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Utah Women's Tennis 2020 Season Recap
4/2/2020 11:52 AM | Women's Tennis
IN THE BOOKS
The Utah women's tennis team finished the 2020 season with a 10-5 overall record before the season was ended unexpectedly due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Utah posted an 8-0 record against opponents within the ITA Mountain Region. The Utes had just hit the halfway point of the season and had completed one weekend of conference play. A brand new coaching staff – Ric Mortera (HC), Janet Koch (AC) and Slim Hamza (VC) - completed their first year in Salt Lake City together and led the Utes to memorable team highlights and individual successes.
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HOT START
Utah recorded its best start to a season since the 1983-84 campaign when the Utes went 5-0 to begin 2020. Utah earned a pair of doubleheader wins against Southern Utah and Montana for the first four victories of the season. To pick up the fifth-straight win to start the year, Utah faced Minnesota in a neutral-site match in Bozeman, Mont. Utah earned the doubles point and then followed with wins from their two top singles players, Madison Tattini and Madeline Lamoreaux, to build the lead 3-1. Minnesota fought back and tied the match 3-3, but Anya Lamoreaux battled through a three-set match to clinch the win for Utah.
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HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
The Utes played at the Eccles Tennis Center five times this season and did not drop a match. Highlighting the home slate, Utah knocked off No. 33 Denver for the squad's first win over a ranked opponent this season. Emily Dush and Whitney Hekking picked up singles wins to go with the doubles point and with the match at 3-2 in favor of Utah, Anya Lamoreaux once again clinched for the Utes on court six to complete the 4-2 upset over the Pioneers.
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In what went on to be the final home match of the season, Utah took on BYU in front of a packed house at the Eccles Tennis Center. In a tight match from start to finish between the in-state rivals, the Utes came out victorious and posted their 11th-straight victory against BYU in the series. Utah rolled in doubles play for the first point of the match and then was followed by Tattini cruising in the top singles spot to put the Ute lead at 2-0. BYU tied the match 2-2, but Dush countered and regained the lead with a win at the No. 4 position. Anya Lamoreaux found herself again as the match-clincher for Utah and rallied back from down 3-5 in the second set to win the next four games and end the match for Utah to post a 4-2 win against BYU.
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BETTER TOGETHER
Utah dominated when the student-athletes paired together for doubles play. The Utes won 12-of-15 doubles points this season, which included 12-of-13 before the final two matches of the season. Whitney Hekking and Madison Tattini led the group in the top doubles spot and rolled to an impressive 12-1 record this season. Emily Dush and Madeline Lamoreaux teamed up all season in the No. 2 position and went 7-3. Anya Lamoreaux and Lindsay Hung played in the third spot and went 5-3, while Lamoreaux and Katya Hersh teamed up in the first four matches of the season and went 3-1 on court three.
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ROAD TO THE RANKINGS
Whitney Hekking and Madison Tattini earned a nod in the ITA/Oracle preseason rankings and came in at No. 55 in the nation. The ranking wouldn't last long after the duo rolled through fall play and moved up to No. 24 as a pair in the national rankings. During the fall, Tattini and Hekking took the doubles title at the UNLV Invitational and earned a semifinal appearance at the ITA Mountain Regionals. In spring play, Hekking and Tattini continued to lead Utah's doubles teams and posted an overall record of 12-1. Highlighting the spring season, the Ute pair knocked off the nation's No. 3-ranked doubles team at the time from No. 12 UCF. In the most recent ITA/Oracle poll before the season ended unexpectedly, Tattini and Hekking were sitting as the nation's No. 12 doubles team and will await their final ITA ranking.
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Utah as a team also broke into the ITA/Oracle poll after the upset against Denver and came in ranked No. 45. Following the wins against BYU and Boise State, Utah managed to jump one spot to No. 44 for their highest team ranking of the season.
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Sophomore Emily Dush posted a team-high nine singles wins and held an overall record of 9-2 in singles play. Dush was a solid contributor for Utah this season, playing mostly in the No. 4 spot. Beginning with a singles win for Utah in their near-upset over No. 12 UCF as a team, Dush rattled off seven-straight wins for the Utes. During this run, she downed opponents from three ranked teams in UCF, along with No. 33 Denver and No. 30 Washington.
