CU Buffs · Apr 2, 2021
Nayar Picks Up Ranked Win In CU Loss
BOULDER – Colorado tennis junior Sara Nayar upset Washington's No.52-ranked Vanessa Wong Friday afternoon here in a late three-set battle as the Buffs dropped the match 5-2.
Colorado (7-9, 1-5 Pac-12) has now lost seven-straight matches as Washington (10-6, 2-5 Pac-12) picks up its second win in conference.
The final match was a highly contested match between Nayar and No.52-ranked Wong. Nayar took the first set 7-6 and won the tiebreaker 7-4. The next set Wong took 6-3, then Wong had a 4-2 lead in the third. Nayar tied it up, then the pair went to deuce at 4-4 when Nayar sent a sky shot and Wong sent it long to give Nayar the 5-4 advantage.