Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, January 18
Denver, Colo.
12:30 PM MT
Colorado State
vs
Gonzaga
Rams Set to Open Spring Campaign vs. Gonzaga
1/16/2020 2:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Squad set to build off first winning dual season in 14 years
Rams Set to Open Spring Campaign vs. Gonzaga
Squad set to build off first winning dual season in 14 years
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The end of the prior season displayed the promise on the horizon, and the tournaments this fall did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm around the Colorado State women's tennis program.
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This Saturday marks the opening of the important spring dual season, as coach Jarod Camerota's lineup heads to Denver to face Gonzaga (12:30 p.m.)
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"I just want to see us competing and having great attitudes," Camerota said. "No one is going to be perfect the first match of the year. We just want to get off to a great start, so whether we're playing good or bad, just find a way to get a win."
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CSU posted an 11-12-2 mark in dual play in 2018-19, the first winning run in 14 seasons. The Rams posted a 2-4 mark in Mountain West duals, three of those losses decided by one match, with the Rams posting significant wins over Wyoming and Boise State.
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With most of the team returning, the Rams posted some strong results in tournament play this fall. Emily Luetschwager went 9-2 in singles, and Stella Cliffe was 9-4 and became the first CSU player to reach the quarterfinals of the ITF Regionals. Priscilla Palermo went 8-2 as a singles player and teamed with Alyssa Grijalva to go 7-2 in doubles play. The tandem of Cliffe/Luetschwager was 6-3.
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However, the team enters the spring with no margin for error, as both Riley Reeves and Nancy Ghanem are injured.
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In no way does that alter Camerota's positive outlook for what the season holds, believing his roster – which reached the second round of the conference tournament – can contend with the Mountain West elite.
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"There's a good part about it, that no one is looking to someone else to get it done," he said. "They realize I have to get it done and I have to take care of myself. That's the good part of it.
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"We can be a really good team. We've got the players, and I think as long as we have the mentality, that's the biggest thing. We need that mentality that we belong in the mix in the Mountain West and can be at the top of the Mountain West and be right in there."
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Squad set to build off first winning dual season in 14 years
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The end of the prior season displayed the promise on the horizon, and the tournaments this fall did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm around the Colorado State women's tennis program.
Â
This Saturday marks the opening of the important spring dual season, as coach Jarod Camerota's lineup heads to Denver to face Gonzaga (12:30 p.m.)
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"I just want to see us competing and having great attitudes," Camerota said. "No one is going to be perfect the first match of the year. We just want to get off to a great start, so whether we're playing good or bad, just find a way to get a win."
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CSU posted an 11-12-2 mark in dual play in 2018-19, the first winning run in 14 seasons. The Rams posted a 2-4 mark in Mountain West duals, three of those losses decided by one match, with the Rams posting significant wins over Wyoming and Boise State.
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With most of the team returning, the Rams posted some strong results in tournament play this fall. Emily Luetschwager went 9-2 in singles, and Stella Cliffe was 9-4 and became the first CSU player to reach the quarterfinals of the ITF Regionals. Priscilla Palermo went 8-2 as a singles player and teamed with Alyssa Grijalva to go 7-2 in doubles play. The tandem of Cliffe/Luetschwager was 6-3.
Â
However, the team enters the spring with no margin for error, as both Riley Reeves and Nancy Ghanem are injured.
Â
In no way does that alter Camerota's positive outlook for what the season holds, believing his roster – which reached the second round of the conference tournament – can contend with the Mountain West elite.
Â
"There's a good part about it, that no one is looking to someone else to get it done," he said. "They realize I have to get it done and I have to take care of myself. That's the good part of it.
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"We can be a really good team. We've got the players, and I think as long as we have the mentality, that's the biggest thing. We need that mentality that we belong in the mix in the Mountain West and can be at the top of the Mountain West and be right in there."
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