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University of Utah
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Arizona
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Utah Fought in 4-2 Loss to Arizona
4/14/2024 2:10 PM | Women's Tennis
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah women's tennis team competed in one of their final two matches of the season and fell 4-2 to Arizona.
Arizona ended up claiming the doubles point by picking up wins on the No. 3 court and the No. 2 court. Ana Luiza Cruze and Marcela Lopez were tied 5-5 in their set before it went unfinished.
In singles, Arizona got an early jump picking up a win at No.5. The rest of the courts battled but the Wildcats were able to secure its next point on court No. 1. Arizona had a 3-0 lead before Utah got on the board.
Utah's first point came on court No. 4 where Kat Lyman defeated Midori Castillo-Meza 6-2, 7-5. The next court to finish also went in the Utes' favor as Kaila Barksdale defeated Martyna Ostrzygalo 7-5, 6-2 on the No. 3 court.
Utah needed to pick up wins on the final courts to finish. Yuhan Liu battled with Kayla Wilkins on the No. 2 court. Liu dropped her first set 6-2 but came into the second set with some momentum. She forced the second set into a tie break. The tie breaker went into extra points but Liu couldn't finish and fell 10-8. Arizona's Wilkins took the 6-2, 7-6 win in the No. 2 spot and gave the Wildcats the 4-2 match win.
Utah now sits at 10-10 overall on the season and have a 2-7 record in the Pac-12.
UP NEXT
Utah will take on Colorado in the final match of the season on April 20 before heading to the Pac-12 Championship tournament. Utah will also honor seniors Ana Luiza Cruze and Kat Lyman in the match vs. Arizona.
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FULL RESULTS
Arizona State 4, Utah 0
Singles (Order of Finish: 5, 1, 4, 3, 2)
1. Reece Carter (ARIZ) def. Marcela Lopez (UU) 6-2 7-5
2. Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) def. Yuhan Liu (UU) 6-2 6-6 (10-8)
3. Kaila Barksdale (UU) def. Martyna Ostrzygalo (ARIZ) 7-5 6-2
4. Kat Lyman (UU) def. Midori Castillo-Meza (ARIZ) 6-2 7-5
5. Brandelyn Fulgenzi (ARIZ) def. Sara Akid (UU) 6-1 6-2
6. Ana Cruz (UU) vs. Tanvi Narendran (ARIZ) 0-6 6-6 (2-5) match was unfinished
Doubles (Order of Finish: 3, 2)
1. Ana Cruz and Marcela Lopez (UU) vs. Reece Carter and Brandelyn Fulgenzi (ARIZ) match was unfinished 5-5
2. Teja Tirunelveli and Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) def. Samantha Horwood and Kat Lyman (UU) 6-4
3. Midori Castillo-Meza and Belen Nevenhoven (ARIZ) def. Sara Akid and Kaila Barksdale (UU) 6-3
Arizona ended up claiming the doubles point by picking up wins on the No. 3 court and the No. 2 court. Ana Luiza Cruze and Marcela Lopez were tied 5-5 in their set before it went unfinished.
In singles, Arizona got an early jump picking up a win at No.5. The rest of the courts battled but the Wildcats were able to secure its next point on court No. 1. Arizona had a 3-0 lead before Utah got on the board.
Utah's first point came on court No. 4 where Kat Lyman defeated Midori Castillo-Meza 6-2, 7-5. The next court to finish also went in the Utes' favor as Kaila Barksdale defeated Martyna Ostrzygalo 7-5, 6-2 on the No. 3 court.
Utah needed to pick up wins on the final courts to finish. Yuhan Liu battled with Kayla Wilkins on the No. 2 court. Liu dropped her first set 6-2 but came into the second set with some momentum. She forced the second set into a tie break. The tie breaker went into extra points but Liu couldn't finish and fell 10-8. Arizona's Wilkins took the 6-2, 7-6 win in the No. 2 spot and gave the Wildcats the 4-2 match win.
Utah now sits at 10-10 overall on the season and have a 2-7 record in the Pac-12.
UP NEXT
Utah will take on Colorado in the final match of the season on April 20 before heading to the Pac-12 Championship tournament. Utah will also honor seniors Ana Luiza Cruze and Kat Lyman in the match vs. Arizona.
FOLLOW THE UTES
Fans can follow us on social media (Twitter: @UteWomensTennis | Instagram: @UtahWomensTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahwomenstennis).
FULL RESULTS
Arizona State 4, Utah 0
Singles (Order of Finish: 5, 1, 4, 3, 2)
1. Reece Carter (ARIZ) def. Marcela Lopez (UU) 6-2 7-5
2. Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) def. Yuhan Liu (UU) 6-2 6-6 (10-8)
3. Kaila Barksdale (UU) def. Martyna Ostrzygalo (ARIZ) 7-5 6-2
4. Kat Lyman (UU) def. Midori Castillo-Meza (ARIZ) 6-2 7-5
5. Brandelyn Fulgenzi (ARIZ) def. Sara Akid (UU) 6-1 6-2
6. Ana Cruz (UU) vs. Tanvi Narendran (ARIZ) 0-6 6-6 (2-5) match was unfinished
Doubles (Order of Finish: 3, 2)
1. Ana Cruz and Marcela Lopez (UU) vs. Reece Carter and Brandelyn Fulgenzi (ARIZ) match was unfinished 5-5
2. Teja Tirunelveli and Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) def. Samantha Horwood and Kat Lyman (UU) 6-4
3. Midori Castillo-Meza and Belen Nevenhoven (ARIZ) def. Sara Akid and Kaila Barksdale (UU) 6-3
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