Charlottesville, Va.— Utah Women's Tennis had to battle challenging opponents, as well as Mother Nature, on the final day of competition at the UVA Fall Invite.
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Junior
Margo Pletcher and sophomore
Brianna Turley advanced to the final match in the Blue Flight Doubles Draw, but came up short in a hard-fought battle where they were defeated by Rosie Johanson and Meghan Kelley of Virginia, 8-4.
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In singles play, weather caused changes in today's matchups. Singles matches that were not finals were played as eight-game pro sets. Senior
Luisa Gerstner Da Rosa picked up a win over Hannah Templeton of South Carolina, 8-4. Junior
Alexia Petrovic also recorded a win over Kara Hall of Michigan, 8-1.
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The Utes will be back in action Oct. 1-9 in Los Angeles, Calif. for the ITA All-American Championships.
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Results
Blue Flight Doubles
           Rosie Johanson/Meghan Kelley (UVA) def. Pletcher/Turley, 8 to 4
       Dora Radosavljevic/ Favero (UVA) def. Robertson/Petrovic, 6 to 3
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Orange Flight Doubles
           Stephanie Smith/ Rachel Morales (Marshall) def. Cheng/Calton, 6 to 2
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White Flight Doubles
           Borislava Botusharova/ Marijana Novakovic (Old Dominion) def. Gerstner Da Rosa/Sperry-Rice, 6 to 2
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Singles (non-finals)
           Ingrid Vojcinakova (Old Dominion) def. Robertson, 8-2
           Petrovic def. Kara Hall (Michigan), 8-1
           Hunter Blesser (UVA) def. Calton, 8-7
           Chiara Lommer (Michigan) def. Cheng, 8-1
           Rachel Morales (Marshall) def. Turley, 8-4
           Luisa Rosa def. Hannah Templeton (South Carolina), 8-4
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