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Buff netters rally for win over Cornhuskers

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Colorado tennis coach Nicole Kenneally picked up her 100th career win Sunday as her Buffaloes defeated Nebraska, 4-3.

The victory was CU's second in three days as well and their second straight over the Huskers. CU improved to 9-10 overall and 6-3 in the Big 12 while the Huskers, losers of four of their last five, fell to 15-5 and 4-5.

The doubles point proved to be the key for CU after the Buffs found themselves trailing 3-1 midway the singles competition. The doubles point was secured with Melisa Esposito and Franziska Jendrian winning at No. 2 and Abbie Probert and Gleisy Torres Torres at No. 3 slots.

After NU won the top three singles positions, the Buffs received singles wins from Jengrian, Esposito an Veera Nurmi, who rallied from a one-set deficit for a three-set win over Stephanie Evants. The victory was Nurmi's seventh conference win this season and her 71st career victory, moving her into a tie for 13th place on CU's all-time list.

CU will close out the regular season next weekend with The Buffs cut its margin in half when Jendrian won her team-high 20th singles victory defeating Maria Ring, 6-4, 7-5 at the No. 6 slot. Jendrian also won her third straight and fifth of her last seven matches. It was also her seventh conference victory in nine outings.

At No. 5, Esposito rallied from a set down storming back to defeat Amber Chandronnait, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1. The sophomore from Palm Beach Garden, Fla., won her second straight match in three days after dropping her previous three conference matches.

CU 4, Nebraska 3

Doubles -- 1. Albers/Reimers (NU) def. Belassi/Milewski 9-8 (5); 2. Esposito/Jendrian (CU) def. Ring/Swarting 8-4; 3. Torres Torres/Abbie Probert (CU) def. Chandronnait/Evans 8-3 Order of finish: 3, *2, 1

Singles -- 1. Imke Reimers (NU) def. Monica Milewski 6-2, 6-4; 2. Wiveca Swarting (NU) def. Camila Belassi 6-4, 6-2; 3. Jana Albers (NU) def. Gleisy Torres Torres 6-3, 6-3; 4. Veera Nurmi (CU) def. Stephanie Evans 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-1; 5. Melisa Esposito (CU) def. Amber Chandronnait 1-6, 6-4, 6-1; 6. Franziska Jendrian (CU) def. Maria Ring 6-4, 7-5

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