Cowgirls Advance Three Into Sunday’s Finals

FORT COLLINS, Colo.,– The Wyoming Cowgirls had another solid day on the courts Saturday with day two of the Jon Messick Invitational, hosted by Colorado State. The Cowgirls advanced a trio into Sunday’s Draw Finals.

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Violetta Borodina, Anastasiia Kochelaevskaia and Ruby Young all earned straight-set victories Saturday to advance to the finals of their individual draws Sunday morning. In Draw A, Kochelaevskaia won 6-3 and 6-4 over Zou of Chicago to advance to her final.

In “B”, Borodina won decisively, 6-2 and 6-3 over another opponent from Chicago. Rounding out the finalists for Sunday is Ruby Young, who won 6-3 and 6-4 over Celorio Morales of Weber State to advance in Draw H.

Wyoming also picked up three doubles wins Saturday. Borodina and Dilnaz Mashabayeva won 6-4 in their first match of the day before losing in the next round. The Cowgirls got a couple of consolation final wins in doubles on the day. The team of Serina Abriola and Silver Bijlsma won 7-6 (8-6). Also winning in the consolation was Kochelaevskaia and Young, who won 6-3.

Sunday will conclude play at the Messick Invite with day three of action.

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