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Women's Tennis
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Friday, April 5
Salt Lake City, UT
1:30 PM
University of Utah
0
vs
4
UCLA
Photo by: Hunter Dyke/Utah Athletics
Utah falls 4-0 to UCLA
4/5/2024 4:52 PM | Women's Tennis
SALT LAKE CITY - The University of Utah women's tennis program fell 4-0 in a tough battle with No. 14 UCLA on Friday afternoon. The Utes' overall record moved to 10-7 overall.Â
Utah 0, UCLA 4
Utah was off to a slow start in the doubles competition. On the second court, Samantha Horwood and Kat Lyman battled against Kimmi Hance and Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, falling 6-3. Then, Sara Akid and Kaila Barksdale were defeated 6-4 on court No. 3 by Bianca Fernandez and Ahmani Guichard. The remaining match on the first court was left unfinished, with Marcela Lopez and Ana Luiza Cruz closely trailing 5-4.
During the singles matches, Kaila Barksdale was defeated by Fernandez 6-4, 6-2 on the No. 3 court. Next to finish was the first court, where Lopez fell to Tian Fangran 6-4, 6-4. The Bruins had a 3-0 lead when Cruz fell to Elise Wagle on court No. 5 6-3, 6-2, allowing the Bruins to clinch the overall match victory.Â
Although the remaining matches were left unfinished, three Utes fought into third-sets. Yuhan Liu dropped her first set 6-4, before pushing to a 6-4 win in the second set to force a third set. Liu was up 1-0 in the third before it went unfinished.Â
Lyman followed suit and forced her match to a third after a 6-3 victory in the second-set. She also had a 1-0 lead in her third set before it went unfinished.
Sara Akid had a strong first and picked up a 7-5 win in the first set. Akid was tied 4-4 in her second set before UCLA pushed out for the 6-4 second set win. Akid's third set was left unfinished.Â
UP NEXT
The Utes are next set to face the USC Trojans on Sunday, April 7 at 11 a.m. Utah will then host another pair of Pac-12 matches on home courts, taking on Arizona State on Friday, April 12 and Arizona on Sunday, April 14.
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DOUBLES DRAWSÂ
1 Ana Luiza Cruz and Marcela Lopez (UU) vs. Tian Fangran and Elise Wagle (UCLA) match was unfinished 4-5Â
2 Kimmi Hance and Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. Samantha Horwood and Kat Lyman (UU) 6-3Â
3 Bianca Fernandez and Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) def. Sara Akid and Kaila Barksdale (UU) 6-4Â
SINGLES DRAWSÂ
1 Tian Fangran (UCLA) def. Marcela Lopez (UU) 6-4 6-4Â
2 Yuhan Liu (UU) vs. Kimmi Hance (UCLA) match was unfinished 4-6 6-4 1-0Â
3 Bianca Fernandez (UCLA) def. Kaila Barksdale (UU) 6-4 6-2Â
4 Kat Lyman (UU) vs. Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) match was unfinished 4-6 6-3 1-0Â
5 Elise Wagle (UCLA) def. Ana Luiza Cruz (UU) 6-3 6-2Â
6 Sara Akid (UU) vs. Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) match was unfinished
Utah 0, UCLA 4
Utah was off to a slow start in the doubles competition. On the second court, Samantha Horwood and Kat Lyman battled against Kimmi Hance and Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, falling 6-3. Then, Sara Akid and Kaila Barksdale were defeated 6-4 on court No. 3 by Bianca Fernandez and Ahmani Guichard. The remaining match on the first court was left unfinished, with Marcela Lopez and Ana Luiza Cruz closely trailing 5-4.
During the singles matches, Kaila Barksdale was defeated by Fernandez 6-4, 6-2 on the No. 3 court. Next to finish was the first court, where Lopez fell to Tian Fangran 6-4, 6-4. The Bruins had a 3-0 lead when Cruz fell to Elise Wagle on court No. 5 6-3, 6-2, allowing the Bruins to clinch the overall match victory.Â
Although the remaining matches were left unfinished, three Utes fought into third-sets. Yuhan Liu dropped her first set 6-4, before pushing to a 6-4 win in the second set to force a third set. Liu was up 1-0 in the third before it went unfinished.Â
Lyman followed suit and forced her match to a third after a 6-3 victory in the second-set. She also had a 1-0 lead in her third set before it went unfinished.
Sara Akid had a strong first and picked up a 7-5 win in the first set. Akid was tied 4-4 in her second set before UCLA pushed out for the 6-4 second set win. Akid's third set was left unfinished.Â
UP NEXT
The Utes are next set to face the USC Trojans on Sunday, April 7 at 11 a.m. Utah will then host another pair of Pac-12 matches on home courts, taking on Arizona State on Friday, April 12 and Arizona on Sunday, April 14.
FOLLOW THE UTES
Fans can follow us on social media (Twitter: @UteWomensTennis | Instagram: @UtahWomensTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahwomenstennis).
DOUBLES DRAWSÂ
1 Ana Luiza Cruz and Marcela Lopez (UU) vs. Tian Fangran and Elise Wagle (UCLA) match was unfinished 4-5Â
2 Kimmi Hance and Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. Samantha Horwood and Kat Lyman (UU) 6-3Â
3 Bianca Fernandez and Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) def. Sara Akid and Kaila Barksdale (UU) 6-4Â
SINGLES DRAWSÂ
1 Tian Fangran (UCLA) def. Marcela Lopez (UU) 6-4 6-4Â
2 Yuhan Liu (UU) vs. Kimmi Hance (UCLA) match was unfinished 4-6 6-4 1-0Â
3 Bianca Fernandez (UCLA) def. Kaila Barksdale (UU) 6-4 6-2Â
4 Kat Lyman (UU) vs. Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) match was unfinished 4-6 6-3 1-0Â
5 Elise Wagle (UCLA) def. Ana Luiza Cruz (UU) 6-3 6-2Â
6 Sara Akid (UU) vs. Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) match was unfinished
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Tian Fangran / 0 [UCLA]
66
44
#2 Singles Match
1234
Kimmi Hance / 0 [UCLA]
640UF
461UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Bianca Fernandez / 0 [UCLA]
66
42
#4 Singles Match
1234
Anne-Chr Lutkemeyer / 0 [UCLA]
630UF
461UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Elise Wagle / 0 [UCLA]
66
32
#6 Singles Match
1234
Ahmani Guichard / 0 [UCLA]
562UF
740UF
Order of Finish:
3,1,5
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