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AUTOMATIC ANYA
Anya Lamoreaux battled on court six for the Utah women's tennis team and consistently came through for the Utes this year in big moments. Under pressure and with matches coming down to the final courts, Lamoreaux clinched matches against a ranked Denver squad, Minnesota and against in-state foe BYU to secure the wins for Utah. Lamoreaux totaled an 8-1 record during her sophomore season.
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FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
The Utah women's tennis team has seven underclassmen to just two upperclassmen. Lone senior Whitney Hekking was the sole upperclassmen to compete this season, while five sophomores made up the rest of the Ute lineup. Freshman Katya Hersh also saw action in five singles matches and six doubles matches. Already making significant strides forward as a group, the Utah women's tennis program will return tremendous talent and the experience gained will propel them forward. Madison Tattini and Madeline Lamoreaux played in Utah's top two singles spots all season against the top players in the nation as sophomores.
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Senior(s): Whitney Hekking
Junior(s): Madison McKay
Sophomore(s): Emily Dush, Lindsay Hung, Anya Lamoreaux, Madeline Lamoreaux, Jasmine Rich, Madison Tattini
Freshmen: Katya Hersh
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CATCHING UP WITH THE 2020 CLASS
Utah women's tennis will welcome their newest signee Tayla Whitehouse to the 2020-21 roster. The Adelaide, Australia native has achieved an Australian Open ranking of No. 45, while ranking No. 394 in the ITF World Junior Rankings. Notable events she has competed in include the 2019 Junior Australian Open and also represented her home country at the prestigious Junior Federation Cup in 2017. Whitehouse will add tremendous talent to the up and coming Utah women's tennis program.
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The Utah women's tennis team finished the 2020 season with a 10-5 overall record before the season was ended unexpectedly due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Utah posted an 8-0 record against opponents within the ITA Mountain Region. The Utes had just hit the halfway point of the season and had completed one weekend of conference play. A brand new coaching staff – Ric Mortera (HC), Janet Koch (AC) and Slim Hamza (VC) - completed their first year in Salt Lake City together and led the Utes to memorable team highlights and individual successes.
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HOT START
Utah recorded its best start to a season since the 1983-84 campaign when the Utes went 5-0 to begin 2020. Utah earned a pair of doubleheader wins against Southern Utah and Montana for the first four victories of the season. To pick up the fifth-straight win to start the year, Utah faced Minnesota in a neutral-site match in Bozeman, Mont. Utah earned the doubles point and then followed with wins from their two top singles players, Madison Tattini and Madeline Lamoreaux, to build the lead 3-1. Minnesota fought back and tied the match 3-3, but Anya Lamoreaux battled through a three-set match to clinch the win for Utah.
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HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
The Utes played at the Eccles Tennis Center five times this season and did not drop a match. Highlighting the home slate, Utah knocked off No. 33 Denver for the squad's first win over a ranked opponent this season. Emily Dush and Whitney Hekking picked up singles wins to go with the doubles point and with the match at 3-2 in favor of Utah, Anya Lamoreaux once again clinched for the Utes on court six to complete the 4-2 upset over the Pioneers.
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In what went on to be the final home match of the season, Utah took on BYU in front of a packed house at the Eccles Tennis Center. In a tight match from start to finish between the in-state rivals, the Utes came out victorious and posted their 11th-straight victory against BYU in the series. Utah rolled in doubles play for the first point of the match and then was followed by Tattini cruising in the top singles spot to put the Ute lead at 2-0. BYU tied the match 2-2, but Dush countered and regained the lead with a win at the No. 4 position. Anya Lamoreaux found herself again as the match-clincher for Utah and rallied back from down 3-5 in the second set to win the next four games and end the match for Utah to post a 4-2 win against BYU.
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??UPSET ALERT?? Utah women's tennis takes down #33 Denver 4-2!
