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4/7/2018 5:10 PM | Women's Tennis
SALT LAKE CITY - The University of Utah women's tennis program will honor its for seniors tomorrow when the Utes host the USC Trojans on Sunday, April 8 at 11 a.m.
The senior day ceremony will take place five minutes before the match is set to begin where Alexia Petrovic, Margo Pletcher, Jena Cheng and Victoria Robertson will be honored.
"Overall I can't say enough about this group, head coach Mat Iandolo said. "They've really worked hard and they are part of a new philosophy in recruiting where I aired more on the side of character as opposed to flash and style. They have set the tone for future classes with their performance."
Jena Cheng
During her senior season, Cheng has played at the No. 3 spot in singles, along with the No. 1 spot in doubles. In singles, she has managed to post an overall record of 9-4 so far on the season. In doubles, she is partnered with Alexia Petrovic, where they competed to a record of 7-5, including a win over the No. 10 doubles team in the country against UCLA.
Iandolo on Jena Cheng...
"Jena was probably the highest profile recruit of the group. She has always factored high in the lineup and has always done very well. In the beginning of her career, she was not as consistent, but what has happened is she has really worked to make her results more consistent over the last two years. She has become a great leader in her own way. She is very kind to her teammates and helpful in making them more successful. She definitely sets the tone with her attitude on the court. She will be back next year as a fifth year to coach the team while she is finishing her degree."
Alexia Petrovic
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Petrovic currently holds the No. 1 spot in singles for the Utes, while also being paired at the No. 1 spot in doubles as well. She is 8-8 in singles this season in dual play and has claimed two wins over ranked opponents, including a win against the 11th-best singles player in the country against UCLA.
Iandolo on Petrovic...
"Lexi has been a tremendously hard worker from the comment she got here. She worked very hard to get herself up to speed and go above and beyond. She gradually got a little better her first two years and then when I moved her up higher in the lineup her junior year she really played a lot more unencumbered and became one of the better players in the Pac-12. It is all about her hard work and dedication. When she came in, she was lightly recruited, but I saw something in her and her family that indicated to me that she would have a tremendous amount of heart and a real, true work ethic. I couldn't have been more right in my prediction. It is just amazing to see how well she has done both on and off the court."
Margo Pletcher
Before a season-ending injury, Pletcher held the No. 3 position in singles, and was paired with Brianna Chisholm in doubles. She was a Pac-12 honorable mention selection in 2017 and had three singles wins and four doubles wins before suffering her injury this season.
Iandolo on Pletcher...
"Margo had originally committed to Arizona and at the last minute it fell through, so I flew down to Orange County and convinced her to come in and since then she has been prominently in the lineup. She played at the No. 1 spot for a good portion of her career here and has been effective and had many wins to help pull our team through matches. Just by adding her in her freshman year, the plus-minus in terms of matches we won as a team was probably close to five, so she definitely impacted the team from the moment she got here. She is a great student and has great leadership qualities."
Victoria Robertson
In her senior season, Robertson has played at the No. 3, 4, 5, and 6 singles spot for the Utes, where she has obtained an overall record of 6-8. She and her partner, Brianna Chisholm, have played at the No. 3 spot in doubles, securing a 5-4 record that included four straight wins and a top-40 victory.
Iandolo on Robertson...
"Victoria came in and in her first few years struggled to make the lineup, but did incredibly well in terms of making the adjustment to being here. She was very committed in doing everything she could to make the team better from a reserve role. She is always supportive of her teammates and made a huge difference behind the scenes. Between the end of her junior year and the beginning of her senior year, she tripled up her already amazing work ethic and worked her way into a spot in the lineup. That is very unusual in our sport for somebody to go three years without playing and then figure prominently in the lineup her senior year, but that says a lot about her work ethic. I am really proud of the progress she has made and who she has become as a person."
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The senior day ceremony will take place five minutes before the match is set to begin where Alexia Petrovic, Margo Pletcher, Jena Cheng and Victoria Robertson will be honored.
"Overall I can't say enough about this group, head coach Mat Iandolo said. "They've really worked hard and they are part of a new philosophy in recruiting where I aired more on the side of character as opposed to flash and style. They have set the tone for future classes with their performance."
Jena Cheng
During her senior season, Cheng has played at the No. 3 spot in singles, along with the No. 1 spot in doubles. In singles, she has managed to post an overall record of 9-4 so far on the season. In doubles, she is partnered with Alexia Petrovic, where they competed to a record of 7-5, including a win over the No. 10 doubles team in the country against UCLA.
Iandolo on Jena Cheng...
"Jena was probably the highest profile recruit of the group. She has always factored high in the lineup and has always done very well. In the beginning of her career, she was not as consistent, but what has happened is she has really worked to make her results more consistent over the last two years. She has become a great leader in her own way. She is very kind to her teammates and helpful in making them more successful. She definitely sets the tone with her attitude on the court. She will be back next year as a fifth year to coach the team while she is finishing her degree."
Alexia Petrovic
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Petrovic currently holds the No. 1 spot in singles for the Utes, while also being paired at the No. 1 spot in doubles as well. She is 8-8 in singles this season in dual play and has claimed two wins over ranked opponents, including a win against the 11th-best singles player in the country against UCLA.
Iandolo on Petrovic...
"Lexi has been a tremendously hard worker from the comment she got here. She worked very hard to get herself up to speed and go above and beyond. She gradually got a little better her first two years and then when I moved her up higher in the lineup her junior year she really played a lot more unencumbered and became one of the better players in the Pac-12. It is all about her hard work and dedication. When she came in, she was lightly recruited, but I saw something in her and her family that indicated to me that she would have a tremendous amount of heart and a real, true work ethic. I couldn't have been more right in my prediction. It is just amazing to see how well she has done both on and off the court."
Margo Pletcher
Before a season-ending injury, Pletcher held the No. 3 position in singles, and was paired with Brianna Chisholm in doubles. She was a Pac-12 honorable mention selection in 2017 and had three singles wins and four doubles wins before suffering her injury this season.
Iandolo on Pletcher...
"Margo had originally committed to Arizona and at the last minute it fell through, so I flew down to Orange County and convinced her to come in and since then she has been prominently in the lineup. She played at the No. 1 spot for a good portion of her career here and has been effective and had many wins to help pull our team through matches. Just by adding her in her freshman year, the plus-minus in terms of matches we won as a team was probably close to five, so she definitely impacted the team from the moment she got here. She is a great student and has great leadership qualities."
Victoria Robertson
In her senior season, Robertson has played at the No. 3, 4, 5, and 6 singles spot for the Utes, where she has obtained an overall record of 6-8. She and her partner, Brianna Chisholm, have played at the No. 3 spot in doubles, securing a 5-4 record that included four straight wins and a top-40 victory.
Iandolo on Robertson...
"Victoria came in and in her first few years struggled to make the lineup, but did incredibly well in terms of making the adjustment to being here. She was very committed in doing everything she could to make the team better from a reserve role. She is always supportive of her teammates and made a huge difference behind the scenes. Between the end of her junior year and the beginning of her senior year, she tripled up her already amazing work ethic and worked her way into a spot in the lineup. That is very unusual in our sport for somebody to go three years without playing and then figure prominently in the lineup her senior year, but that says a lot about her work ethic. I am really proud of the progress she has made and who she has become as a person."
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