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The University of Utah Athletics
Friday, February 20
Salt Lake City, Utah
5:00 PM
University of Utah
5
vs
2
Utah St
Utah Fends Off Utah State
2/20/2004 12:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 20, 2004
The University of Utah women's tennis team defeated the Utah State Aggies 5-2 at the Eccles Tennis Center.
The Utes started the match strong by sweeping the doubles and picking up the point. Senior Sheri Esrock teamed up with freshman Cinthia Saucedo at the No. 1 and downed Lindsey Bennion and Carolyn Stevens (8-4). At the No. 2 freshmen Whitney Eber and Jessica Watts crushed Andrea Hansen and Courtney Anderson (8-2). Senior Rachel Alder and sophomore Jenessa Jackson played at the No. 3 and defeated Jill Smith and Lauren Monson.
Utah dominated in singles as well, picking up four wins. At the No. 1, Esrock fell to Bennion in the tiebreaker (6-4, 7-6 (2)). Eber conquered Smith (6-3, 6-1) at the No. 2 and Saucedo crushed Anderson (6-0, 7-5) at the No. 3. Watts beat Stevens (6-0, 7-6(5)) at the No. 4 and Alder topped Hansen (3-6, 7-5(7)) ath the No. 5. Junior and Ute newcomer Shannon Bullard stepped in for Jackson at the No. 6 and lost to Monson (6-1, 6-1). Jackson left the match due to illness.
Head Coach Megan Dorny comments on the match. "I'm glad we pulled out the win today. I felt like we had some pretty tentative performances on our part. After sweeping the doubles, I would have expected a team to come out an play with a little more confidence."
"We took our No. 5 Jenessa out of the line due to an illness. We moved Alder in the No. 5 position and Shannon Bullard into the No. 6 position. This was really the first competitive match she's played in a long time and I was really proud of her for going in. The others I really felt like did make a tentative performance. I told the girls before we headed out today that I thought we had a chance to win at every single spot. Utah State came out with two wins. Overall, we are always happy to chalk up a win but I expect them to play a little more decisively on Sunday."
Utah 5, Utah State 2
Doubles1.Esrock/Saucedo def. Bennion/Stevens 8-42.Eber/Watts def. Hansen/Anderson 8-23.Alder/Jackson def. Smith/Monson 8-6
Singles1.Bennion def. Esrock 6-4, 7-6(2)2.Eber def. Smith 6-3,6-13.Saucedo def. Anderson 6-0,7-54.Watts def. Stevens 6-0,7-6(5)5.Alder def. Hansen 3-6,7-5(7)6.Monson def. Bullard 6-1,6-1
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