— Utah Women's Tennis (@UteWomensTennis) February 23, 2020
The Utes will be back in action next week, as they will take on BYU on Friday, Feb. 28th, at 5pm #GoUtes pic.twitter.com/5N0JEHeBK3
ÂUtah WINS!! The Utes get their 11th (??) straight win against BYU! #GoUtes pic.twitter.com/0UQ9JlSLDs
— Utah Women's Tennis (@UteWomensTennis) February 29, 2020
BETTER TOGETHER
Utah dominated when the student-athletes paired together for doubles play. The Utes won 12-of-15 doubles points this season, which included 12-of-13 before the final two matches of the season. Whitney Hekking and Madison Tattini led the group in the top doubles spot and rolled to an impressive 12-1 record this season. Emily Dush and Madeline Lamoreaux teamed up all season in the No. 2 position and went 7-3. Anya Lamoreaux and Lindsay Hung played in the third spot and went 5-3, while Lamoreaux and Katya Hersh teamed up in the first four matches of the season and went 3-1 on court three.
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ROAD TO THE RANKINGS
Whitney Hekking and Madison Tattini earned a nod in the ITA/Oracle preseason rankings and came in at No. 55 in the nation. The ranking wouldn't last long after the duo rolled through fall play and moved up to No. 24 as a pair in the national rankings. During the fall, Tattini and Hekking took the doubles title at the UNLV Invitational and earned a semifinal appearance at the ITA Mountain Regionals. In spring play, Hekking and Tattini continued to lead Utah's doubles teams and posted an overall record of 12-1. Highlighting the spring season, the Ute pair knocked off the nation's No. 3-ranked doubles team at the time from No. 12 UCF. In the most recent ITA/Oracle poll before the season ended unexpectedly, Tattini and Hekking were sitting as the nation's No. 12 doubles team and will await their final ITA ranking.
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Utah as a team also broke into the ITA/Oracle poll after the upset against Denver and came in ranked No. 45. Following the wins against BYU and Boise State, Utah managed to jump one spot to No. 44 for their highest team ranking of the season.
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DUSH DIALED INHeading into Pac-12 play with the #12 ranked doubles team in the nation!! The team as a whole moved up one spot to #44 ?? pic.twitter.com/YAavJ0iDvs
— Utah Women's Tennis (@UteWomensTennis) March 3, 2020
Sophomore Emily Dush posted a team-high nine singles wins and held an overall record of 9-2 in singles play. Dush was a solid contributor for Utah this season, playing mostly in the No. 4 spot. Beginning with a singles win for Utah in their near-upset over No. 12 UCF as a team, Dush rattled off seven-straight wins for the Utes. During this run, she downed opponents from three ranked teams in UCF, along with No. 33 Denver and No. 30 Washington.
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AUTOMATIC ANYA
Anya Lamoreaux battled on court six for the Utah women's tennis team and consistently came through for the Utes this year in big moments. Under pressure and with matches coming down to the final courts, Lamoreaux clinched matches against a ranked Denver squad, Minnesota and against in-state foe BYU to secure the wins for Utah. Lamoreaux totaled an 8-1 record during her sophomore season.
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FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
The Utah women's tennis team has seven underclassmen to just two upperclassmen. Lone senior Whitney Hekking was the sole upperclassmen to compete this season, while five sophomores made up the rest of the Ute lineup. Freshman Katya Hersh also saw action in five singles matches and six doubles matches. Already making significant strides forward as a group, the Utah women's tennis program will return tremendous talent and the experience gained will propel them forward. Madison Tattini and Madeline Lamoreaux played in Utah's top two singles spots all season against the top players in the nation as sophomores.
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Senior(s): Whitney Hekking
Junior(s): Madison McKay
Sophomore(s): Emily Dush, Lindsay Hung, Anya Lamoreaux, Madeline Lamoreaux, Jasmine Rich, Madison Tattini
Freshmen: Katya Hersh
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CATCHING UP WITH THE 2020 CLASS
Utah women's tennis will welcome their newest signee Tayla Whitehouse to the 2020-21 roster. The Adelaide, Australia native has achieved an Australian Open ranking of No. 45, while ranking No. 394 in the ITF World Junior Rankings. Notable events she has competed in include the 2019 Junior Australian Open and also represented her home country at the prestigious Junior Federation Cup in 2017. Whitehouse will add tremendous talent to the up and coming Utah women's tennis program.
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We are so thrilled to welcome Tayla Whitehouse to our Utah women's tennis family! We can't wait to have U!??
— Utah Women's Tennis (@UteWomensTennis) December 2, 2019
•Competed in 2019 Junior Australian Open?
•High UTR of 10.59?
•Achieved first WTA Ranking in 2019?https://t.co/060l0LkjIk
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