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at Oregon Dual
Friday, February 28
Salt Lake City, UT
5:00 PM
University of Utah
4
vs
2
Brigham Young
Photo by: Steve Kinslow
Utah Women's Tennis Tops BYU For 11th-Straight Time
2/28/2020 8:54 PM | Women's Tennis
Utes win tight match 4-2 to keep win streak alive.
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah women's tennis team battled through a tight match with in-state rival Brigham Young Friday night at the Eccles Tennis Center and pulled out the 4-2 victory to claim the program's 11th-straight win against the Cougars. Utah moved to 9-3 on the season and remained undefeated at home with a 5-0 slate in Salt Lake City.
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"I am so incredibly proud of the team tonight," said first-year Ute head coach Ric Mortera. "It was a tough match and the team found a way to pull through in some difficult situations. I was so happy with how we competed and I'm excited to see how this match helps us continue to improve."
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Utah's No. 1 and No. 3 duos caught momentum early and picked up quick wins to take a lead 1-0. No. 16-ranked Whitney Hekking and Madison Tattini topped BYU's No. 1 pairing handedly to sit at 11-0 in spring doubles play together. Anya Lamoreaux and Lindsay Hung downed their opponents 6-2 to seal another doubles point.Â
Tattini then put the Utes up 2-0 on at the No. 1 position to start off singles when the Ute sophomore had control of her match from start to finish. Tattini defeated BYU's Kate Cusick-Truman 6-3, 6-1. Despite the 2-0 lead, the Cougars then added two wins to even the match after picking up straight-set victories on the No. 2 and No. 5 courts.Â
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With the momentum starting to sway, Emily Dush added to Utah's singles wins and put the Utes back in the lead with a victory on court three. Dush beat out Anastasia Abramyan with a score of 6-1, 6-3. Down to two matches remaining, Hekking trailed her match but battled back in her second set, winning a tiebreak to send it to a third set. Meanwhile, Anya Lamoreaux won a hard-fought first set 7-5 and midway through the second was tied 3-3.Â
Lamoreaux dropped the next two games and found herself down 3-5 in the second set, while Hekking trailed her opponent early in her third set. Down but not out, Lamoreaux wouldn't go down without a fight and rallied off four straight games to take down Helen Jiao 7-5 in the No. 6 position to clinch the Utah win.Â
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The Utah women's tennis team will be back in action this Sunday, March 1, traveling to Boise, Idaho to take on Boise State. The Utes are set to face off against the Broncos at 11 a.m. MT with live stats for the match being available here.
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Utah 4, BYU 2
Singles
1. Madison Tattini (UU) def. Kate Cusick-Truman (BYU), 6-3, 6-1
2. Polina Malykh (BYU) def. Madeline Lamoreaux (UU), 6-0, 6-4
3. Leah Heimuli (BYU) vs. Whitney Hekking (UU), 6-3, 6-7 (4), 5-1, unf.
4. Emily Dush (UU) def. Anastasia Abramyan (BYU), 6-1, 6-3
5. Emilee Astle (BYU) def. Lindsay Hung (UU), 6-1, 6-3
6. Anya Lamoreaux (UU) def. Helen Jiao (BYU) 7-5, 7-5
(Order of finish: 1,2,5,4,6)
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Doubles
1. #16 Tattini/Hekking (UU) def. Heimuli/Cusick-Truman (BYU), 6-1
2. Malykh/Astle (BYU) vs. M. Lamoreaux/Dush (UU), 5-4, unf.
3. A. Lamoreaux/Hung (UU) def. Jiao/Jewell (BYU), 6-2
(Order of finish: 1,3)
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"I am so incredibly proud of the team tonight," said first-year Ute head coach Ric Mortera. "It was a tough match and the team found a way to pull through in some difficult situations. I was so happy with how we competed and I'm excited to see how this match helps us continue to improve."
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Utah's No. 1 and No. 3 duos caught momentum early and picked up quick wins to take a lead 1-0. No. 16-ranked Whitney Hekking and Madison Tattini topped BYU's No. 1 pairing handedly to sit at 11-0 in spring doubles play together. Anya Lamoreaux and Lindsay Hung downed their opponents 6-2 to seal another doubles point.Â
Tattini then put the Utes up 2-0 on at the No. 1 position to start off singles when the Ute sophomore had control of her match from start to finish. Tattini defeated BYU's Kate Cusick-Truman 6-3, 6-1. Despite the 2-0 lead, the Cougars then added two wins to even the match after picking up straight-set victories on the No. 2 and No. 5 courts.Â
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With the momentum starting to sway, Emily Dush added to Utah's singles wins and put the Utes back in the lead with a victory on court three. Dush beat out Anastasia Abramyan with a score of 6-1, 6-3. Down to two matches remaining, Hekking trailed her match but battled back in her second set, winning a tiebreak to send it to a third set. Meanwhile, Anya Lamoreaux won a hard-fought first set 7-5 and midway through the second was tied 3-3.Â
Lamoreaux dropped the next two games and found herself down 3-5 in the second set, while Hekking trailed her opponent early in her third set. Down but not out, Lamoreaux wouldn't go down without a fight and rallied off four straight games to take down Helen Jiao 7-5 in the No. 6 position to clinch the Utah win.Â
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The Utah women's tennis team will be back in action this Sunday, March 1, traveling to Boise, Idaho to take on Boise State. The Utes are set to face off against the Broncos at 11 a.m. MT with live stats for the match being available here.
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Utah 4, BYU 2
Singles
1. Madison Tattini (UU) def. Kate Cusick-Truman (BYU), 6-3, 6-1
2. Polina Malykh (BYU) def. Madeline Lamoreaux (UU), 6-0, 6-4
3. Leah Heimuli (BYU) vs. Whitney Hekking (UU), 6-3, 6-7 (4), 5-1, unf.
4. Emily Dush (UU) def. Anastasia Abramyan (BYU), 6-1, 6-3
5. Emilee Astle (BYU) def. Lindsay Hung (UU), 6-1, 6-3
6. Anya Lamoreaux (UU) def. Helen Jiao (BYU) 7-5, 7-5
(Order of finish: 1,2,5,4,6)
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Doubles
1. #16 Tattini/Hekking (UU) def. Heimuli/Cusick-Truman (BYU), 6-1
2. Malykh/Astle (BYU) vs. M. Lamoreaux/Dush (UU), 5-4, unf.
3. A. Lamoreaux/Hung (UU) def. Jiao/Jewell (BYU), 6-2
(Order of finish: 1,3)
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