Box Score COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – Utah State women's tennis highlighted its weekend at the Bedford Cup with a championship in the Blue Draw doubles bracket, as
Maria Paula Ramos Garcia and
Terezia Mlkva teamed up to win four straight matches en route to the title.
The duo opened with a 6-2 victory over Idaho State's Millie Day and Veronika Zarovna before taking down Idaho's Jessica Matthews and Valentina Rodas, 6-3. They continued their strong run with a 6-4 win over Wyoming's Violetta Borodina and Silver Bijlsma and clinched the championship with a 6-3 victory against Colorado's Lani Brotman and Yukiko Ikedo.
In singles play, Mlkva collected back-to-back wins in Flight Alpha, defeating Valentina Rodas of Idaho (7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6) and Idaho State's Stefanya Shalakhova (6-2, 6-3). Ramos Garcia added a three-set win over Idaho State's Sydney Morris in Flight Charley (6-3, 6-7 (4), 1-0 (10-6).
Utah State also saw success in Flight Delta, where
Kylee Sperry opened with a straight-set win over Colorado State's Hanna Haber (6-2, 6-0).
Magdalena Nunez Pureco added two wins, defeating New Mexico's Maria Matsoukatidi (6-3, 2-6, 6-2) and Idaho State's Zarovna (7-6 (7), 4-6, 1-0 (10-2). Sperry and Nunez Pureco also paired together for a win in the Green Draw doubles bracket, defeating Idaho State's Victoria Grymalska and Evelina Zhuk, 6-1.
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BEDFORD CUP RESULTS
Colorado Springs, Colorado
USAF Academy
Sept. 19-21
Doubles
Blue Draw
Maria Paula Ramos Garcia/
Terezia Mlkva (Utah State) def. Millie Day/Veronika Zarovna (Idaho State) 6-2
Maria Paula Ramos Garcia/
Terezia Mlkva (Utah State) def. Jessica Matthews/Valentina Rodas (Idaho) 6-3
Maria Paula Ramos Garcia/
Terezia Mlkva (Utah State) def. Violetta Borodina/Silver Bijlsma (Wyoming) 6-4
Maria Paula Ramos Garcia/
Terezia Mlkva (Utah State) def. Lani Brotman/Yukiko Ikedo (Colorado) 6-3
Green Draw
Magdalena Nunez Pureco/
Kylee Sperry (Utah State) def. Victoria Grymalska/Evelina Zhuk (Idaho State) 6-1
Singles
Flight Alpha
Lani Brotman (Colorado) def.
Terezia Mlkva (Utah State) 6-3, 6-1
Louise Wikander (Denver) def.
Terezia Mlkva (Utah State) 7-5, 7-6 (6)
Terezia Mlkva (Utah State) def. Valentina Rodas (Idaho) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6)
Terezia Mlkva (Utah State) def. Stefanya Shalakhova (Idaho State) 6-2, 6-3
Flight Charley
Abigale Cotuna (Air Force) def.
Maria Paula Ramos Garcia (Utah State) 7-5, 6-4
Maria Paula Ramos Garcia (Utah State) def. Sydney Morris (Idaho State) 6-3, 6-7 (4), 1-0 (10-6)
Morgan Stella (Colorado State) def.
Maria Paula Ramos Garcia (Utah State) 7-5, 6-7 (7), 1-0 (10-5)
Maria Paula Ramos Garcia (Utah State) def. Ruby Hansen (Denver) 7-5, 6-7 (5), 10-7
Flight Delta
Kylee Sperry (Utah State) def. Hanna Haber (Colorado State) 6-2, 6-0
Jariahlyn Rhoades (Air Force) def.
Kylee Sperry (Utah State) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Magdalena Nunez Pureco (Utah State) def. Maria Matsoukatidi (New Mexico) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
Maya Michalski (Air Force) def.
Magdalena Nunez Pureco (Utah State) 6-3, 6-3
Yukiko Ikedo (Colorado) def.
Kylee Sperry (Utah State) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)
Magdalena Nunez Pureco (Utah State) def. Veronika Zarovna (Idaho State) 7-6 (7), 4-6, 1-0 (10-2)
Veronika Zarovna (Idaho State) def.
Kylee Sperry (Utah State) 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (10-2)
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