Utah falls 4-0 to UCLA

Friday, April 5

Salt Lake City, UT

1:30 PM

University of Utah

UCLA

Photo by: Hunter Dyke/Utah Athletics

4/5/2024 4:52 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

SALT LAKE CITY - The University of Utah women's tennis program fell 4-0 in a tough battle with No. 14 UCLA on Friday afternoon. The Utes' overall record moved to 10-7 overall.

Utah 0, UCLA 4
Utah was off to a slow start in the doubles competition. On the second court, Samantha Horwood and Kat Lyman battled against Kimmi Hance and Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, falling 6-3. Then, Sara Akid and Kaila Barksdale were defeated 6-4 on court No. 3 by Bianca Fernandez and Ahmani Guichard. The remaining match on the first court was left unfinished, with Marcela Lopez and Ana Luiza Cruz closely trailing 5-4.

During the singles matches, Kaila Barksdale was defeated by Fernandez 6-4, 6-2 on the No. 3 court. Next to finish was the first court, where Lopez fell to Tian Fangran 6-4, 6-4. The Bruins had a 3-0 lead when Cruz fell to Elise Wagle on court No. 5 6-3, 6-2, allowing the Bruins to clinch the overall match victory.

Although the remaining matches were left unfinished, three Utes fought into third-sets. Yuhan Liu dropped her first set 6-4, before pushing to a 6-4 win in the second set to force a third set. Liu was up 1-0 in the third before it went unfinished.

Lyman followed suit and forced her match to a third after a 6-3 victory in the second-set. She also had a 1-0 lead in her third set before it went unfinished.

Sara Akid had a strong first and picked up a 7-5 win in the first set. Akid was tied 4-4 in her second set before UCLA pushed out for the 6-4 second set win. Akid's third set was left unfinished.

UP NEXT
The Utes are next set to face the USC Trojans on Sunday, April 7 at 11 a.m. Utah will then host another pair of Pac-12 matches on home courts, taking on Arizona State on Friday, April 12 and Arizona on Sunday, April 14.

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DOUBLES DRAWS
1 Ana Luiza Cruz and Marcela Lopez (UU) vs. Tian Fangran and Elise Wagle (UCLA) match was unfinished 4-5
2 Kimmi Hance and Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. Samantha Horwood and Kat Lyman (UU) 6-3
3 Bianca Fernandez and Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) def. Sara Akid and Kaila Barksdale (UU) 6-4

SINGLES DRAWS
1 Tian Fangran (UCLA) def. Marcela Lopez (UU) 6-4 6-4
2 Yuhan Liu (UU) vs. Kimmi Hance (UCLA) match was unfinished 4-6 6-4 1-0
3 Bianca Fernandez (UCLA) def. Kaila Barksdale (UU) 6-4 6-2
4 Kat Lyman (UU) vs. Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) match was unfinished 4-6 6-3 1-0
5 Elise Wagle (UCLA) def. Ana Luiza Cruz (UU) 6-3 6-2
6 Sara Akid (UU) vs. Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) match was unfinished