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ITA Mountain Regionals
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Women's Tennis Wraps Up ITA Regionals
10/15/2022 4:53 PM | Women's Tennis
The Utes fall short after in the Semifinals
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – The Utah women's tennis team ITA Mountain Regional Championships ended on Saturday as they were knocked out of the main draws.
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"We got better this week," stated head coach Ric Mortera. "In certain facets, we definitely didn't execute to the level we expected of ourselves, but this was a good experience for us, and we will continue to get better. We are very much looking forward to getting back to Salt Lake and getting back to work."
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In the semifinals of the doubles draw, third-seeded Madison Tattini and Anastasia Goncharova matched up against Yujia Huang and Emilee Astle of BYU. The Utes came up short as they were defeated 7-5, 6-2, to be eliminated from the main draw.
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Kaila Barksdale, the 9th-seeded singles player in the draw, matched up with the top-seeded player, Molly Helgesson, of UNLV, in the semifinals. Barksdale came away with the first set one, 7-5, but dropped set two, 7-6. Helgesson earned a 6-3 victory in the third and final set.
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In the consolation draw, Marcela Lopez faced Zara Lennon of Colorado State. She earned a first-set win, 6-4, and followed with a 6-1 second set to earn the victory. This was her second straight win over a Colorado State Ram.
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ITA Mountain Regionals – Day 3 ResultsÂ
Doubles (Main Draw) – Semifinal
Yujia Huang/Emilee Astle (BYU) def. 3rd-Seeded Madison Tattini/Anastasia Goncharova (UU), 7-5, 6-2
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Singles (Main Draw) – SemifinalsÂ
Top-seeded Molly Helgesson (UNLV) def. 9th-seeded Kaila Barksdale (UU), 5-7, 7-6, 6-3
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ConsolationÂ
Marcela Lopez (UU) def. Zara Lennon (CSU), 6-4, 6-1
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"We got better this week," stated head coach Ric Mortera. "In certain facets, we definitely didn't execute to the level we expected of ourselves, but this was a good experience for us, and we will continue to get better. We are very much looking forward to getting back to Salt Lake and getting back to work."
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In the semifinals of the doubles draw, third-seeded Madison Tattini and Anastasia Goncharova matched up against Yujia Huang and Emilee Astle of BYU. The Utes came up short as they were defeated 7-5, 6-2, to be eliminated from the main draw.
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Kaila Barksdale, the 9th-seeded singles player in the draw, matched up with the top-seeded player, Molly Helgesson, of UNLV, in the semifinals. Barksdale came away with the first set one, 7-5, but dropped set two, 7-6. Helgesson earned a 6-3 victory in the third and final set.
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In the consolation draw, Marcela Lopez faced Zara Lennon of Colorado State. She earned a first-set win, 6-4, and followed with a 6-1 second set to earn the victory. This was her second straight win over a Colorado State Ram.
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ITA Mountain Regionals – Day 3 ResultsÂ
Doubles (Main Draw) – Semifinal
Yujia Huang/Emilee Astle (BYU) def. 3rd-Seeded Madison Tattini/Anastasia Goncharova (UU), 7-5, 6-2
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Singles (Main Draw) – SemifinalsÂ
Top-seeded Molly Helgesson (UNLV) def. 9th-seeded Kaila Barksdale (UU), 5-7, 7-6, 6-3
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ConsolationÂ
Marcela Lopez (UU) def. Zara Lennon (CSU), 6-4, 6-1
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Fans can follow us on social media (Twitter: @UteWomensTennis | Instagram: @UtahWomensTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahwomenstennis).
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