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Utes Fall 4-3 to UC Santa Barbara in Season Opener
1/18/2026 9:35 PM | Women's Tennis
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah women's tennis team started the 2026 season at UC Santa Barbara and narrowly fell 4-3.
The Gauchos swept the Utes in doubles play to take the point advantage going into singles play.
In singles play, Santa Barbara picked up the first win at the No. 2 spot. Kaila Barksdale picked up the first win of the season for the Utes as she defeated Emma Tutoveanu 7-5, 6-4 at the No. 3 spot.
The Gauchos then picked up wins at the No. 6 and No. 1 spots to clinch the victory over the Utes. The rest of the matches played out however with two more Utes starting the season off with wins.
Emma Valletta earned a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win at the No. 5 spot defeating UCSB's Lily Pradkin. To finish the match off Sara Akid finished with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Raphaelle Leroux at the No. 4 spot.
Utah is now 0-1 overall on the season.
UP NEXT
The Utes will host Weber State and Idaho State Saturday, Jan. 24 in a double header in the George S. Eccles Tennis Center.
FOLLOW THE UTES
Fans can follow us on social media (Twitter: @UteWomensTennis | Instagram: @UtahWomensTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahwomenstennis).
FINAL RESULTS
Utah 3, UC Santa Barbara 4
Singles competition
1. Ekua Youri (UCSB-W) def. Emma Kamper (UTAH) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
2. Isabella Wong (UCSB-W) def. Emmie Moore (UTAH) 6-4, 6-3
3. Kaila Barksdale (UTAH) def. Emma Tutoveanu (UCSB-W) 7-5, 6-4
4. Sara Akid (UTAH) def. Raphaelle Leroux (UCSB-W) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
5. Emma Valletta (UTAH) def. Lily Pradkin (UCSB-W) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
6. My-Anh Holmes (UCSB-W) def. Hayley Roberts (UTAH) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Emma Kamper/Emma Valletta (UTAH) def. Emma Tutoveanu/Lily Pradkin (UCSB-W) 6-3
2. Isabella Wong/My-Anh Holmes (UCSB-W) def. Emmie Moore/Sara Akid (UTAH) 6-2
3. Shachf Liebermann/Ekua Youri (UCSB-W) def. Kamea Medora/Hayley Roberts (UTAH) 6-0
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,3,6,1,5,4)
The Gauchos swept the Utes in doubles play to take the point advantage going into singles play.
In singles play, Santa Barbara picked up the first win at the No. 2 spot. Kaila Barksdale picked up the first win of the season for the Utes as she defeated Emma Tutoveanu 7-5, 6-4 at the No. 3 spot.
The Gauchos then picked up wins at the No. 6 and No. 1 spots to clinch the victory over the Utes. The rest of the matches played out however with two more Utes starting the season off with wins.
Emma Valletta earned a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win at the No. 5 spot defeating UCSB's Lily Pradkin. To finish the match off Sara Akid finished with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Raphaelle Leroux at the No. 4 spot.
Utah is now 0-1 overall on the season.
UP NEXT
The Utes will host Weber State and Idaho State Saturday, Jan. 24 in a double header in the George S. Eccles Tennis Center.
FOLLOW THE UTES
Fans can follow us on social media (Twitter: @UteWomensTennis | Instagram: @UtahWomensTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahwomenstennis).
FINAL RESULTS
Utah 3, UC Santa Barbara 4
Singles competition
1. Ekua Youri (UCSB-W) def. Emma Kamper (UTAH) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
2. Isabella Wong (UCSB-W) def. Emmie Moore (UTAH) 6-4, 6-3
3. Kaila Barksdale (UTAH) def. Emma Tutoveanu (UCSB-W) 7-5, 6-4
4. Sara Akid (UTAH) def. Raphaelle Leroux (UCSB-W) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
5. Emma Valletta (UTAH) def. Lily Pradkin (UCSB-W) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
6. My-Anh Holmes (UCSB-W) def. Hayley Roberts (UTAH) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Emma Kamper/Emma Valletta (UTAH) def. Emma Tutoveanu/Lily Pradkin (UCSB-W) 6-3
2. Isabella Wong/My-Anh Holmes (UCSB-W) def. Emmie Moore/Sara Akid (UTAH) 6-2
3. Shachf Liebermann/Ekua Youri (UCSB-W) def. Kamea Medora/Hayley Roberts (UTAH) 6-0
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,3,6,1,5,4)
Players Mentioned
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
123
653
Ekua Youri / 0 [UCSB-W]
376
#2 Singles Match
12
43
Isabella Wong / 0 [UCSB-W]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
76
Emma Tutoveanu / 0 [UCSB-W]
54
#4 Singles Match
123
266
Raphaelle Leroux / 0 [UCSB-W]
633
#5 Singles Match
123
636
Lily Pradkin / 0 [UCSB-W]
463
#6 Singles Match
123
612
My-Anh Holmes / 0 [UCSB-W]
366
Order of Finish:
2,3,6,1,5,4
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