University of Utah
Wyoming
No. 59 Utah Claims Victory Over Wyoming
3/4/2016 12:00 AM | Women's Tennis
SALT LAKE CITY - The No. 59 Utah women's tennis improved to 9-3 this season after a 4-3 victory against Wyoming at the Eccles Tennis Center on Friday.
"We did not get a very good start and that made this a very difficult match," Utah head coach Mat Iandolo said. "My hat goes off to Wyoming, they fought very hard. It was good to escape with a win."
Wyoming jumped out to a 1-0 lead after winning the doubles point.
Utah's Alexia Petrovic defeated Sanne Hoekstra 6-1, 6-2 to tie up the match at 1-1.
After losing another point at No. 2 singles, Utah's Brianna Turley was able to edge Dorottya Jonas 6-3, 6-3 to tie up the match at 2-2.
The Cowgirls took the lead but Utah once again came back to tie the match up after Jena Cheng dropped the first set 0-6 but came back and won the next two sets 6-1, 6-3.
The match came down to Utah's Taylor Calton at the No. 5 position, which went to three sets. Calton won the first set 7-5, but dropped the next set 6-3. She clinched the match for Utah by winning the third set, 6-3.
The Utes start Pac 12 Conference play on Friday, Mar. 11 against Arizona at the Eccles Tennis Center. The match starts at 1:30 p.m. MT.
Utah 4, Wyoming 3
Doubles
- Magdalena Stencel/Nastya Tokareva (WYO) def. Margo Pletcher/Brianna Turley (UTAH), 6-4
- Sarah Richter/Alexia Petrovic (UTAH) vs. Dorottya Jonas/Miranda Talbert(WYO), 5-5 (Unfinished)
- Elisa Koonik/Tessa van Der Ploeg (WYO) def. Luisa Da Rosa/Taylor Calton (UTAH), 6-2
Singles
- Magdalena Stencel (WYO) def. Margo Pletcher (UTAH), 6-4, 6-1
- Nastya Tokareva (WYO) def. Sarah Richter (UTAH), 6-3, 6-3
- Brianna Turley (UTAH) def. Dorottya Jonas (WYO), 6-3, 6-3
- Jena Cheng (UTAH) def. Tessa van Der Ploeg (WYO), 0-6, 6-1, 6-3
- Taylor Calton (UTAH) def. Elisa Koonik (WYO), 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
- Alexia Petrovic (UTAH) def. Sanne Hoekstra (WYO), 6-1, 6-2
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