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Friday, January 28
Cincinnati, OH
4:00 PM
University of Utah
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Huang Gets Ranked Win As Utes Improve to 5-0
1/28/2022 10:45 PM | Women's Tennis
The Utes improved to 5-0 on the season with the win.
CINCINNATI – Utah Women's Tennis picked up yet another win in its spring season over the Cincinnati Bearcats on Friday in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Utes finished the day with a 4-3 victory to maintain the team's undefeated record.Â
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"I was proud of the team for finding a way to win tonight," remarked head coach Ric Mortera. "We certainly have some adjustments that need to be made, but being on the road for the first time and having a challenge like this is very beneficial for us as we look towards the future. We showed a lot of resilience in some key spots, and we will continue to do our best to build off of the momentum we are feeling as a group right now and come ready to play again on Sunday."
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The Utes started the matchup with doubles play. The doubles team of Anastasia Goncharova and Emily Dush finished their match first, defeating their opponents, Emma Miceli/ Iona Guna, 6-2. Following closely behind, Lindsay Hung and Katya Hersh fought it out in an extremely tough match against Cincinnati team Callie Flanagan/ Kelli Niehaus. Hung and Hersh clinched their victory, 7-6, and won the doubles point. No. 1 doubles went unfinished as it was tied at 6-6.Â
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The Bearcats started to mount a comeback in singles play as they took No. 5 and No. 6 singles before Hung came away with a win.Â
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Hung and Goncharova continued their individual undefeated record today against the Bearcats. Hung played Cassie McLay in third singles. She defeated McLay, 7-6, in her first set and 6-3 in her second.Â
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With the match tied at 2-2, the Bearcats took the lead 3-2 after winning No. 2 singles. Needing to win the last two matches to win the set. It started at the first singles position.Â
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Linda Huang also claimed a singles victory over Bearcat, Elizabeth Pendergast, who is ranked 121st in the singles ITA rankings. She lost her first set, 2-6, against Pendergast but won the next two against her ranked opponent, 7-6, 6-2.
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The Utes victory teetered on Goncharova's shoulders as she played in the last match of the day with the score tied, 3-3. Goncharova won her first set against Cincinnati player Maria Santilli, 6-3, but narrowly lost her second, 5-7. The match was sent into a third set where Goncharova came out victorious, 6-2, giving Utah the point they needed to win the match.Â
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UP NEXTÂ
Utah heads to Bloomington, Ind., to face the Hoosiers of Indiana. First serve is set for 9 a.m. MT on Sunday.Â
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FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2022 season on social media (Twitter: @UteWomensTennis | Instagram: @UtahWomensTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahwomenstennis).
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"I was proud of the team for finding a way to win tonight," remarked head coach Ric Mortera. "We certainly have some adjustments that need to be made, but being on the road for the first time and having a challenge like this is very beneficial for us as we look towards the future. We showed a lot of resilience in some key spots, and we will continue to do our best to build off of the momentum we are feeling as a group right now and come ready to play again on Sunday."
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The Utes started the matchup with doubles play. The doubles team of Anastasia Goncharova and Emily Dush finished their match first, defeating their opponents, Emma Miceli/ Iona Guna, 6-2. Following closely behind, Lindsay Hung and Katya Hersh fought it out in an extremely tough match against Cincinnati team Callie Flanagan/ Kelli Niehaus. Hung and Hersh clinched their victory, 7-6, and won the doubles point. No. 1 doubles went unfinished as it was tied at 6-6.Â
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The Bearcats started to mount a comeback in singles play as they took No. 5 and No. 6 singles before Hung came away with a win.Â
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Hung and Goncharova continued their individual undefeated record today against the Bearcats. Hung played Cassie McLay in third singles. She defeated McLay, 7-6, in her first set and 6-3 in her second.Â
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With the match tied at 2-2, the Bearcats took the lead 3-2 after winning No. 2 singles. Needing to win the last two matches to win the set. It started at the first singles position.Â
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Linda Huang also claimed a singles victory over Bearcat, Elizabeth Pendergast, who is ranked 121st in the singles ITA rankings. She lost her first set, 2-6, against Pendergast but won the next two against her ranked opponent, 7-6, 6-2.
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The Utes victory teetered on Goncharova's shoulders as she played in the last match of the day with the score tied, 3-3. Goncharova won her first set against Cincinnati player Maria Santilli, 6-3, but narrowly lost her second, 5-7. The match was sent into a third set where Goncharova came out victorious, 6-2, giving Utah the point they needed to win the match.Â
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UP NEXTÂ
Utah heads to Bloomington, Ind., to face the Hoosiers of Indiana. First serve is set for 9 a.m. MT on Sunday.Â
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FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2022 season on social media (Twitter: @UteWomensTennis | Instagram: @UtahWomensTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahwomenstennis).
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