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Friday, October 6
Los Angeles, CA
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Women of Troy Invite
Photo by: Hunter Dyke/Utah Athletics
Utes Find Success at Women of Troy Invite
10/9/2023 2:50 PM | Women's Tennis
Utah women's tennis continued fall competitions at the Women of Troy Invitational.
"Overall, a positive weekend for our upperclassmen," said head coach Ric Mortera. "They improved as the weekend went on and competed well. It was great to see some of the newcomers in their first action as Utes, it was a great competitive environment out there and I thought we made the most of the opportunity to challenge ourselves and get better over the course of the tournament. We are excited to get home and start preparations for regionals at home."
On Friday, Utah took on Pacific and Utes duo Kat Lyman and Yuhan Liu defeated Megan Carmichael and Alexis Sam 6-1. In singles action, Liu defeated Klara Kosan 7-5, 6-3. Ana Luisa Cruz picked up a 6-1, 6-2 win over Indiya McCleod. Samantha Horwood also picked up a victory on the first day by defeating Carmichael 6-4, 6-2.
On the second day of the tournament, Utah took on opponents from Pac-12 foe and tournament host, USC. Lyman and Liu picked up a second straight win by defeating Gabrielle Lee and Isabelle Lee 6-3.
In singles action, Liu defeated Sloane Morra in an intense tiebreak match with scores of 5-7, 6-2 (10-7). Lyman picked up an impressive singles win over Isabelle Lee with scores of 6-1, 6-3.
On the final day of the tournament, Utah took on Loyola Marymount. Utah mixed up the doubles duos where Horwood and Liu batted Kim-Michaela Zahraj and Stefania Rogozinska-Dzik but fell 5-7.
Cruz and Lyman also battled and narrowly fell 6-4 in a doubles matchup with Isabella Tcherkes-Zade and Carlota Molina.
In singles action against LMU, Liu dropped the first set but came back and won the second set in a tiebreaker with a 7-6 (3) score. In the tiebreaker point Liu stayed close but fell 10-8.
Lyman picked up a 6-1, 6-2 win over Molina in singles action while Cruz defeated Tcherkes-Zade 7-5, 6-3.
Horwood finished the weekend on a high note with an intense win over Zaharaj. Horwood posted 6-1, 6-7 (4) scores and pushed to dominate the tiebreak set with a 10-5 score.
The Utes are set to host ITA Regionals in Salt Lake City Oct. 18-22 before heading to the Aggie Invite at Texas A&M Nov. 3-Nov. 5.
Women of Troy - Day 1
Utah vs Pacific
Singles
Yuhan Liu (UTAH) def. Klara Kosan (PACIFIC) – 7-5, 6-3
Tomi Main (PACIFIC) def. Kat Lyman (UTAH) – 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-4)
Ana Luisa Cruz (UTAH) def. Indiya McLeod (PACIFIC) – 6-1, 6-2
Samantha Horwood (UTAH) def. Megan Carmichael (PACIFIC) – 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
Tomi Main/Klara Kosan (PACIFIC) def. Samantha Horwood/Ana Luisa Cruz (UTAH) – 6-2
Kat Lyman/Yuhan Lin (UTAH) def. Megan Carmichael/Alexis Sam (PACIFIC) – 6-1
Women of Troy - Day 2
Utah vs USC
Singles
Yuhan Liu (Utah) def. Sloane Morra (USC) – 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-7)
McKenna Koenig (USC) def. Ana Luisa Cruz (Utah) – 6-0, 6-4
Kat Lyman (Utah) def. Isabelle Lee (USC) – 6-1, 6-3
Parker Fry (USC) def. Samantha Horwood (Utah) – 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
Parker Fry/Naomi Cheong (USC) def. Ana Luisa Cruz/Samantha Horwood (Utah) – 6-1
Kat Lyman/Yuhan Liu (Utah) def. Gabrielle Lee/Isabelle Lee (USC) – 6-3
Women of Troy - Day 3
Utah vs LMU
Singles
Stefania Rogozinska-Dzik (LMU) def. Yuhan Liu (Utah) – 6-0, 6-7(3), 1-0 (10-8)
Kat Lyman (Utah) def. Carlota Molina (LMU) – 6-1, 6-2
Ana Luisa Cruz (Utah) def. Isabella Tcherkes-Zade (LMU) – 7-5, 6-3
Samantha Horwood (Utah) def. Kim-Michaela Zahraj (LMU) – 6-1, 6-7(4), 1-0 (10-5)
Doubles
Isabella Tcherkes-Zade/Carlota Molina (LMU) def. Ana Luisa Cruz/Kat Lyman (Utah) – 6-4
Kim-Michaela Zahraj/Stefania Rogozinska-Dzik (LMU) def. Samantha Horwood/Yuhan Liu (Utah) – 7-5
"Overall, a positive weekend for our upperclassmen," said head coach Ric Mortera. "They improved as the weekend went on and competed well. It was great to see some of the newcomers in their first action as Utes, it was a great competitive environment out there and I thought we made the most of the opportunity to challenge ourselves and get better over the course of the tournament. We are excited to get home and start preparations for regionals at home."
