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Women's Tennis
at Colorado State Invite
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Thursday, March 27
Salt Lake City, Utah
11:00 AM
University of Utah
0
vs
4
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Kansas
Utes fall 4-0 to Jayhawks
3/27/2025 2:23 PM | Women's Tennis
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah women's tennis team fell 4-0 to Kansas Thursday afternoon.
Utah is now 7-10 overall on the season and sits at 2-6 in Big 12 play.
DOUBLES
Utah had a slow start in doubles action with the Jayhawks claiming the doubles point. Kansas picked up wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots in the lineup.
Sara Akid and Emma Valletta defeated Jasmine Adams and Yerkezhan Arystanbekova in the No. 2 spot 6-2.
SINGLES
In singles, Kansas picked up wins at the No. 4 spot, No. 6 and No. 5 spots to clinch the match 4-0. At the No. 1 spot, Emma Kamper took her first set into a tiebreak but fell 6-7. She was down 3-5 in her second set before it went unfinished.
On court No. 3, Kaila Barksdale dropped her first set but won her second set 6-3 to force a third. She was down 1-2 before the match went unfinished.
Sara Akid won her first set 6-3 and was locked in a tiebreak in her second set before the match went unfinished on court No. 2.
UP NEXT
The Utes will host Iowa State Saturday, March 29 before hitting the road to Oklahoma State (April 3) and Kansas State (April 5). Utah's final home games will be April 10 against Houston and April 12 against UCF.
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Fans can follow us on social media (Twitter: @UteWomensTennis | Instagram: @UtahWomensTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahwomenstennis).
FINAL RESULTS
Utah 0, Kansas 4
Singles competition
1 Emma Kamper (UU) vs. Gracie Mulville (KAN) match was unfinished 6-7, 3-5
2 Sara Akid (UU) vs. Maria Titova (KAN) match was unfinished 6-3, 6-6
3 Kaila Barksdale (UU) vs. Kyoka Kubo (KAN) match was unfinished 2-6, 6-3, 1-2
4 He Janse Van Vuuren (KAN) def. Emma Valletta (UU) 6-1, 6-1
5 Yerke Arystanbekova (KAN) def. Hayley Roberts (UU) 6-2, 6-4
6 Mariem Ben Ezzedine (KAN) def. Dylan Lolofie (UU) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1 He Janse Van Vuuren and Gracie Mulville (KAN) def. Emma Kamper and Hayley Roberts (UU) 6-2
2 Sara Akid and Emma Valletta (UU) def. Jasmine Adams and Yerke Arystanbekova (KAN) 6-2
3 Kyoka Kubo and Anna Putilina (KAN) def. Samantha Horwood and Dylan Lolofie (UU) 6-2
Utah is now 7-10 overall on the season and sits at 2-6 in Big 12 play.
DOUBLES
Utah had a slow start in doubles action with the Jayhawks claiming the doubles point. Kansas picked up wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots in the lineup.
Sara Akid and Emma Valletta defeated Jasmine Adams and Yerkezhan Arystanbekova in the No. 2 spot 6-2.
SINGLES
In singles, Kansas picked up wins at the No. 4 spot, No. 6 and No. 5 spots to clinch the match 4-0. At the No. 1 spot, Emma Kamper took her first set into a tiebreak but fell 6-7. She was down 3-5 in her second set before it went unfinished.
On court No. 3, Kaila Barksdale dropped her first set but won her second set 6-3 to force a third. She was down 1-2 before the match went unfinished.
Sara Akid won her first set 6-3 and was locked in a tiebreak in her second set before the match went unfinished on court No. 2.
UP NEXT
The Utes will host Iowa State Saturday, March 29 before hitting the road to Oklahoma State (April 3) and Kansas State (April 5). Utah's final home games will be April 10 against Houston and April 12 against UCF.
FOLLOW THE UTES
Fans can follow us on social media (Twitter: @UteWomensTennis | Instagram: @UtahWomensTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahwomenstennis).
FINAL RESULTS
Utah 0, Kansas 4
Singles competition
1 Emma Kamper (UU) vs. Gracie Mulville (KAN) match was unfinished 6-7, 3-5
2 Sara Akid (UU) vs. Maria Titova (KAN) match was unfinished 6-3, 6-6
3 Kaila Barksdale (UU) vs. Kyoka Kubo (KAN) match was unfinished 2-6, 6-3, 1-2
4 He Janse Van Vuuren (KAN) def. Emma Valletta (UU) 6-1, 6-1
5 Yerke Arystanbekova (KAN) def. Hayley Roberts (UU) 6-2, 6-4
6 Mariem Ben Ezzedine (KAN) def. Dylan Lolofie (UU) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1 He Janse Van Vuuren and Gracie Mulville (KAN) def. Emma Kamper and Hayley Roberts (UU) 6-2
2 Sara Akid and Emma Valletta (UU) def. Jasmine Adams and Yerke Arystanbekova (KAN) 6-2
3 Kyoka Kubo and Anna Putilina (KAN) def. Samantha Horwood and Dylan Lolofie (UU) 6-2
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
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#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
Gracie Mulville / 0 [KAN]
75UF
63UF
#2 Singles Match
123
Maria Titova / 0 [KAN]
36UF
66UF
#3 Singles Match
1234
Kyoka Kubo / 0 [KAN]
632UF
261UF
#4 Singles Match
12
He Janse Van Vuuren / 0 [KAN]
66
11
#5 Singles Match
12
Yerke Arystanbekova / 0 [KAN]
66
24
#6 Singles Match
12
Mariem Ben Ezzedine / 0 [KAN]
66
21
Order of Finish:
4,6,5
Players Mentioned
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