Knop shocks Zhurin at Denver City Open
In one of the biggest upsets in years at the Denver City Open tennis tournament, women’s No. 2 seed Dasha Zhurin was knocked out of the round of 16 on Tuesday. Tiffany Knop, who played this year for Air Academy High School and finished second in the Class 5A state tournament at No. 2 singles, pulled off the upset, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1.
Clifford Jensen and Lloyd Smith won the men’s 75 doubles title at the Denver Tennis Club, defeating Fred Fiske and Houston Swenson 6-3, 7-5.
Today is the deadline to enter the Colorado State Open Tennis Championships, July 9-17 at the Gates Tennis Center.
The entry form is available at www.gatestenniscenter.com.
For more information, call 303-355-4461.
Glissmeyer advances
Top-seeded Tom Glissmeyer of the Country Club of Colorado defeated Nick Hodge of Highlands Ranch Golf Club 4 and 3, advancing out of the first round of the Colorado Golf Association’s Junior Boys Match Play Championship at Indian Tree Golf Course in Arvada.
Glissmeyer is trying to win an unprecedented third CGA Junior Match Play title in his final year of eligibility, after winning the event in 2002 and 2003.
Luke Symons of Valley Country Club, the second seed, also advanced by beating Perry Villanueba Jr. of Columbine Country Club 4 and 2.
Knop shocks Zhurin at Denver City Open
CGA Public Links champion Zen Brown of Indian Tree advanced on his home course, winning 5 and 4 over Adam Joiner of Aspen Glen Golf Course. Steve Ziegler of The Ranch Country Club ousted U.S. Junior Amateur qualifier Zachary Zaremba of Walking Stick Golf Course 4 and 2 to reach the round of 16. Gunner Wiebe of Cherry Hills Country Club also won.
The round of 16 and the quarterfinal round for both the championship flight and the first flight are today, with the semi- final round and final matches set for Thursday.
CSU-Pueblo coach joining staff at Rice
Misty Murphy, who coached the CSU-Pueblo women’s basketball team to a 66-46 record over four seasons, has joined the staff at Rice University in Houston as an assistant.
The Murphy-coached ThunderWolves twice shared West Division championships in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The ThunderWolves of 2003-04 went 20-9, the program’s first 20-win season.
Before arriving in Pueblo, Murphy was head coach at Sheridan (Wyo.) Community College. She led the Lady Generals to a 42-19 record over two seasons.
Murphy’s coaching career began at her alma mater, Colorado State, where she was a student assistant in 1995. She had full- time assistant coaching duties on Greg Williams’ staff for two more seasons with the Rams. Williams, now Rice’s head coach, guided the Rams from 1990-97.
Murphy also was an assistant at Northern Colorado.
“She is a proven winner at different levels as a head coach,” Williams said of Murphy, “and fortunately for us, wanted to return to Division I.”
