![]() 4, CSU's Sarah Weekley had just won her first set 7-5, but the match went unfinished. 6, but it also gave Richterova a prime opportunity to gain some confidence, which she seized in pulling out a 5-7, 7-6 (1), 10-7 victory.Īt No. It enabled the Bluejays to grab a win at No. Those results clinched win for the hosts, but with a trio of matches on the courts, the teams wanted to take a chance at giving some players more match time. 2 spot for the first time, she cruised to a 6-4, 6-0 win. ![]() The oddity was the first CSU player off the court was Zara Lennon, who has been the last Ram on the court in clinching four of the victories. Buzkova won in straight sets, 6-3 7-5 Dush needed a third, prevailing 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. 3 team of Sarka Richterova and Viktoryia Zhadzinskaya matching the result.īuzkova and Dush then earned singles points at Nos. 1 team of Buzkova and Emily Dush posted a 6-2 decision, the No. The Rams clinched the victory in the first four decisions, earning the doubles points as the No. How do you handle when you're the team that's better and expected to win? We're challenged by those matches, and those are good for us." It's known people want to beat a ranked team, and that's the art of being the underdog in some matches and being the favored one and how you handle those situations. "It's like anything is possible, and consistently setting a higher standard for Colorado State. "I think for us it was setting a standard higher and holding ourselves accountable to that high standard and knowing what we're capable of. Learning to live with it is an important layer. The expectations she has helped to create come with a higher responsibility, something she feels the team has handled well for the most part in an 11-2 run through the non-conference portion of dual play, but also something they have yet to fully grasp.Ĭhanging the perception of the program took time. The Rams were solid, even if head coach Mai-Ly Tran felt they could have been a bit more focused in spots. It's a bit different position for us, and we're getting used to it." We're not the underdogs anymore, like we were last year. Teams are more motivated to go against us, so it's harder to play with the ranking. It's just nice to be able to have that and it's showing we've done the work and that the results are there," Buzkova said after Sunday's 5-1 victory over Creighton at the Fort Collins Country Club. "We don't talk much about it that's true. All of it's great, even if they don't talk much about it, but Radka Buzkova says they all realize what comes with the territory where they've ventured. Or being a threat for a Mountain West title, like they were last year, reaching the tournament semifinals for just the second time. Really, two years ago, who would have pictured the Rams' women's tennis program cracking the ITA poll. – Being ranked is cool, especially for a program like Colorado State.
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