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Sunday, March 17
Seattle, WA
12:00 PM
University of Utah
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Utah drops decisions to No. 29 Washington
3/17/2024 5:07 PM | Women's Tennis
SEATTLE - The University of Utah women's tennis program faced No. 29 Washington on Sunday afternoon, falling to the Huskies 5-2 on the road.Â
"Proud of the team's fight today," said head coach Ric Mortera. "They clawed their way back into the match and gave us a pathway to potentially turn the result in our favor. Our seniors have come through in so many situations this year and I would gladly have them in that position again. Overall, we definitely have some things to focus on as we continue to look to improve. Excited for us to get home after the long road trip to recover and get back to training."
Utah 2, Washington 5
The Utes started off slow in doubles. First to finish was court No. 2, where Kat Lyman and Samantha Horwood fell 6-2 to Washington duo Dariya Detkovskaya and Erika Matsuda. Then, Marcela Lopez and Ana Luiza Cruz were defeated on the first court by Astrid Olsen and Alexia Jacobs 6-2, allowing the Huskies the doubles point.
Yuhan Liu claimed a singles victory for Utah, defeating Olsen 6-4, 6-2 on the No. 3 court. However, unable to fend off Jacobs on the second court was Kaila Barksdale, who fell 6-4, 6-4. On court No. 6, Sara Akid also claimed a Utah victory over Catherine Gagnon, winning 6-3, 7-5.
On the first court Lopez faced Matsuda, who defeated the Ute 6-2, 7-5. Battling hard to send her match to three sets, Lyman fell to Melissa Sakar 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 in the No. 4 spot. Then, Cruz was defeated in the third set 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 by Detkovskaya on the fifth court.
The Utes exit the weekend with a 10-4 overall record, going 2-1 in the Pac-12.
UP NEXT
The Utes will head out west next where they will continue Pac-12 play in California. Utah will play Cal on Saturday, March 23 and Stanford on Sunday, March 24.
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DOUBLES DRAWS
1 Alexia Jacobs and Astrid Olsen (UW) def. Ana Cruz and Marcela Lopez (UU) 6-2
2 Dariya Detkovskaya and Erika Matsuda (UW) def. Samantha Horwood and Kat Lyman (UU) 6-2
3 Catherine Gagnon and Melissa Sakar (UW) vs. Sara Akid and Kaila Barksdale (UU) match was unfinished 4-3
"Proud of the team's fight today," said head coach Ric Mortera. "They clawed their way back into the match and gave us a pathway to potentially turn the result in our favor. Our seniors have come through in so many situations this year and I would gladly have them in that position again. Overall, we definitely have some things to focus on as we continue to look to improve. Excited for us to get home after the long road trip to recover and get back to training."
Utah 2, Washington 5
The Utes started off slow in doubles. First to finish was court No. 2, where Kat Lyman and Samantha Horwood fell 6-2 to Washington duo Dariya Detkovskaya and Erika Matsuda. Then, Marcela Lopez and Ana Luiza Cruz were defeated on the first court by Astrid Olsen and Alexia Jacobs 6-2, allowing the Huskies the doubles point.
Yuhan Liu claimed a singles victory for Utah, defeating Olsen 6-4, 6-2 on the No. 3 court. However, unable to fend off Jacobs on the second court was Kaila Barksdale, who fell 6-4, 6-4. On court No. 6, Sara Akid also claimed a Utah victory over Catherine Gagnon, winning 6-3, 7-5.
On the first court Lopez faced Matsuda, who defeated the Ute 6-2, 7-5. Battling hard to send her match to three sets, Lyman fell to Melissa Sakar 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 in the No. 4 spot. Then, Cruz was defeated in the third set 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 by Detkovskaya on the fifth court.
The Utes exit the weekend with a 10-4 overall record, going 2-1 in the Pac-12.
UP NEXT
The Utes will head out west next where they will continue Pac-12 play in California. Utah will play Cal on Saturday, March 23 and Stanford on Sunday, March 24.
FOLLOW THE UTES
Fans can follow us on social media (Twitter: @UteWomensTennis | Instagram: @UtahWomensTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahwomenstennis).
DOUBLES DRAWS
1 Alexia Jacobs and Astrid Olsen (UW) def. Ana Cruz and Marcela Lopez (UU) 6-2
2 Dariya Detkovskaya and Erika Matsuda (UW) def. Samantha Horwood and Kat Lyman (UU) 6-2
3 Catherine Gagnon and Melissa Sakar (UW) vs. Sara Akid and Kaila Barksdale (UU) match was unfinished 4-3
SINGLES DRAWS
1 Erika Matsuda (UW) def. Marcela Lopez (UU) 6-2 7-5
2 Alexia Jacobs (UW) def. Kaila Barksdale (UU) 6-4 6-4
3 Yuhan Liu (UU) def. Astrid Olsen (UW) 6-4 6-2
4 Melissa Sakar (UW) def. Kat Lyman (UU) 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-1
5 Dariya Detkovskaya (UW) def. Ana Luiza Cruz (UU) 6-1 5-7 6-4
6 Sara Akid (UU) def. Catherine Gagnon (UW) 6-3 7-5
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
25
Erika Matsuda / 0 [UW]
67
#2 Singles Match
12
44
Alexia Jacobs / 0 [UW]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Astrid Olsen / 0 [UW]
42
#4 Singles Match
123
371
Melissa Sakar / 0 [UW]
666
#5 Singles Match
123
174
Dariya Detkovskaya / 0 [UW]
656
#6 Singles Match
12
67
Catherine Gagnon / 0 [UW]
35
Order of Finish:
2,3,1,6,4,5
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