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.
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.
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.
The Utes will be back in action Oct. 1-9 in Los Angeles, Calif. for the ITA All-American Championships.
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
Orange Flight Doubles
Stephanie Smith/ Rachel Morales (Marshall) def. Cheng/Calton, 6 to 2
White Flight Doubles
Borislava Botusharova/ Marijana Novakovic (Old Dominion) def. Gerstner Da Rosa/Sperry-Rice, 6 to 2
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