Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis at Oregon Dual on October 3, 2025
Women's Tennis
at Oregon Dual
Wednesday, April 25
Ojai, CA
4:00 PM
University of Utah
0
vs
4
Oregon
Utes Fall 4-0 vs. Oregon At Pac-12 Championships
4/25/2018 8:02 PM | Women's Tennis
OJAI, Calif. – The University of Utah women's tennis program ended its season today at the Pac-12 Championships, falling to the No. 30 Oregon Ducks, 4-0 in the first round.Â
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In doubles, the Utes battled from start to finish but were unable to come up with the point. No. 71 Alexia Petrovic and Jena Cheng trailed 3-0 against the duo of No. 69 Julia Eshet and Shweta Sangwan to start off, rallying back to cut it to 4-3 later in the match, but ultimately fell 6-3.Â
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In No. 2 doubles, Taylor Calton and Whitney Turley jumped out to a 3-0 lead against No. 88 Alyssa Tobita and Rifanty Kahfiani, but ended up losing 6-3. Brianna Chisholm and Victoria Robertson rounded out Utah's doubles play with a 6-3 loss to Julia Lilien and Paiton Wagner.Â
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In singles play, the Utes were unable to come away with a win. Calton fell on the No. 4 court to Nasser, 6-1, 6-2 with Turley losing at the No. 5 spot 6-2, 6-4. Robertson battled in the first set at the No. 6 court, but eventually lost 6-4, 6-2 to Wagner.Â
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Courts one through three went unfinished with Petrovic, Chisholm and Cheng all battling hard for points. Petrovic lost a tough first set 7-6, but had it tied 1-1 before the match was abandoned on court one.Â
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Chisholm and Cheng also had their second sets tied up on courts two and three before the matches were abandoned with Oregon clinching the 4-0 victory.Â
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It ended a season where the Utes came away with 10 dual wins and multiple individual highlights that included key play from the four seniors.Â
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Petrovic, who came into the season after being named ITA Most Improved from the 2016-17 season, took over the No. 1 spot and battled to a national ranking to finish the season and her career as a Ute. She finished her career with over 35 dual wins during her time at Utah, including two wins over ranked opponents this season.Â
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Cheng played at the No. 3 singles position for the majority of the season, earning eight wins that included going 4-0 at the No. 4 spot. The senior also had a strong career off the court, earning back-to-back Pac-12 all-academic selections.Â
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Margo Pletcher started her senior season strong with three singles wins and four wins at No. 1 doubles with Chisholm before suffering a season ending injury. The Laguna Niguel, Calif. native was Pac-12 all-conference last season.Â
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Robertson's hard work was something that rubbed off on the whole team after she found her way into the lineup this season at the No. 6 position. She earned six dual wins and at the No. 3 doubles position with Chisholm was able to put together six victories, including four straight to start Pac-12 play.Â
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DOUBLES
1. #71 Jena Cheng/Alexia Petrovic, UTAH vs. #69 Julia Eshet/Shweta Sangwan, ORE – 6-6 (5-3) Abandoned
2. #88 Rifanty Kahfiani/Alyssa Tobita, ORE def. Taylor Calton/Whitney Turley, UTAH – 6-3
3. Julia Lilien/Paiton Wagner, ORE def. Brianna Chisholm/Victoria Robertson, UTAH – 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 1
SINGLES
1. #43 Alyssa Tobita, ORE vs. #122 Alexia Petrovic, UTAH – 7-6 (4), 1-1 Abandoned
2. Shweta Sangwan, ORE vs. Brianna Chisholm, UTAH – 6-2, 4-4 Abandoned
3. Julia Lilien, ORE vs. Jena Cheng, UTAH – 6-4, 5-5 Abandoned
4. Daniela Nasser, ORE def. Taylor Calton, UTAH – 2-0 (6-1, 6-2)
5. Julia Eshet, ORE def. Whitney Turley, UTAH – 2-0 (6-2, 6-4)
6. Paiton Wagner, ORE def. Victoria Robertson, UTAH – 2-0 (6-4, 6-2)
Order of finish: 4, 6, 5
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In doubles, the Utes battled from start to finish but were unable to come up with the point. No. 71 Alexia Petrovic and Jena Cheng trailed 3-0 against the duo of No. 69 Julia Eshet and Shweta Sangwan to start off, rallying back to cut it to 4-3 later in the match, but ultimately fell 6-3.Â
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In No. 2 doubles, Taylor Calton and Whitney Turley jumped out to a 3-0 lead against No. 88 Alyssa Tobita and Rifanty Kahfiani, but ended up losing 6-3. Brianna Chisholm and Victoria Robertson rounded out Utah's doubles play with a 6-3 loss to Julia Lilien and Paiton Wagner.Â
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In singles play, the Utes were unable to come away with a win. Calton fell on the No. 4 court to Nasser, 6-1, 6-2 with Turley losing at the No. 5 spot 6-2, 6-4. Robertson battled in the first set at the No. 6 court, but eventually lost 6-4, 6-2 to Wagner.Â
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Courts one through three went unfinished with Petrovic, Chisholm and Cheng all battling hard for points. Petrovic lost a tough first set 7-6, but had it tied 1-1 before the match was abandoned on court one.Â
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Chisholm and Cheng also had their second sets tied up on courts two and three before the matches were abandoned with Oregon clinching the 4-0 victory.Â
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It ended a season where the Utes came away with 10 dual wins and multiple individual highlights that included key play from the four seniors.Â
Â
Petrovic, who came into the season after being named ITA Most Improved from the 2016-17 season, took over the No. 1 spot and battled to a national ranking to finish the season and her career as a Ute. She finished her career with over 35 dual wins during her time at Utah, including two wins over ranked opponents this season.Â
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Cheng played at the No. 3 singles position for the majority of the season, earning eight wins that included going 4-0 at the No. 4 spot. The senior also had a strong career off the court, earning back-to-back Pac-12 all-academic selections.Â
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Margo Pletcher started her senior season strong with three singles wins and four wins at No. 1 doubles with Chisholm before suffering a season ending injury. The Laguna Niguel, Calif. native was Pac-12 all-conference last season.Â
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Robertson's hard work was something that rubbed off on the whole team after she found her way into the lineup this season at the No. 6 position. She earned six dual wins and at the No. 3 doubles position with Chisholm was able to put together six victories, including four straight to start Pac-12 play.Â
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DOUBLES
1. #71 Jena Cheng/Alexia Petrovic, UTAH vs. #69 Julia Eshet/Shweta Sangwan, ORE – 6-6 (5-3) Abandoned
2. #88 Rifanty Kahfiani/Alyssa Tobita, ORE def. Taylor Calton/Whitney Turley, UTAH – 6-3
3. Julia Lilien/Paiton Wagner, ORE def. Brianna Chisholm/Victoria Robertson, UTAH – 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 1
SINGLES
1. #43 Alyssa Tobita, ORE vs. #122 Alexia Petrovic, UTAH – 7-6 (4), 1-1 Abandoned
2. Shweta Sangwan, ORE vs. Brianna Chisholm, UTAH – 6-2, 4-4 Abandoned
3. Julia Lilien, ORE vs. Jena Cheng, UTAH – 6-4, 5-5 Abandoned
4. Daniela Nasser, ORE def. Taylor Calton, UTAH – 2-0 (6-1, 6-2)
5. Julia Eshet, ORE def. Whitney Turley, UTAH – 2-0 (6-2, 6-4)
6. Paiton Wagner, ORE def. Victoria Robertson, UTAH – 2-0 (6-4, 6-2)
Order of finish: 4, 6, 5
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