Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis at Oregon Dual on October 3, 2025
Women's Tennis
at Oregon Dual
Sunday, March 10
Salt Lake City, UT
11:00 AM
University of Utah
4
vs
2
Oregon
Photo by: Jake Johanson/Utah Athletics
Utah starts Pac-12 Play with 4-2 Win over Oregon
3/10/2024 2:23 PM | Women's Tennis
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah women's tennis team started Pac-12 action Sunday afternoon and advanced its win streak to five as the Utes downed Oregon 4-2.Â
"Loved the fight today," said head coach Ric Mortera. "This is one of those matches where there is plenty to celebrate and also plenty to learn. Our seniors, Kat [Lyman] and Ana [Luiza Cruz] did a fantastic job down the stretch and Marcela [Lopez] played exceptional late in her third. Good day overall for us, looking forward to getting some rest and preparing for the northwest this week."
Utah got the early jump on Oregon by capturing the doubles point. On the No. 1 court, Ute duo Marcela Lopez and Ana Luiza Cruz defeated Uxia Martinez and TildeJagare with a 6-2 score. The Utes captured the doubles point advantage at the No. 3 spot where Sara Akid and Kaila Barksdale picked up a 6-4 win over Karin Young and Candela Aparisi.Â
At the No. 2 spot, Samantha Horwood and Kat Lyman were down but battling in a close 5-4 set before it went unfinished.Â
The Ducks were able to even the score in singles by picking up a win on the No. 2 court. Oregon took an edge picking up a win with the next court to finish in the No. 5 spot.Â
Marcela Lopez put the Utes back in it with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 win over Sophie Luescher in the No. 1 spot.Â
The match was tied 2-2 when Cruz finished with a win on No. 6 to put the Utes ahead 3-2. Cruz took her first set into a tiebreak winning 7-6 (7-5) and then picked up a 6-3 win in the second set over Tilde Jagare.Â
Utah had two courts left to finish and needed just one win to clinch the match. The clinch came at the No. 4 spot where Lyman battled with Karin Young. Lyman picked up a 7-6 (9-7) win in the first set and pushed for a 6-4 win in the second set to take the win.Â
Yuhan Liu picked up a 6-4 win in her first set at No. 3 and then dropped her second set 4-6. Liu was in her third set before the match was clinched and the set remained unfinished.Â
UP NEXT
Utah will hit the road for four consecutive Pac-12 matches. First Utah will head to Washington State March 15 and Washington March 17 before heading to Cal March 23 and Stanford March 24. The Utes will return to Salt Lake City to host UCLA and USC April 5-7.Â
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FULL RESULTS
SINGLES (Order of Finish: 2, 5, 1, 6, 4)
1. Marcela Lopez (UU) def. Sophie Luescher (ORE) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
2. Jo-Yee Chan (ORE) def. Kaila Barksdale (UU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Yuhan Liu (UU) vs. Uxia Martinez Moral (ORE), 4-6, 6-4, 3-4, uf
4. Kat Lyman (UU) def. Karin Young (ORE) 7-6 (9-7), 6-4
5. Candela Aparisi (ORE) def. Sara Akid (UU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
6. Ana Cruz (UU) def. Tilde Jagare (ORE) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
DOUBLES (Order of Finish: 1, 3)
1. Ana Cruz and Marcela Lopez (UU) def. Tilde Jagare and Uxia Martinez Moral (ORE) 6-2
2. Samantha Horwood and Kat Lyman (UU) vs. Jo-Yee Chan and Sophie Luescher (ORE) 4-5, uf
3. Sara Akid and Kaila Barksdale (UU) def. Candela Aparisi and Karin Young (ORE) 6-4
"Loved the fight today," said head coach Ric Mortera. "This is one of those matches where there is plenty to celebrate and also plenty to learn. Our seniors, Kat [Lyman] and Ana [Luiza Cruz] did a fantastic job down the stretch and Marcela [Lopez] played exceptional late in her third. Good day overall for us, looking forward to getting some rest and preparing for the northwest this week."
Utah got the early jump on Oregon by capturing the doubles point. On the No. 1 court, Ute duo Marcela Lopez and Ana Luiza Cruz defeated Uxia Martinez and TildeJagare with a 6-2 score. The Utes captured the doubles point advantage at the No. 3 spot where Sara Akid and Kaila Barksdale picked up a 6-4 win over Karin Young and Candela Aparisi.Â
At the No. 2 spot, Samantha Horwood and Kat Lyman were down but battling in a close 5-4 set before it went unfinished.Â
The Ducks were able to even the score in singles by picking up a win on the No. 2 court. Oregon took an edge picking up a win with the next court to finish in the No. 5 spot.Â
Marcela Lopez put the Utes back in it with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 win over Sophie Luescher in the No. 1 spot.Â
The match was tied 2-2 when Cruz finished with a win on No. 6 to put the Utes ahead 3-2. Cruz took her first set into a tiebreak winning 7-6 (7-5) and then picked up a 6-3 win in the second set over Tilde Jagare.Â
Utah had two courts left to finish and needed just one win to clinch the match. The clinch came at the No. 4 spot where Lyman battled with Karin Young. Lyman picked up a 7-6 (9-7) win in the first set and pushed for a 6-4 win in the second set to take the win.Â
Yuhan Liu picked up a 6-4 win in her first set at No. 3 and then dropped her second set 4-6. Liu was in her third set before the match was clinched and the set remained unfinished.Â
UP NEXT
Utah will hit the road for four consecutive Pac-12 matches. First Utah will head to Washington State March 15 and Washington March 17 before heading to Cal March 23 and Stanford March 24. The Utes will return to Salt Lake City to host UCLA and USC April 5-7.Â
FOLLOW THE UTES
Fans can follow us on social media (Twitter: @UteWomensTennis | Instagram: @UtahWomensTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahwomenstennis).
FULL RESULTS
SINGLES (Order of Finish: 2, 5, 1, 6, 4)
1. Marcela Lopez (UU) def. Sophie Luescher (ORE) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
2. Jo-Yee Chan (ORE) def. Kaila Barksdale (UU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Yuhan Liu (UU) vs. Uxia Martinez Moral (ORE), 4-6, 6-4, 3-4, uf
4. Kat Lyman (UU) def. Karin Young (ORE) 7-6 (9-7), 6-4
5. Candela Aparisi (ORE) def. Sara Akid (UU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
6. Ana Cruz (UU) def. Tilde Jagare (ORE) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
DOUBLES (Order of Finish: 1, 3)
1. Ana Cruz and Marcela Lopez (UU) def. Tilde Jagare and Uxia Martinez Moral (ORE) 6-2
2. Samantha Horwood and Kat Lyman (UU) vs. Jo-Yee Chan and Sophie Luescher (ORE) 4-5, uf
3. Sara Akid and Kaila Barksdale (UU) def. Candela Aparisi and Karin Young (ORE) 6-4
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
Sophie Luescher / 0 [ORE]
364
626
#2 Singles Match
12
Jo-Yee Chan / 0 [ORE]
66
33
#3 Singles Match
1234
Uxia Martinez Moral / 0 [ORE]
644UF
463UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Karin Young / 0 [ORE]
64
76
#5 Singles Match
123
Candela Aparisi / 0 [ORE]
366
614
#6 Singles Match
12
Tilde Jagare / 0 [ORE]
63
76
Order of Finish:
2,5,1,6,4
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