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The University of Utah Athletics
Friday, March 18
Pullman, Wash.
1:30 PM
University of Utah
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Washington State
No. 51 Utah Falls to No. 58 Washington State
3/20/2016 12:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 20, 2016
PULLMAN, Wash. - The Utes were not able to beat the Cougars on the road at Simmelink Tennis Courts as they dropped the decision 4-2 on Friday Mar. 18.
The Utes jumped out to a 1-0 lead as the doubles point was clinched by the teams of sophomore Margo Pletcher and freshmen Brianna Turley; and freshmen Taylor Calton and junior Luisa Gerstner Da Rosa.
The Cougars came back and took a 3-1 lead. The wins came through Trang Huynh over sophomore Jena Cheng 6-4, 6-4, Maria Biryukova over junior Sarah Richter 7-6 (7-5), 6-1, and Donika Bashota over Pletcher 6-3, 7-5.
Turley kept the match alive with a three set victory over Barbora Michalkova 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. The Cougars lead was cut to 3-2.
The match was clinched by Washington State's Aneta Miksovska, defeating Taylor Calton 6-3, 7-6 (7-4).
Once the match was clinched, the No. 6 singles match was stopped.
No. 58 Washington State 4, No. 51 Utah 2.
DOUBLES
No. 1 Margo Pletcher/Brianna Turley (UU) def. Maria Biryukova/Trang Huynh (WSU) 7-5
No. 2 Donika Bashota/Lize Leenknecht (WSU) vs. Sarah Richter/Alexa Petrovic (UU) 5-5 DNF
No. 3 Taylor Calton/Luisa Gerstner Da Rosa (UU) def. Barbora Michalkova/Aneta Miksovska (WSU) 6-4
Order of Finish: 3,1
SINGLES
No. 1 Donika Bashota (WSU) def. Margo Pletcher (UU) 6-3, 7-5
No. 2 Maria Biryukova (WSU) def. Sarah Richter (UU) 7-6 (5), 6-1
No. 3 Brianna Turley (UU) def. Barbora Michalkova (WSU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 Trang Huynh (WSU) def. Jena Cheng (UU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 Aneta Miksovska (WSU) def. Taylor Calton (UU) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
No. 6 Lize Leenknecht (WSU) vs. Alex Petrovic (UU) 4-6, 6-1, 3-4 DNF
Order of Finish: 4,2,1,3,5
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