On Friday, Utah took on Pacific and Utes duo Kat Lyman and Yuhan Liu defeated Megan Carmichael and Alexis Sam 6-1. In singles action, Liu defeated Klara Kosan 7-5, 6-3. Ana Luisa Cruz picked up a 6-1, 6-2 win over Indiya McCleod. Samantha Horwood also picked up a victory on the first day by defeating Carmichael 6-4, 6-2.
On the second day of the tournament, Utah took on opponents from Pac-12 foe and tournament host, USC. Lyman and Liu picked up a second straight win by defeating Gabrielle Lee and Isabelle Lee 6-3.
In singles action, Liu defeated Sloane Morra in an intense tiebreak match with scores of 5-7, 6-2 (10-7). Lyman picked up an impressive singles win over Isabelle Lee with scores of 6-1, 6-3.
On the final day of the tournament, Utah took on Loyola Marymount. Utah mixed up the doubles duos where Horwood and Liu batted Kim-Michaela Zahraj and Stefania Rogozinska-Dzik but fell 5-7.
Cruz and Lyman also battled and narrowly fell 6-4 in a doubles matchup with Isabella Tcherkes-Zade and Carlota Molina.
In singles action against LMU, Liu dropped the first set but came back and won the second set in a tiebreaker with a 7-6 (3) score. In the tiebreaker point Liu stayed close but fell 10-8.
Lyman picked up a 6-1, 6-2 win over Molina in singles action while Cruz defeated Tcherkes-Zade 7-5, 6-3.
Horwood finished the weekend on a high note with an intense win over Zaharaj. Horwood posted 6-1, 6-7 (4) scores and pushed to dominate the tiebreak set with a 10-5 score.
The Utes are set to host ITA Regionals in Salt Lake City Oct. 18-22 before heading to the Aggie Invite at Texas A&M Nov. 3-Nov. 5.
Women of Troy - Day 1
Utah vs Pacific
Singles
Yuhan Liu (UTAH) def. Klara Kosan (PACIFIC) – 7-5, 6-3
Tomi Main (PACIFIC) def. Kat Lyman (UTAH) – 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-4)
Ana Luisa Cruz (UTAH) def. Indiya McLeod (PACIFIC) – 6-1, 6-2
Samantha Horwood (UTAH) def. Megan Carmichael (PACIFIC) – 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
Tomi Main/Klara Kosan (PACIFIC) def. Samantha Horwood/Ana Luisa Cruz (UTAH) – 6-2
Kat Lyman/Yuhan Lin (UTAH) def. Megan Carmichael/Alexis Sam (PACIFIC) – 6-1
Women of Troy - Day 2
Utah vs USC
Singles
Yuhan Liu (Utah) def. Sloane Morra (USC) – 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-7)
McKenna Koenig (USC) def. Ana Luisa Cruz (Utah) – 6-0, 6-4
Kat Lyman (Utah) def. Isabelle Lee (USC) – 6-1, 6-3
Parker Fry (USC) def. Samantha Horwood (Utah) – 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
Parker Fry/Naomi Cheong (USC) def. Ana Luisa Cruz/Samantha Horwood (Utah) – 6-1
Kat Lyman/Yuhan Liu (Utah) def. Gabrielle Lee/Isabelle Lee (USC) – 6-3
Women of Troy - Day 3
Utah vs LMU
Singles
Stefania Rogozinska-Dzik (LMU) def. Yuhan Liu (Utah) – 6-0, 6-7(3), 1-0 (10-8)
Kat Lyman (Utah) def. Carlota Molina (LMU) – 6-1, 6-2
Ana Luisa Cruz (Utah) def. Isabella Tcherkes-Zade (LMU) – 7-5, 6-3
Samantha Horwood (Utah) def. Kim-Michaela Zahraj (LMU) – 6-1, 6-7(4), 1-0 (10-5)
Doubles
Isabella Tcherkes-Zade/Carlota Molina (LMU) def. Ana Luisa Cruz/Kat Lyman (Utah) – 6-4
Kim-Michaela Zahraj/Stefania Rogozinska-Dzik (LMU) def. Samantha Horwood/Yuhan Liu (Utah) – 7-5
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