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The University of Utah Athletics
Heimuli, Turley Advance to Semifinals At ITA Regionals
10/13/2017 6:58 PM | Women's Tennis
SALT LAKE CITY – The tandem of Leah Heimuli and Whitney Turley advanced to the semifinals of the doubles draw at the ITA Regionals, highlighting a rollercoaster day for the Utah women's tennis team.
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The team of Margo Pletcher and Brinna Turley fell in their first match against Northern Arizona (8-2), but Heimuli and Whitney Turley rebounded for the Utes, winning two matches in a row.
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They took down Idaho 8-4, followed by a dominant 8-3 performance over BYU to advance to the semis. They will take on a team from Denver tomorrow in hopes of advancing to the final round. Â
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The Utes struggled in singles play today, with Whitney and Brianna Turley failing to advance to the semifinal round.
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Whitney Turley played against a top-100 player in Aiwen Zhu of UNLV, but was unable to overcome defeat, falling in two sets (6-2, 6-3). Her older sister also fell in two sets (7-5, 6-2) to Bianca Mok of Denver.
"I am very pleased with Leah and Whitney doing this well in their first major doubles event for us," head coach Mat Iandolo said. "I am really interested to see how tomorrow goes."Â
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Utah returns to action tomorrow for semifinal action as Whitney Turley and Heimuli get underway in doubles play at 9 a.m. MT at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center. Â
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The team of Margo Pletcher and Brinna Turley fell in their first match against Northern Arizona (8-2), but Heimuli and Whitney Turley rebounded for the Utes, winning two matches in a row.
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They took down Idaho 8-4, followed by a dominant 8-3 performance over BYU to advance to the semis. They will take on a team from Denver tomorrow in hopes of advancing to the final round. Â
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The Utes struggled in singles play today, with Whitney and Brianna Turley failing to advance to the semifinal round.
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Whitney Turley played against a top-100 player in Aiwen Zhu of UNLV, but was unable to overcome defeat, falling in two sets (6-2, 6-3). Her older sister also fell in two sets (7-5, 6-2) to Bianca Mok of Denver.
"I am very pleased with Leah and Whitney doing this well in their first major doubles event for us," head coach Mat Iandolo said. "I am really interested to see how tomorrow goes."Â
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Utah returns to action tomorrow for semifinal action as Whitney Turley and Heimuli get underway in doubles play at 9 a.m. MT at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center. Â
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