Utah Closes out Opening Weekend with 7-0 Victory

Sunday, January 21

Salt Lake City, UT

11:00 AM

University of Utah

Idaho State

Utah Closes out Opening Weekend with 7-0 Victory

1/21/2024 2:42 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

SALT LAKE CITY - The University of Utah women's tennis claimed their third victory of the 2024 season against Idaho State on Sunday afternoon. The Utes beat the Bengals 7-0, logging their third clean sweep during the opening weekend of the season.

"Another positive outing for us," said head coach Ric Mortera. "I was especially happy with how our seniors paved the way for a successful day today. It was also good to see how we were able to deal with some adversity on certain courts and come out on top. We will enjoy the rest of the day to recover and are looking forward to beginning our preparations for the trip to Ann Arbor [Michigan] this week."

Utah 7, Idaho State 0
Utah began the day by securing the doubles point. Ana Luiza Cruz and Marcela Lopez claimed the first doubles win, defeating Bengal duo Lola and Sol O'Lideadha in the No. 1 spot with a 6-0 score.

In the No. 3 spot, Sara Akid and Kat Lyman partnered up to take down Idaho State's Hana Cho and Sydney Morris, 6-2, clinching the doubles point for the Utes. Emma Kamper and Yuhan Liu battled hard in the No. 2 spot, but were defeated by Stefanya Shalakhova and Asem Shoybek, 4-6.

Kamper claimed Utah's first singles victory, defeating Lola O'Lideadha 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 4 spot. In the No. 5 spot, Lyman grabbed the next win for the Utes, beating Idaho State's Shalakhova 6-2, 6-0.

Kaila Barksdale maintained the momentum in the No. 2 spot, defeating Shoybek 6-3, 6-2, clinching the match victory for Utah. Cruz faced off against the Bengals' Olivia Mikkelson in the No. 6 spot, claiming the fourth singles victory for the Utes with a 6-2, 6-1 scoreline. In the No. 3 spot, Liu claimed another win over Sol O'Lideadha 7-5, 6-2. Lopez secured the final victory over Cho 4-6, 6-2, 10-8, with a nail-biting tiebreaker in the No. 1 spot.

UP NEXT
Utah will hit the road to Michigan to take on the Wolverines Jan. 26 in the ITA Kickoff. Utah will then play either Purdue or Arkansas. Utah's next home match will be Friday, Feb. 9 against rival BYU.

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FULL RESULTS
DOUBLES DRAWS
Ana Cruz and Marcela Lopez (UU) def. Lola O'Lideadha and Sol O'Lideadha (ISU), 6-0
Stefanya Shalakhova and Asem Shoybek (ISU) def. Emma Kamper and Yuhan Liu (UU), 6-4
Sara Akid and Kat Lyman (UU) def. Hana Cho and Sydney Morris (ISU), 6-2

SINGLES DRAWS
Marcela Lopez (UU) def. Hana Cho (ISU) 4-6 6-2 10-8
Kaila Barksdale (UU) def. Asem Shoybek (ISU) 6-3 6-2
Yuhan Liu (UU) def. Sol O'Lideadha (ISU) 7-5 6-2
Emma Kamper (UU) def. Lola O'Lideadha (ISU) 6-1 6-1
Kat Lyman (UU) def. Stefanya Shalakhova (ISU) 6-2 6-0
Ana Luiza Cruz (UU) def. Olivia Mikkelson (ISU) 6-2,6-1