SALT LAKE CITY - The University of Utah women's tennis team starts the week at Denver on Tuesday at 3 p.m. MT.
MATCH POINTS
The Utes (8-9, 2-7 Pac-12) travel to Denver for a Tuesday matchup with the Pioneers. Last week, Utah dropped a 4-0 decision to the No. 42 Oregon Ducks and knocked off local foe, Utah State, 4-2
The Utes have dropped their last five conference matches, all of which have been to ranked teams.
Alexia Petrovic added to her singles record with a win over Lucy Octave of Utah State, 6-2, 6-3. She then led Nia Rose of Oregon, 6-0, 5-4 in the No. 3 spot when the match was abandoned. She is 10-5 on the season and has won six of her last seven dual matches.
The doubles duo of
Margo Pletcher and
Brianna Turley teamed in the No. 1 spot for a 6-1 win over Ekaterina Tugarinova and Lucy Octave of Utah State but fell in a hard-fought loss to Julia Eshet and Shweta Sangwan of Oregon in a tiebreak, 7-9. Pletcher and Turley are 6-6 in doubles play for the Utes.Â
Luisa Gerstner Da Rosa and
Whitney Turley picked up the lone win for the Utes against Oregon, defeating Marlou Kluiving and Nia Rose in the No. 3 doubles spot, 6-4. The Utah pair now has a winning record in match play after teaming together for just two weeks.
DENVER
Denver (13-6, 4-0 Summit League) has defeated a handful of strong opponents this season, including Colorado (6-1), Oregon (4-2), and Arizona (5-2) Â from the Pac-12. This past weekend, the Pioneers defeated South Dakota State and Nebraska-Omaha by identical 7-0 scores. They are on a four-match win-streak and are unbeaten in conference play and at home