No. 49 Utah Drops Decision to No. 25 Oklahoma

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Jan. 29, 2012

LOS ANGELES, Calif.- The 49th-ranked University of Utah women's tennis (0-2) dropped a 4-1 decision to 25th-ranked Oklahoma (4-1) Saturday, at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Los Angeles, Calif.

In doubles play, sophomore Sarah Pham and junior Paige Miles defeated Nicole Long and Whitney Wofford 8-6 at the No. 2 spot. The duo of senior Anastasia Putilina and sophomore Callie Craig fell to the 22nd-ranked team of Whitney Ritchie and Marie-Pier Huet 8-5 at the No. 1 position. Sophomore Lucia Kovarcikova and freshman Danielle Flores then dropped a 9-7 decision to Abbi Melrose and Mia Lancaster at the No. 3 position, to give Oklahoma the doubles point.

In singles play, 90th-ranked Putilina downed Whitney Ritchie 6-1, 6-1, at the No. 1 spot, to tie the score at 1-1.

Craig fell to Lancaster 6-3, 6-1, at the No. 3 position and freshman Natasha Smith dropped a 7-6, 6-3, decision to Melrose at the No. 4 spot, to put the Sooners up 3-1 over the Utes.

Pham then fell to Huet 6-4, 7-6, at the No. 2 position, to give Oklahoma the win at 4-1.

Flores and Kovarcikova were in their third sets, at the No. 5 and No. 6 spots respectively, when the match was halted.

Utah returns to action when it hosts Nevada, Feb. 10, in Salt Lake City.

#25 Oklahoma 4, No. 49 Utah 1Jan 28, 2012 at Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Tennis Center)Doubles1. #22 Huet/Ritchie (Oklahoma) def. Putilina/Craig (Utah) 8-52. Pham/Miles (Utah) def. Long/Wofford (Oklahoma) 8-63. Melrose/Lancaster (Oklahoma) def. Flores/Kovarcikova 9-7Singles1. #90 Anastasia Putilina (Utah) def. Whitney Ritchie (Oklahoma) 6-1, 6-12. Marie-Pier Huet (Oklahoma) def. Sarah Pham (Utah) 6-4, 7-63. Mia Lancaster (Oklahoma) def. Callie Craig (Utah) 6-3, 6-14. Abbi Melrose (Oklahoma) def. Natasha Smith (Utah) 7-6, 6-35. Whitney Wofford (Oklahoma) vs. Danielle Flores (Utah) 6-3, 3-6, 5-2, unfinished6. Nicole Long (Oklahoma) vs. Lucia Kovarcikova (Utah) 4-6, 6-4, unfinished
Match Notes Utah 0-2; National ranking #49Oklahoma 4-1; National ranking #25Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,3,4,2)

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