Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis versus Utah State on January 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Women's Tennis
vs Utah State
The University of Utah Athletics
Saturday, January 24
Salt Lake City, Utah
2:00 PM
University of Utah
6
vs
1
Idaho State
Utes Pick up First Win of the 2026 Season Downing Idaho State 6-1
1/24/2026 5:51 PM | Women's Tennis
SALT LAKE CITY— The University of Utah women's tennis team picked up its first win of the season with a 6-1 victory over the Idaho State Bengals Saturday afternoon.
The Utes picked up the first point of the match by sweeping in doubles action and then posting strong singles performances.
DOUBLES
The Utes started off the match strong with Sara Akid and Emmie Moore taking a 6-1 win over the Mille Day and Emmy Richards at the No. 2 spot. While Emma Valleta and Emma Kamper battled back to take a 6-4 victory over Asem Shoybek and Stefanya Shalakhova on the No. 1 court.
Utah secured the doubles point but played out the final doubles match on the No. 3 court. Hayley Roberts and Dylan Lolofie pushed the third doubles match to a tie-break and took the set 7-6 (1) to secure the victory before heading into singles action.
SINGLES
In singles action, Akid picked up the first singles point for the Utes with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Shoybek on the No. 3 court.
Moore faced Shalakhova in the No. 2 spot, where she went on to win the match 6-3, 6-3. Kamper powered on to pick up a 6-3, 6-2 win over Day at the No. 1 court clinching the overall match victory for the Utes.
The rest of the matches played out with Roberts picking up a 6-3, 6-4 win over Sydney Morris at the No. 5 spot. Valleta was the last to finish for Utah where she went on to battle Emmy Richards in a tiebreak. Valleta pulled won her first set 6-2 but fell in the second, 6-7 (5). She then went on to claim the tiebreak 10-4 on the No.5 court.
The Utes are now 1-1 on the season.
UP NEXT
The Utes will host Utah State and Montana Friday, Jan. 30 in a double header in the George S. Eccles Tennis Center.
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FINAL RESULTS
Utah 5, Idaho State 1
Singles competition
1. Emma Kamper (UU) def. Millie Day (ISU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Emmie Moore (UU) def. Stefanya Shalakhova (ISU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Sara Akid (UU) def. Asem Shoybek (ISU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Emma Valletta (UU)def. Emmy Richards (ISU) 6-2, 6-7 (5), 10-4
5. Hayley Roberts (UU) def. Sydney Morris (ISU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Veronika Zaranova (ISU) def. Andjelija Markovic (ISU) 6-4, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Emma Kamper/Emma Valleta (UU) def. Sefanya Shalakhova and Asem Shoybek (ISU) 6-4
2. Sara Akid/Emmie Moore (UU) def. Millie Day/Emmy Richards (ISU) 6-1
3. Dylan Lolofie/Hayley Roberts (UU) def. Victoria Grymalska/Veronika Zarovna (ISU) 7-6(1)
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3); Singles (3, 2, 1, 6, 5, 4)
The Utes picked up the first point of the match by sweeping in doubles action and then posting strong singles performances.
DOUBLES
The Utes started off the match strong with Sara Akid and Emmie Moore taking a 6-1 win over the Mille Day and Emmy Richards at the No. 2 spot. While Emma Valleta and Emma Kamper battled back to take a 6-4 victory over Asem Shoybek and Stefanya Shalakhova on the No. 1 court.
Utah secured the doubles point but played out the final doubles match on the No. 3 court. Hayley Roberts and Dylan Lolofie pushed the third doubles match to a tie-break and took the set 7-6 (1) to secure the victory before heading into singles action.
SINGLES
In singles action, Akid picked up the first singles point for the Utes with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Shoybek on the No. 3 court.
Moore faced Shalakhova in the No. 2 spot, where she went on to win the match 6-3, 6-3. Kamper powered on to pick up a 6-3, 6-2 win over Day at the No. 1 court clinching the overall match victory for the Utes.
The rest of the matches played out with Roberts picking up a 6-3, 6-4 win over Sydney Morris at the No. 5 spot. Valleta was the last to finish for Utah where she went on to battle Emmy Richards in a tiebreak. Valleta pulled won her first set 6-2 but fell in the second, 6-7 (5). She then went on to claim the tiebreak 10-4 on the No.5 court.
The Utes are now 1-1 on the season.
UP NEXT
The Utes will host Utah State and Montana Friday, Jan. 30 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 5, Idaho State 1
Singles competition
1. Emma Kamper (UU) def. Millie Day (ISU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Emmie Moore (UU) def. Stefanya Shalakhova (ISU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Sara Akid (UU) def. Asem Shoybek (ISU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Emma Valletta (UU)def. Emmy Richards (ISU) 6-2, 6-7 (5), 10-4
5. Hayley Roberts (UU) def. Sydney Morris (ISU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Veronika Zaranova (ISU) def. Andjelija Markovic (ISU) 6-4, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Emma Kamper/Emma Valleta (UU) def. Sefanya Shalakhova and Asem Shoybek (ISU) 6-4
2. Sara Akid/Emmie Moore (UU) def. Millie Day/Emmy Richards (ISU) 6-1
3. Dylan Lolofie/Hayley Roberts (UU) def. Victoria Grymalska/Veronika Zarovna (ISU) 7-6(1)
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3); Singles (3, 2, 1, 6, 5, 4)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Millie Day / 0 [ISU]
32
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Stefanya Shalakhova / 0 [ISU]
33
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Asem Shoybek / 0 [ISU]
10
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Emmy Richards / 0 [ISU]
274
6610
#5 Singles Match
12
Sydney Morris / 0 [ISU]
34
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Veronika Zarovna / 0 [ISU]
66
40
Order of Finish:
3,2,1,6,5,4
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