LARAMIE, Wyo. (Feb. 4, 2024) – The Wyoming Cowgirls suffered their first setback at home this season with a 4-1 loss to Colorado Sunday afternoon in Laramie. Wyoming got off to a good start in the match, taking the doubles point before CU responded.

The Cowgirls (3-4) won the doubles point with relative ease as they got a pair of 6-3 wins at the No. 1 and 2 spots. At No. 1, the team of Violetta Borodina and Sophie Zehender were victorious to keep their perfect dual record intact as a tandem. Noesjka Brink and Nikol Dobrilova at the second position. At No. 3, Jeselle Ante and Lucia Malinak were leading 5-4 when doubles was stopped due to UW clinching the point.

Wyoming had its opportunities in singles play, as it lost two three-set matches, both of which the Cowgirls had won the first set. Brink lost at the second spot, 6-2, 2-6 and 2-6 while at No. 4, Ante won her first set 6-2, before dropping the next two sets 2-6 and 0-6. Borodina lost a first set tiebreak at No. 3, 7-4, to lose the first set 7-6. She then dropped the second, 6-4.

UW will return to action next weekend with matches against UTEP and Northern Arizona in Flagstaff. The Cowgirls will face UTEP Saturday, February 10 and NAU Feb. 11. Both matches are scheduled for 10 a.m.

Wyoming vs. Colorado
2/4/2024 in Laramie, Wyo.

Colorado 4, Wyoming 1
Doubles competition
1. Borodina/Zehender (WYO) def. El Sayed/Rebec (CU) 6-3
2. Brink/Dobrilova (WYO) def. Stanojevic/Ventura (CU) 6-3
3. Ante/Malinak (WYO) vs. Bubalo/Nelson (CU) 5-4, unfinished

Singles competition
1. El Sayed (CU) def. Zehender (WYO) 7-5, 6-0
2. Ventura (CU) def. Brink (WYO) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
3. Stanojevic (CU) def. Borodina (WYO) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
4. Tokac (CU) def. Ante (WYO) 2-6, 6-2, 6-0
5. Dobrilova (WYO) vs. Abyasova (CU) 2-5, unfinished
6. Malinak (WYO) vs. Rebec (CU) 2-1, unfinished

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