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Sunday, April 8
Salt Lake City, UT
11:00 AM
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Utes Fall to No. 40 USC on Senior Day
4/8/2018 2:19 PM | Women's Tennis
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah women's tennis team was unable to record a victory today against the 40thranked USC Trojans, as they fell 4-1. The Utes also celebrated senior day, where the collegiate careers of Alexia Petrovic, Jena Cheng, Margo Pletcher, and Victoria Robertson were recognized, as they played their final match at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center.
The Utes started off the match on a strong note, as they were able to take to doubles point against the Trojans. Brianna Chisholm and Victoria Robertson recorded the first victory for the Utes on the No. 3 court, defeating Madison Wetsby and Constance Branstine with a score of 6-2. Alexia Petrovic and Jena Cheng were then able to pull off another upset at the No. 1 doubles position, topping No. 32 Rianna Valdes and Angela Kulikov, 6-4, to give the Utes a 1-0 lead going into singles.
The Trojans were then mounted a comeback in singles. On the No. 3 court, Cheng was unable to record a win against Becca Weissman, as she fell, 6-1, 6-2. Then at the No. 4 position, Taylor Calton was topped by USC's Angela Kulikov with a final score of 6-4, 6-1. Chisholm was then beat out by the 92ndranked singles player in the nation, Rianna Valdes, as she fell at the No. 2 spot with a score of 7-6, 6-2. Then with the Trojans in winning position, Constance Branstine defeated Robertson on court No. 6, 6-4, 6-1, to give the Trojans the 4-1 victory.
The University of Utah women's tennis team will be back in action next week, as they will travel to Eugene, Oregon, to take on the University of Oregon. The match against the Ducks is scheduled for April 15th, and will start at 12 p.m. MST.
No. 40 USC 4, UTAH 1
Doubles (3,1)
Petrovic/Cheng (UTAH) def. No. 32 Valdes/Kulikov (USC), 6-4
Calton/Turley (UTAH) vs. Smith/Weissmann (USC), 5-3, unf.
Chisholm/Robertson (UTAH) def. Wetsby/Branstine (USC), 6-2
Singles (3,4,2,6)
No. 35 Gabby Smith (USC) vs. Alexia Petrovic (UTAH), 6-4, 3-4, unf.
No. 92 Rianna Valdes (USC) def. Brianna Chisholm (UTAH), 7-6, 6-2
Becca Weissman (USC) def. Jena Cheng (UTAH), 6-1, 6-2
Angela Kulikov (USC) def. Taylor Calton (UTAH), 6-4, 6-1
Madison Wetsby (USC) vs. Whitney Turley (UTAH), 7-5, 4-4, unf.
Constance Branstine (USC) def. Victoria Robertson (UTAH), 6-4, 6-1
The Utes started off the match on a strong note, as they were able to take to doubles point against the Trojans. Brianna Chisholm and Victoria Robertson recorded the first victory for the Utes on the No. 3 court, defeating Madison Wetsby and Constance Branstine with a score of 6-2. Alexia Petrovic and Jena Cheng were then able to pull off another upset at the No. 1 doubles position, topping No. 32 Rianna Valdes and Angela Kulikov, 6-4, to give the Utes a 1-0 lead going into singles.
The Trojans were then mounted a comeback in singles. On the No. 3 court, Cheng was unable to record a win against Becca Weissman, as she fell, 6-1, 6-2. Then at the No. 4 position, Taylor Calton was topped by USC's Angela Kulikov with a final score of 6-4, 6-1. Chisholm was then beat out by the 92ndranked singles player in the nation, Rianna Valdes, as she fell at the No. 2 spot with a score of 7-6, 6-2. Then with the Trojans in winning position, Constance Branstine defeated Robertson on court No. 6, 6-4, 6-1, to give the Trojans the 4-1 victory.
The University of Utah women's tennis team will be back in action next week, as they will travel to Eugene, Oregon, to take on the University of Oregon. The match against the Ducks is scheduled for April 15th, and will start at 12 p.m. MST.
No. 40 USC 4, UTAH 1
Doubles (3,1)
Petrovic/Cheng (UTAH) def. No. 32 Valdes/Kulikov (USC), 6-4
Calton/Turley (UTAH) vs. Smith/Weissmann (USC), 5-3, unf.
Chisholm/Robertson (UTAH) def. Wetsby/Branstine (USC), 6-2
Singles (3,4,2,6)
No. 35 Gabby Smith (USC) vs. Alexia Petrovic (UTAH), 6-4, 3-4, unf.
No. 92 Rianna Valdes (USC) def. Brianna Chisholm (UTAH), 7-6, 6-2
Becca Weissman (USC) def. Jena Cheng (UTAH), 6-1, 6-2
Angela Kulikov (USC) def. Taylor Calton (UTAH), 6-4, 6-1
Madison Wetsby (USC) vs. Whitney Turley (UTAH), 7-5, 4-4, unf.
Constance Branstine (USC) def. Victoria Robertson (UTAH), 6-4, 6-1
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