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Saturday, February 15
Irvine, CA
11:00 AM
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Women's Tennis Returns To Action Against UC Irvine and Loyola Marymount
2/12/2020 10:18 AM | Women's Tennis
Utes set for pair of road matches to resume spring play.
FIRST SERVE
Returning to action after nearly three weeks without a match, the University of Utah women's tennis team (5-2, 0-0 Pac-12) will have a two-match road trip this weekend to resume competition. The Utes will take on UC Irvine (2-3, 0-0 Big West) on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 11 a.m. MT at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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Utah will then turn their attention to a matchup against Loyola Marymount (2-1, 0-0 WCC) on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 12 p.m. MT at the LMU Tennis Center. Live stats for the match on Sunday is available here.
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MOVING UP
With their dominance on the doubles court, the Ute duo of Whitney Hekking and Madison Tattini have moved up in the latest ITA poll that was released on Feb. 5, coming in ranked as the nation's No. 19 doubles team. Hekking and Tattini have started the 2020 season with a perfect 6-0 record to lead the Utes in doubles play.
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The spring season for the pair of Utes has been highlighted by the upset of the nation's then-ranked No. 3 duo from Central Florida. Tattini and Hekking downed the pair 6-3 to help push the Utes in a near team upset as UCF was ranked No. 12 in the nation at the time of the match. The strong start to the spring was carried over from fall play where the duo won the doubles title at the UNLV Invitational, as well as reaching the semifinals of the ITA Mountain Region Championships.
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HOME STRETCH AHEAD
Seven matches into the season, the Utes have played just two matches at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center, while seeing five matches away from Salt Lake City with two more on tap this weekend. Â After a seven-match road stretch that will conclude at UC Irvine and Loyola Marymount, Utah will then return to host three home matches at the Eccles Tennis Center.
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Next week, Utah will host Utah State on Friday, Feb. 22, followed by a match with Denver on Saturday, Feb. 23. The Utes will remain at home for another week to wrap up the three-match home swing against in-state rival BYU on Friday, Feb. 28.
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SCOUTING UC IRVINE
The UC Irvine women's tennis team has started the 2020 year with an overall record of 2-3. Â The Anteaters finished the 2018-19 season with a 14-12 overall record, going 2-6 in Big West Conference action. UC Irvine is led by senior Stephanie Nguyen, who currently holds the No. 1 spot in singles and No. 2 spot in doubles for UCI. Nguyen earned Big West honorable mention honors in singles play after last season's efforts.
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SCOUTING LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
Loyola Marymount women's tennis comes into their match with Utah with an overall record of 2-1, starting the season strong with dominant wins over Gonzaga and Oregon. LMU's sole loss of the season came at the hands of then-ranked No. 4 UCLA. The Lions are led by sophomore Veronika Miroshnichenko, who currently holds the No. 1 position at both singles and doubles for LMU. Last year as a freshman, Miroshnichenko became the first-ever LMU Division I All-American in women's tennis and was the WCC Co-Freshman of the Year.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Utes last saw action at the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Ann Arbor, Mich., where they faced No. 12 UCF and Ole Miss. Utah lost a heartbreaker against UCF where the match came down to the wire, but the Utes couldn't pull out the upset and dropped the tight match 3-4. The next day against Ole Miss, Utah struggled to bounce back from the day before and fell 0-4 to the Rebels to close out action in Ann Arbor.
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Hekking and Tattini notched a pair of doubles wins on the weekend, Madeline Lamoreaux and Emily Dush earned a victory as a pair, while Dush and Anya Lamoreaux each earned singles wins.
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UP NEXT
The Utah women's tennis will be back in action next week at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center to host two home matches for the first time since Jan. 11. The Utes will go head-to-head with Utah State on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. MT, followed by a match against Denver on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 11 a.m. MT to conclude the weekend's action.
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Returning to action after nearly three weeks without a match, the University of Utah women's tennis team (5-2, 0-0 Pac-12) will have a two-match road trip this weekend to resume competition. The Utes will take on UC Irvine (2-3, 0-0 Big West) on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 11 a.m. MT at Anteater Tennis Stadium.
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Utah will then turn their attention to a matchup against Loyola Marymount (2-1, 0-0 WCC) on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 12 p.m. MT at the LMU Tennis Center. Live stats for the match on Sunday is available here.
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MOVING UP
With their dominance on the doubles court, the Ute duo of Whitney Hekking and Madison Tattini have moved up in the latest ITA poll that was released on Feb. 5, coming in ranked as the nation's No. 19 doubles team. Hekking and Tattini have started the 2020 season with a perfect 6-0 record to lead the Utes in doubles play.
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The spring season for the pair of Utes has been highlighted by the upset of the nation's then-ranked No. 3 duo from Central Florida. Tattini and Hekking downed the pair 6-3 to help push the Utes in a near team upset as UCF was ranked No. 12 in the nation at the time of the match. The strong start to the spring was carried over from fall play where the duo won the doubles title at the UNLV Invitational, as well as reaching the semifinals of the ITA Mountain Region Championships.
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HOME STRETCH AHEAD
Seven matches into the season, the Utes have played just two matches at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center, while seeing five matches away from Salt Lake City with two more on tap this weekend. Â After a seven-match road stretch that will conclude at UC Irvine and Loyola Marymount, Utah will then return to host three home matches at the Eccles Tennis Center.
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Next week, Utah will host Utah State on Friday, Feb. 22, followed by a match with Denver on Saturday, Feb. 23. The Utes will remain at home for another week to wrap up the three-match home swing against in-state rival BYU on Friday, Feb. 28.
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SCOUTING UC IRVINE
The UC Irvine women's tennis team has started the 2020 year with an overall record of 2-3. Â The Anteaters finished the 2018-19 season with a 14-12 overall record, going 2-6 in Big West Conference action. UC Irvine is led by senior Stephanie Nguyen, who currently holds the No. 1 spot in singles and No. 2 spot in doubles for UCI. Nguyen earned Big West honorable mention honors in singles play after last season's efforts.
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SCOUTING LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
Loyola Marymount women's tennis comes into their match with Utah with an overall record of 2-1, starting the season strong with dominant wins over Gonzaga and Oregon. LMU's sole loss of the season came at the hands of then-ranked No. 4 UCLA. The Lions are led by sophomore Veronika Miroshnichenko, who currently holds the No. 1 position at both singles and doubles for LMU. Last year as a freshman, Miroshnichenko became the first-ever LMU Division I All-American in women's tennis and was the WCC Co-Freshman of the Year.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Utes last saw action at the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Ann Arbor, Mich., where they faced No. 12 UCF and Ole Miss. Utah lost a heartbreaker against UCF where the match came down to the wire, but the Utes couldn't pull out the upset and dropped the tight match 3-4. The next day against Ole Miss, Utah struggled to bounce back from the day before and fell 0-4 to the Rebels to close out action in Ann Arbor.
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Hekking and Tattini notched a pair of doubles wins on the weekend, Madeline Lamoreaux and Emily Dush earned a victory as a pair, while Dush and Anya Lamoreaux each earned singles wins.
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UP NEXT
The Utah women's tennis will be back in action next week at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center to host two home matches for the first time since Jan. 11. The Utes will go head-to-head with Utah State on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. MT, followed by a match against Denver on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 11 a.m. MT to conclude the weekend's action.
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