the doubles point for the early lead. Nancy Ghanem and Riley Reeves earned a 6-3 victory at No. 2, while Emily Luetschwager and Priscilla Palermo pulled out a 6-4 victory at No. 3 to earn the point.
Wyoming evened the match with the win at No. 1 singles, but Alyssa Grivalva had a solid 6-4, 6-2 victory at No. 6 to put CSU back on top, 2-1. Wyoming knotted it at two with a victory at No. 2. From there, the Rams fight was on display, as both Ghanem at No. 3 and Emily Kolbow at No. 5 rallied after losing the first set to earn three-set victories, both winning 6-3 in the final set to give CSU the dual victory.
IN THEIR WORDS
Head coach Jarod Camerota
On getting the win to end the regular season
"We fought hard and played with great energy! This team really came out today and played for each other. We need to enjoy it, but also get some rest and get focused and ready for the Mountain West Tournament."
NOTES
- CSU has earned its first .500 or better season since 2005, when CSU went 15-9 overall
- This is the Rams' second 10-win season in three years under head coach Jarod Camerota and the first time with at least two Mountain West dual wins since 2010.
- The last time, prior to 2019, that the Rams had two Mountain West wins away from home in a single year was 2005 and the first time since formation of the Mountain West in 1999-2000 that they have won two true road conference matches.
- This is also the first time since 2006 and 2007 that the Rams have had two 10-win seasons in a three-year period.
NEXT UP
The Rams will compete in the Mountain West Championship, starting on Wednesday in San Diego, Calif.
For more CSU tennis news, follow @CSUTennis on Twitter.
Singles competition
1. Tessa van Der Ploeg (WY) def. LUETSCHWAGER, Emily (CS) 6-4, 6-1
2. Elisa Koonik (WY) def. CLIFFE, Stella (CS) 6-4, 6-4
3. GHANEM, Nancy (CS) def. Maria Oreshkina (WY) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
4. Ana Royo (WY) vs. PALERMO, Priscilla (CS) 2-6, 6-2, 4-5, unfinished
5. KOLBOW, Emily (CS) def. Ana Fernandez (WY) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. GRIJALVA, Alyssa (CS) def. Mihaela Kaftanova (WY) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Elisa Koonik/Tessa van Der Ploeg (WY) def. CLIFFE, Stella/KOLBOW, Emily (CS) 6-4
2. GHANEM, Nancy/REEVES, Riley (CS) def. Mihaela Kaftanova/Ida Krause (WY) 6-3
3. LUETSCHWAGER, Emily/PALERMO, Priscilla (CS) def. Maria Oreshkina/Ana Royo (WY) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,6,2,5,3)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
41
Tessa van Der Ploeg / 0 [WY]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
44
Elisa Koonik / 0 [WY]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
266
Maria Oreshkina / 0 [WY]
623
#4 Singles Match
1234
6250
Ana Royo / 0 [WY]
264UF
#5 Singles Match
123
366
Ana Fernandez / 0 [WY]
643
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Mihaela Kaftanova / 0 [WY]
42
Order of Finish:
1,6,2,5,3
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