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Friday, April 14
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2:30 PM
University of Utah
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Photo by: Keller Nienau/Utah Athletics
Utes fall 4-3 to Arizona
4/14/2023 7:43 PM | Women's Tennis
The University of Utah's women's tennis team fell 4-3 to Arizona Friday afternoon.
"Obviously a heartbreaking result today as we put ourselves in a position to come out with the win," said head coach Ric Mortera. "I would have Anastasia 100 times over in that situation and she gave us a chance to win. We had a solid start in doubles and was proud of how well the freshman were able to play in singles and played some great key points down the stretch to get the win. We certainly aren't where we want to be as a program yet but I just strongly believe if we keep putting that kind of competitive spirit out there and continue to focus on our development we can truly build something special."
The Utes started off by getting the doubles point. Samantha Horwood and Katya Townsend defeated Reece Carter and Salma Ziouti 6-4 in the No. 2 spot to start things off strong for Utah. Madison Tattini and Anastasia Goncharova then picked up a 6-4 win over Parker Fry and Kayla Wilkins in the No. 1 spot to claim the doubles point.
Arizona picked up wins in the No. 1, No. 2, No. 6 spots to take a 3-1 lead. Kaila Barksdale was the first Ute to get a singles win and she defeated Wilkins 6-4, 6-3 in the No. 3 spot.
Marcela Lopez picked up a 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 win in the No. 5 spot over Fry to tie the overall match score at 3-3.
Clinch point came at the No. 4 spot where Anastasia Goncharova took her match into a three set tie break with Midori Castillio-Meza. Arizona ended up claiming the fourth set with 6-3, 7-6, 7-6 scores. The Wildcats came away with the overall match victory 4-3.
UP NEXT
The Utes will take on Arizona State tomorrow at 1 p.m.
#51 Arizona Women's Tennis vs #48 Utah
04/14/2023 at Tucson, AZ -- LaNelle Robson Tennis Center
Match Score: Arizona Women's Tennis 4, Utah 3
DOUBLES DRAWS
1 Madison Tattini and Anastasia Goncharova (UTAH) def. Parker Fry and Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) 6-4
2 Samantha Horwood and Katya Townsend (UTAH) def. Reece Carter and Salma Ziouti (ARIZ) 6-4
3 Midori Castillo-Meza and Belen Nevenhoven (ARIZ) vs. Marcela Lopez and Kaila Barksdale (UTAH) match was unfinished 4-5
SINGLES DRAWS
1 Salma Ziouti (ARIZ) def. Madison Tattini (UTAH) 6-2, 6-3
2 Reece Carter (ARIZ) def. Katya Townsend (UTAH) 6-2, 6-4
3 Kaila Barksdale (UTAH) def. Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) 6-4, 6-3
4 Midori Castillo-Meza (ARIZ) def. Anastasia Goncharova (UTAH) 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4)
5 Marcela Lopez (UTAH) def. Parker Fry (ARIZ) 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
6 Tanvi Narendran (ARIZ) def. Samantha Horwood (UTAH) 6-1, 6-4
"Obviously a heartbreaking result today as we put ourselves in a position to come out with the win," said head coach Ric Mortera. "I would have Anastasia 100 times over in that situation and she gave us a chance to win. We had a solid start in doubles and was proud of how well the freshman were able to play in singles and played some great key points down the stretch to get the win. We certainly aren't where we want to be as a program yet but I just strongly believe if we keep putting that kind of competitive spirit out there and continue to focus on our development we can truly build something special."
The Utes started off by getting the doubles point. Samantha Horwood and Katya Townsend defeated Reece Carter and Salma Ziouti 6-4 in the No. 2 spot to start things off strong for Utah. Madison Tattini and Anastasia Goncharova then picked up a 6-4 win over Parker Fry and Kayla Wilkins in the No. 1 spot to claim the doubles point.
Arizona picked up wins in the No. 1, No. 2, No. 6 spots to take a 3-1 lead. Kaila Barksdale was the first Ute to get a singles win and she defeated Wilkins 6-4, 6-3 in the No. 3 spot.
Marcela Lopez picked up a 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 win in the No. 5 spot over Fry to tie the overall match score at 3-3.
Clinch point came at the No. 4 spot where Anastasia Goncharova took her match into a three set tie break with Midori Castillio-Meza. Arizona ended up claiming the fourth set with 6-3, 7-6, 7-6 scores. The Wildcats came away with the overall match victory 4-3.
UP NEXT
The Utes will take on Arizona State tomorrow at 1 p.m.
#51 Arizona Women's Tennis vs #48 Utah
04/14/2023 at Tucson, AZ -- LaNelle Robson Tennis Center
Match Score: Arizona Women's Tennis 4, Utah 3
DOUBLES DRAWS
1 Madison Tattini and Anastasia Goncharova (UTAH) def. Parker Fry and Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) 6-4
2 Samantha Horwood and Katya Townsend (UTAH) def. Reece Carter and Salma Ziouti (ARIZ) 6-4
3 Midori Castillo-Meza and Belen Nevenhoven (ARIZ) vs. Marcela Lopez and Kaila Barksdale (UTAH) match was unfinished 4-5
SINGLES DRAWS
1 Salma Ziouti (ARIZ) def. Madison Tattini (UTAH) 6-2, 6-3
2 Reece Carter (ARIZ) def. Katya Townsend (UTAH) 6-2, 6-4
3 Kaila Barksdale (UTAH) def. Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) 6-4, 6-3
4 Midori Castillo-Meza (ARIZ) def. Anastasia Goncharova (UTAH) 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4)
5 Marcela Lopez (UTAH) def. Parker Fry (ARIZ) 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
6 Tanvi Narendran (ARIZ) def. Samantha Horwood (UTAH) 6-1, 6-4
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
23
Salma Ziouti / 0 [ARIZ]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
24
Reece Carter / 0 [ARIZ]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Kayla Wilkins / 0 [ARIZ]
43
#4 Singles Match
123
666
Midori Castillo-Meza / 0 [ARIZ]
377
#5 Singles Match
123
176
Parker Fry / 0 [ARIZ]
654
#6 Singles Match
12
14
Tanvi Narendran / 0 [ARIZ]
66
Order of Finish:
1,2,6,3,5,4
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