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Wednesday, April 26
Ojai, Calif.
All Day
University of Utah
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Pac-12 Championships
Utes Win Opener at Pac-12's, 4-2 vs. Arizona
4/26/2017 2:59 PM | Women's Tennis
W. Turley seals match, Utah advances to quarterfinals
OJAI, Calif. - Utah Women's Tennis won its opener at the Pac-12 Championships this afternoon with a come-from-behind 4-2 win over Arizona
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The Utes rallied to win their final three singles matches to overturn a deficit and advance to tomorrow's quarterfinals vs. No. 1 Stanford at 3 p.m. PT
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Whitney Turley showed the fighting spirit of the Utes, taking the second and third sets of her singles match, 6-4, 6-4 to seal victory for her team.
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The day started well for Utah as it cruised to a doubles point. Taylor Calton teamed with Cheng to win their match, 6-2 and Turley paired with Luisa Gerstner Da Rosa for a 6-3 victory.
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As singles play got underway, Utah's top two players, Margo Pletcher and Brianna Turley were handed difficult losses and the Utes fell behind on the afternoon, 2-1
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However, the tide started to turn when Gerstner Da Rosa used her senior skill set to her benefit in defeating freshman Marie Van Aelst, 6-3, 6-1.
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Alexia Petrovic got Utah back in the driver's seat when she topped Samantha Czarniak, 6-4, 6-2 and with a pair of matches going to a third set, it was Turley's victory that wrapped things up for the Utes.
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Utah 4, Arizona 2
Doubles (2, 3)
Pletcher/B. Turley (UTAH)Â vs. Corley/Marker (UA), 4-5, unf.
Calton/Cheng (UTAH) def. Chypyha/Wesbrooks (UA), 6-2
W. Turley/Gerstner Da Rosa (UTAH) def. Czarniak/Van Aelst (UA), 6-3
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Singles (2, 1, 6, 3, 5)
Marker (UA) def. Pletcher (UTAH), 6-0, 6-3
Conley (UA) def. B. Turley (UTAH), 6-1, 6-3
Petrovic (UTAH) def. Czarniak (UA), 6-4, 6-2
Cheng (UTAH) vs. Wesbrooks (UA), 7-6, 2-6, 0-1, unf.
W. Turley (UTAH) def. Chypyha (UA), 1-6, 6-4, 6-4
Gerstner Da Rosa (UTAH) def. Van Aelst (UA), 6-3, 6-1
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The Utes rallied to win their final three singles matches to overturn a deficit and advance to tomorrow's quarterfinals vs. No. 1 Stanford at 3 p.m. PT
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Whitney Turley showed the fighting spirit of the Utes, taking the second and third sets of her singles match, 6-4, 6-4 to seal victory for her team.
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The day started well for Utah as it cruised to a doubles point. Taylor Calton teamed with Cheng to win their match, 6-2 and Turley paired with Luisa Gerstner Da Rosa for a 6-3 victory.
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As singles play got underway, Utah's top two players, Margo Pletcher and Brianna Turley were handed difficult losses and the Utes fell behind on the afternoon, 2-1
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However, the tide started to turn when Gerstner Da Rosa used her senior skill set to her benefit in defeating freshman Marie Van Aelst, 6-3, 6-1.
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Alexia Petrovic got Utah back in the driver's seat when she topped Samantha Czarniak, 6-4, 6-2 and with a pair of matches going to a third set, it was Turley's victory that wrapped things up for the Utes.
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Utah 4, Arizona 2
Doubles (2, 3)
Pletcher/B. Turley (UTAH)Â vs. Corley/Marker (UA), 4-5, unf.
Calton/Cheng (UTAH) def. Chypyha/Wesbrooks (UA), 6-2
W. Turley/Gerstner Da Rosa (UTAH) def. Czarniak/Van Aelst (UA), 6-3
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Singles (2, 1, 6, 3, 5)
Marker (UA) def. Pletcher (UTAH), 6-0, 6-3
Conley (UA) def. B. Turley (UTAH), 6-1, 6-3
Petrovic (UTAH) def. Czarniak (UA), 6-4, 6-2
Cheng (UTAH) vs. Wesbrooks (UA), 7-6, 2-6, 0-1, unf.
W. Turley (UTAH) def. Chypyha (UA), 1-6, 6-4, 6-4
Gerstner Da Rosa (UTAH) def. Van Aelst (UA), 6-3, 6-1
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