No. 33 Utah falls to 4-2 against No. 17 Washington

Friday, February 20

Seattle, WA

3:00 PM (MT)

University of Utah

Washington

No. 33 Utah falls to 4-2 against No. 17 Washington

2/20/2026 6:03 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

By: Takota Lee

SALT LAKE CITY— The University of Utah women's tennis team battled against the University of Washington this Friday afternoon in Seattle. The Utes would fall 4-2 against the Huskies, bringing the Utes' season record to 6-2.

DOUBLES
In doubles action, the Washington Huskies captured victories on courts No. 1 and No. 3 to secure the doubles point.

The match on court No. 2 was left unfinished with Utah's Sara Akid and Emmie Moore leading 5-3.

SINGLES
The Huskies picked up a win on court No. 6 to start singles action. At the No. 4 spot, Utah's Akid defeated Huskies Jermine Sherif, 6-1, 6-3 to give the Utes their first point of the duel. The Huskies would defend and grab a win on court No. 2.

Utah's Kaila Barksdale battled at the No. 3 spot against UW's Alexia Jacobs. Barksdale fell in the first set, 6-1, but came back, 6-3, 6-2, to capture the point for the Utes.

The Huskies would clinch the overall match point on No. 5, bringing the overall duel score to 4-2.

The Utes are now 6-2 on the season.

UP NEXT
The Utes will face the San Diego Toreros in a neutral match tomorrow, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. MST before starting conference play begins next week in Houston.

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FINAL RESULTS
#33 Utah 2, #17 Washington 4

Doubles
1. #81 Erika Matsuda/Carina Syrtveit (UW) def. Emma Kamper/Emma Valletta (Utah), 6-2
2. Alexia Jacobs/Marie Weissheim (UW) vs. Sara Akid/Emmie Moore (Utah), 3-5 DNF
3. Reece Carter/Jermine Sherif (UW) def. Dylan Lolofie/Hayley Roberts (Utah), 6-1

Order of finish: 3, 1

Singles
1. #72 Erika Matsuda (UW) vs. #81 Emma Kamper (Utah), 4-6, 6-1, 4-2 DNF
2. #65 Reece Carter (UW) def. Emmie Moore (Utah), 6-4, 6-4
3. Kaila Barksdale (Utah) def. Alexia Jacobs (UW), 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
4. Sara Akid (Utah) def. #124 Jermine Sherif (UW), 6-1, 6-3
5. #90 Marie Weissheim (UW) def. Emma Valletta (Utah), 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
6. Carina Syrtveit (UW) def. Hayley Roberts (Utah), 6-0, 6-2

Order of finish: 6, 4, 2, 3, 5