Box Score COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— Maverick veterans
Issy Coman and
Makenna Livingston as well as freshman
Devyn Rodriguez helped lead the Colorado Mesa University women's tennis team in the Colorado College Invitational, which was cut short due to rain. The individual format tournament was played at Memorial Park on Saturday and Sunday, although the weather cut the tournament short on Sunday afternoon.
Coman went 2-1 in singles play, reaching the semifinals of the "A" draw while Livingston also bounced back from a hard-fought opening round to post two consolation victories while Rodriguez also went 2-1, knocking off Marta Garcia Matea of CSU Pueblo in a consolation match to help exact some revenge for Livingston, who had dropped a 6-7 (8-10), 6-2, 1-0 (19-7) to the Spaniard.
Both Livingston and Rodriguez also defeated Seward County Community College's Polya Nikolova.
In doubles, the Maverick duos of Coman/Livingston and
Julianna Campos/Rodriguez both reached the semifinals of the "A" draw, winning their lone quarterfinal matches before the rain thwarted other playing opportunities.
Kristen Thomas and
Delia Maier also won a consolation match in that portion of the tournament.
Thomas and
Audrey O'Rear also won the Round of 16 "B" singles matches while
Jane Steur and
Kenna Kelley both reached the semifinals of the "C" draw after each won their quarterfinal matches after receiving first round byes.
Steur and O'Rear also won their lone "B" doubles match in the quarterfinal round before not being able to play in the semifinals.
The tournament was a tune-up for the Mavericks, who begin the team portion of their season this week on Friday and Saturday, playing four matches during the Pueblo Duals.
CMU's Results
A Singles
Round of 16
Issy Coman (CMU) def. Margot Aebischer (CSU Pueblo); 6-1, 6-0
Christina Heffron (Colorado College) def.
Delia Maier (CMU); 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)
Emily Hafner (MSU Denver) def.
Julianna Campos (CMU); 6-0, 6-0
Devyn Rodriguez (CMU) def. Polya Nikolova (Seward County CC); 6-3, 6-1
Marta Garcia Matea (CSU Pueblo) def.
Makenna Livingston; 6-7 (8-10), 6-2, 1-0 (10-7)
Quarterfinals
Coman def. Christian Heffron (Colorado College); 6-4, 6-4
Lilly Stienemeier (MSU Denver) def. Rodriguez; 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-8)
Semifinals
Emily Hafner (MSU Denver) def. Coman; 6-0, 6-2
Consolations
Maier def. Aebischer; 6-4, 6-2
Campos def. Hanna Haber (MSU Denver); Default
Livingston def. Kim Heddes (MSU Denver); Default
Campos def. Maier; 6-3, 6-2
Livingston def. Nikolova; 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (12-10)
Rodriguez def. Garcia Matea; 6-1, 6-4
B Singles
Round of 16
Kristen Thomas (CMU) def. Emelia Winter (Colorado College); 0-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-6)
Audrey O'Rear (CMU) def. Monica Guarin (MSU Denver); 7-6 (7-0), 7-5
Quarterfinals
Ana Isabel Serrano (Seward County CC) def. Thomas; 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (10-6)
Lara Torres Baron (Seward County CC) def. O'Rear; 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8)
Consolations
Camila Corrales (Seward County CC) def. Thomas; 6-2, 6-1
Otoha Mogi (Seward County CC) def. O'Rear; 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 1-0 (10-0)
C Singles
Round of 16
Jane Steur; bye
Kenna Kelley; bye
Quarterfinals
Steur def. Rose Ryan (Colorado College); 6-3, 6-2
Kelley def. Sonrisa Bustamante (CSU Pueblo); 6-3, 6-0
Semifinals
Josline Carter (Hastings) def. Steur; 7-5, 6-1
Abby Wilson (Colorado College) def. Kelley; 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
A Doubles
Round of 16
Coman/Livingston, Bye
Campos/Rodriguez, Bye
Monica Guarin/Mikalyla Mckenzie (MSU Denver) def. Thomas/Maier; 6-4
Quarterfinals
Coman/Livingston def. Valentina Brienza/Margot Aebischer (CSU Pueblo); 6-0
Campos/Rodriguez def. Avery Hickman/Christina Heffron (Colorado College); 6-3
Consolation
Thomas/Maier def. Otoha Mogi/Camila Corrales (Seward County CC); 6-4
B Doubles
Round of 16
Steur/O'Rear; Bye
Quarterfinals
Steur/O'Rear def. Josline Carter/Paige Willcoxon (Hastings); 6-3