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Friday, March 25
Berkeley, Calif.
1:30 PM
University of Utah
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at
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California
Utes Swept by No. 1 California
3/25/2016 12:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 25, 2016
Cal won the doubles point
Order of Finish - 1, 3, 2*
*Clinched the doubles point
BERKELEY, Calif. - The Utah women's tennis team fell in a 7-0 decision to No. 1-ranked California on Friday at the Hellman Tennis Complex.
The doubles matches started with #6 Maegan Manasse and Denise Starr defeating the duo of Margo Pletcher and Brianna Turley, 6-0.
Ute freshman Taylor Calton and junior Luisa Gerstner Da Rosa tied it up with a 6-2 win over Stephanie Lin and Maria Smith.
The doubles point came down to the No. 2 position which was claimed by the Golden Bears' Klara Fabikova and Olivia Hauger over Sarah Richter and Alexia Petrovic, 6-3.
California then took each singles points. As #11 Klara Fabikova defeated Turley at the No. 2 position, 6-1, 6-1.
#7 Maegan Manasse followed with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Pletcher at the No. 1 spot.
The match was clinched at the No. 3 spot as #93 Denise Starr beat Richter, 6-2, 6-3.
Play was finished out to give the Golden Bears the 7-0 victory as they improve to 14-0 and 3-0 in the Pac-12.
The Utes face the #20 Stanford Cardinal tomorrow at 12 p.m. PDT in the Taube Tennis Center.
#1 California 7, #65 Utah 0
Doubles
- No. 6 Maegan Manasse/Denise Starr (Cal) def. Margo Pletcher/Brianna Turley (Utah) - 6-0
- Klara Fabikova/Olivia Hauger (Cal) def. Sarah Richter/Alexia Petrovic (Utah) - 6-3
- Taylor Calton/Luisa Gerstner Da Rosa (Utah) def. Stephane Lin/Maria Smith (Cal) - 6-2
Cal won the doubles point
Order of Finish - 1, 3, 2*
*Clinched the doubles point
Singles
- No. 7 Maegan Manasse (Cal) def. Margo Pletcher (Utah) - 6-1, 6-2
- No. 11 Klara Fabikova (Cal) def. Brianna Turley (Utah) - 6-1, 6-1
- No. 93 Denise Starr (Cal) def. Sarah Richter (Utah) - 6-2, 6-3
- No. 68 Olivia Hauger (Cal) def. Jena Cheng (Utah) - 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(10)
- Karla Popovic (Cal) def. Taylor Calton (Utah) - 6-4, 6-1
- Maria Smith (Cal) def. Alexia Petrovic (Utah) - 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish - 2, 1, 3*, 6, 5, 4
*Clinched match
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