Buffs Duo Reaches Doubles Semifinals at Battle in the Bay

SAN FRANCISCO – Colorado’s Lera Alexin and Ema Bubalo moved into the doubles semifinals Friday at the Battle in the Bay Classic, edging USC in a tiebreaker on the second day of play at the California Tennis Club. Alexin and Bubalo followed their opening-round win over Pepperdine’s third-seeded team with an 8-7 (6) quarterfinal victory over the Trojans’ Simone Kay and Kiara Zabkova. The Buffs duo will play for a spot in Sunday’s final. “Doubles was an up-and-down affair today,” CU Head Coach Anthony Pham said. We created a lot of opportunities early on but weren’t able to capitalize. To…