Colorado State University Athletics
Sunday, February 16
Phoenix, Ariz.
11 AM MT
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Colorado State Tennis Wins First Match of the Season
2/16/2020 3:15:00 PM | Women's Tennis
There’s no rain on the Ram parade today; clear skies all the way.
PHOENIX – The Colorado State women's tennis team won its first match of the season on Sunday, defeating Grand Canyon University, 4-3.
MATCH NOTES
-With clear skies and warmer weather, the Rams had a great start to their day in Arizona.
-Priscilla Palermo and Alyssa Grijalva won their doubles matchup, 6-4.
-No. 1 Doubles team Emily Luetschwager and Stella Cliffe bested GCU's Emilia Occhipinti and Celina Buhr, 7-5. With this victory, the Rams secured the doubles point.
-In singles, Palermo clinched CSU's first win in singles, 7-6 (2), 6-1.
-Emma Corwin and Grijalva were the last two playing at singles when the Rams were down, 3-2. Each battled hard, emerging with a point for Colorado State, each, after coming back from losing first sets.
-Corwin finished 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, while Grijalva defeated the Lopes in singles, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 and made the Rams' triumph official.
COLORADO STATE SCORES
Doubles (order of finish: 3, 2, 1)
Singles (order of finish: 5, 2, 3, 1, 6, 4)
HEAD COACH JAROD CAMEROTA ON CSU'S WIN
"This was a great team win. We showed a lot of resilience. Credit to GCU, they fought hard and made us earn it. We have to keep believing and playing with energy and our results will continue to improve. Now, we just need to recover and get ready for Nebraska."
UP NEXT
Colorado State will travel to Lincoln, Neb. to face off with the Huskers on Friday, Feb. 21 at 10 a.m. MT at the Dillon Tennis Center.
MATCH NOTES
-With clear skies and warmer weather, the Rams had a great start to their day in Arizona.
-Priscilla Palermo and Alyssa Grijalva won their doubles matchup, 6-4.
-No. 1 Doubles team Emily Luetschwager and Stella Cliffe bested GCU's Emilia Occhipinti and Celina Buhr, 7-5. With this victory, the Rams secured the doubles point.
-In singles, Palermo clinched CSU's first win in singles, 7-6 (2), 6-1.
-Emma Corwin and Grijalva were the last two playing at singles when the Rams were down, 3-2. Each battled hard, emerging with a point for Colorado State, each, after coming back from losing first sets.
-Corwin finished 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, while Grijalva defeated the Lopes in singles, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 and made the Rams' triumph official.
COLORADO STATE SCORES
Doubles (order of finish: 3, 2, 1)
- CSU Luetschwager/Cliffe def. GCU Occhipinti/Buhr (7-5)
- CSU Palermo/Grijalva def. GCU Puehse/Weiss (6-4)
- GCU Infantino/Prudhomme def. CSU Kotsyuba/Corwin (6-2)
Singles (order of finish: 5, 2, 3, 1, 6, 4)
- GCU Occhipinti def. CSU Luetschwager (6-0, 6-7, 6-3)
- GCU Puehse def. CSU Cliffe (6-4, 6-2)
- CSU Palermo def. GCU Buhr (7-6 (2), 6-1)
- CSU Grijalva def. GCU Weiss (2-6, 6-4, 6-4)
- GCU Infantino def. CSU Kotsyuba (6-3, 6-4)
- CSU Corwin def. GCU Lo Pumo (2-6, 6-4, 6-3)
HEAD COACH JAROD CAMEROTA ON CSU'S WIN
"This was a great team win. We showed a lot of resilience. Credit to GCU, they fought hard and made us earn it. We have to keep believing and playing with energy and our results will continue to improve. Now, we just need to recover and get ready for Nebraska."
UP NEXT
Colorado State will travel to Lincoln, Neb. to face off with the Huskers on Friday, Feb. 21 at 10 a.m. MT at the Dillon Tennis Center.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
123
073
Occhipinti, Emilia / 0 [GCU]
666
#2 Singles Match
12
42
Puehse, Natasha / 0 [GCU]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
76
Buhr, Celina / 0 [GCU]
61
#4 Singles Match
123
376
Weiss, Jana / 0 [GCU]
654
#5 Singles Match
12
24
Infantino, Ludovica / 0 [GCU]
66
#6 Singles Match
123
266
Lo Pumo, Martina / 0 [GCU]
643
Order of Finish:
5,2,3,1,6,4
Players Mentioned
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