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The University of Utah Athletics
Saturday, March 22
Cincinnati OH
11:00 AM (MT)
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Utes Fall 4-2 on the Road to Cincinnati
3/22/2025 2:44 PM | Women's Tennis
CINCINNATI — The University of Utah women's tennis team dropped a hard-fought match to Cincinnati on Saturday, falling 4-2 on the road. Utah's record moves to 7-9 overall and 2-5 in Big 12 competition following the loss.
The Utes faced early struggles in doubles play. The Bearcats claimed the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots. The Utes were battling at No. 2, where Sara Akid and Emma Valletta were tied 6-6 before the match was left unfinished.
In singles, Utah responded with strong performances from Kaila Barksdale and Emma Valletta. Barksdale cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 3, while Valletta rallied after dropping the first set to win 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 on court four. Cincinnati, however, sealed the match with victories at the top two spots and at No. 5.
Dylan Lolofie split the first two sets with Cincinnati's Callie Flanagan at No. 6 and was leading in a third set 5-0 when the match was called.
NEXT UP
The Utes will next return home for matches against Kansas (March 27) and Iowa State (March 29) at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center.
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UTAH 2, CINCINNATI 4
DOUBLES
1 Rozalia Grusxzynska/Gabrielle Guenther (CIN) def. Emma Kamper/Hayley Robers (UU) 6-2
2 Sara Akid/Emma Valletta (UU) vs. Morgan Pyrz/Sakurako Watanabe (CIN) unfinished 6-6
3 Zeynep Erman/Callie Flanagan (CIN) def. Samantha Horwood/Dylan Lolofie (UU) 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 3
SINGLES
1 Zeynep Erman (CIN) def. Emma Kamper (UU) 7-6(5), 6-4
2 Rozalia Gruszczynska (CIN) def. Sara Akid (UU) 6-2, 6-4
3 Kaila Barksdale (UU) def. Gabrielle Guenther (CIN) 6-2, 6-1
4 Emma Valletta (UU) def. Milica Popovski (CIN) 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
5 Sakurako Watanabe (CIN) def. Samantha Horwood (UU) 6-3, 6-4
6 Dylan Lolofie (UU) vs. Callie Flanagan (CIN) unfinished 6-3, 4-6, 5-0
Order of finish: 2, 3, 5, 4, 1
The Utes faced early struggles in doubles play. The Bearcats claimed the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots. The Utes were battling at No. 2, where Sara Akid and Emma Valletta were tied 6-6 before the match was left unfinished.
In singles, Utah responded with strong performances from Kaila Barksdale and Emma Valletta. Barksdale cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 3, while Valletta rallied after dropping the first set to win 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 on court four. Cincinnati, however, sealed the match with victories at the top two spots and at No. 5.
Dylan Lolofie split the first two sets with Cincinnati's Callie Flanagan at No. 6 and was leading in a third set 5-0 when the match was called.
NEXT UP
The Utes will next return home for matches against Kansas (March 27) and Iowa State (March 29) at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center.
FOLLOW THE UTES
Fans can follow us on social media (Twitter: @UteWomensTennis | Instagram: @UtahWomensTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahwomenstennis).
UTAH 2, CINCINNATI 4
DOUBLES
1 Rozalia Grusxzynska/Gabrielle Guenther (CIN) def. Emma Kamper/Hayley Robers (UU) 6-2
2 Sara Akid/Emma Valletta (UU) vs. Morgan Pyrz/Sakurako Watanabe (CIN) unfinished 6-6
3 Zeynep Erman/Callie Flanagan (CIN) def. Samantha Horwood/Dylan Lolofie (UU) 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 3
SINGLES
1 Zeynep Erman (CIN) def. Emma Kamper (UU) 7-6(5), 6-4
2 Rozalia Gruszczynska (CIN) def. Sara Akid (UU) 6-2, 6-4
3 Kaila Barksdale (UU) def. Gabrielle Guenther (CIN) 6-2, 6-1
4 Emma Valletta (UU) def. Milica Popovski (CIN) 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
5 Sakurako Watanabe (CIN) def. Samantha Horwood (UU) 6-3, 6-4
6 Dylan Lolofie (UU) vs. Callie Flanagan (CIN) unfinished 6-3, 4-6, 5-0
Order of finish: 2, 3, 5, 4, 1
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
64
Zeynep Erman / 0 [UC]
76
#2 Singles Match
12
04
Rozalia Gruszczynska / 0 [UC]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Gabrielle Guenther / 0 [UC]
21
#4 Singles Match
123
166
Milica Popovski / 0 [UC]
631
#5 Singles Match
12
34
Sakurako Watanabe / 0 [UC]
66
#6 Singles Match
1234
645UF
Callie Flanagan / 0 [UC]
3600
Order of Finish:
2,3,5,4,1
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