April 16, 2005

Lawrence, Kan. - The University of Kansas tennis team fell to the Colorado Buffaloes, 5-2, Saturday at Robinson Courts. The loss drops the Jayhawks record to 4-15 overall and 3-7 in Big 12 play.

KU earned two victories in singles competition as junior Christine Skoda and freshman Stephanie Smith continued to roll in Big 12 play. In No. 2 singles, Skoda dropped Colorado's Kendra Strandemo in straight-sets, 7-5, 6-3. With the win, Skoda improves to 7-3 in the Big 12 and 8-11 this spring.

Smith notched a third-set tiebreaker victory over Gliesy Torres Torres, 6-4, 5-7, 1-0, to continue her five-match winning streak in No. 6 singles. Freshman Elizaveta Avdeeva fell in No. 1 singles to Colorado's Lynzee Kever in three sets, 2-6, 6-1, 6-1.

KU was shutout in doubles as the team dropped all three matches.

"I thought that we fought harder today than we did against Kansas State," KU head coach Amy Hall-Holt said. "We cannot continue to get down early in our matches against top Big 12 opponents."

The Jayhawks will host Texas A&M Sunday, April 24, at Robinson Courts. The match is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.

-Results Follow-

Doubles

1. Strandemo/Vanderdys (CU) def. Skoda/Hommell (KU) 8-6

2. Kever/Sedivec (CU) def. Brown/Avdeeva (KU) 8-2

3. Hanson/Torres Torres (CU) def. Filberth/Smith (KU) 8-4

Order of Finish- 2, 3, 1

Singles

1. Lynzee Kever (CU) def. Elizaveta Avdeeva (KU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1

2. Christine Skoda (KU) def. Kendra Strandemo (CU) 7-5, 6-3

3. Jessica Vanderdys (CU) def. Brittany Brown (KU) 6-3, 7-5

5. Martina Sedivec (CU) def. Ashley Filberth (KU) 6-4, 6-4

6. Stephanie Smith (KU) def. Gliesy Torres Torres (CU) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0

Order of Finish- 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6