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Friday, February 17
Salt Lake City, Utah
1:00 PM
University of Utah
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vs
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New Mexico
Women's Tennis wins home opener
2/17/2017 6:58 PM | Women's Tennis
Salt Lake City-- In their first home match of the season, University of Utah women's tennis defeated the New Mexico Lobos, 5-2.Â
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The Utes dominated doubles competition, as Taylor Calton and Jena Cheng defeated Rachana Bhat and Andrea LeBlanc, 6-1 in the No. 2 spot. Whitney Turley and Alexia Petrovic also recorded a win over Cassie Chung and Diana Wong, 6-1 in the No. 3 spot.Â
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In singles competition, the Utes picked up multiple hard-fought wins. Petrovic recorded a dominant win over Ruth Copas, 6-0, 6-3 in the No. 3 spot and Cheng defeated Diana Wong, 6-2, 6-3 in the No. 5 spot. Pletcher also recorded a hard-fought win over Ludivine Burguiere, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in the No. 1 spot while Brianna Turley fought back for a victory over Andrea LeBlanc, 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 in the No. 2 spot.Â
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 "It was very high energy for our first home match," head coach Mat Iandolo said "Getting the doubles point started off the match on a very positive note. We managed our nerves well in singles which allowed us to pull out 4 singles matches. We can use this as a springboard into the coming matches."Â
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 The Utes are back at the Eccles Tennis Center for matches against Wisconsin on Sunday at 10 a.m.Â
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Singles Competition (Order of finish: 6, 5, 3, 1, 4, 2)
Pletcher def. Ludivine Burguiere (6-1, 3-6, 6-3)
Turley def. Andrea LeBlanc (7-6, 3-6, 7-6)
Petrovic def. Ruth Copas (6-0, 6-3)
Cassie Chung def. Calton (6-3, 2-6, 7-5)
Cheng def. Diana Wong (6-2, 6-3)
Rachana Bhat def. W. Turley (6-0, 7-5)
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Doubles Competition
Pletcher/B. Turley v. Ludivine Burguiere/Dominique Dulski (5-2)
Calton/Cheng def. Rachana Bhat/Andrea LeBlanc (6-2)
W. Turley/Petrovic def. Cassie Chung/Diana Wong (6-1)
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The Utes dominated doubles competition, as Taylor Calton and Jena Cheng defeated Rachana Bhat and Andrea LeBlanc, 6-1 in the No. 2 spot. Whitney Turley and Alexia Petrovic also recorded a win over Cassie Chung and Diana Wong, 6-1 in the No. 3 spot.Â
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In singles competition, the Utes picked up multiple hard-fought wins. Petrovic recorded a dominant win over Ruth Copas, 6-0, 6-3 in the No. 3 spot and Cheng defeated Diana Wong, 6-2, 6-3 in the No. 5 spot. Pletcher also recorded a hard-fought win over Ludivine Burguiere, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in the No. 1 spot while Brianna Turley fought back for a victory over Andrea LeBlanc, 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 in the No. 2 spot.Â
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 "It was very high energy for our first home match," head coach Mat Iandolo said "Getting the doubles point started off the match on a very positive note. We managed our nerves well in singles which allowed us to pull out 4 singles matches. We can use this as a springboard into the coming matches."Â
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 The Utes are back at the Eccles Tennis Center for matches against Wisconsin on Sunday at 10 a.m.Â
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Singles Competition (Order of finish: 6, 5, 3, 1, 4, 2)
Pletcher def. Ludivine Burguiere (6-1, 3-6, 6-3)
Turley def. Andrea LeBlanc (7-6, 3-6, 7-6)
Petrovic def. Ruth Copas (6-0, 6-3)
Cassie Chung def. Calton (6-3, 2-6, 7-5)
Cheng def. Diana Wong (6-2, 6-3)
Rachana Bhat def. W. Turley (6-0, 7-5)
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Doubles Competition
Pletcher/B. Turley v. Ludivine Burguiere/Dominique Dulski (5-2)
Calton/Cheng def. Rachana Bhat/Andrea LeBlanc (6-2)
W. Turley/Petrovic def. Cassie Chung/Diana Wong (6-1)
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