SALT LAKE CITY— The University of Utah women's tennis team picked up back-to-back wins Friday in its double header against the Utah State Aggies and the Montana Grizzlies. The Utes beat Utah State 7-0 and downed Montana 6-1.
VS UTAH STATE
DOUBLES
The Utes started off the match strong with Emma Kamper and
Emma Valletta taking a 6-4 win over Olivia Halvorsen and Sabina Pintea at the No. 1 spot.
Kamea Medora and
Emmie Moore fought hard in the No. 2 spot but fell 6-4 to Natalie Paterova and Terezia Mlkva.
Hayley Roberts and
Dylan Lolofie pushed the third doubles match to a tiebreak and took the set 7-6 (5) to secure the victory before heading into singles action.
SINGLES
In singles action, Kaila Barksdale picked up the first singles point for the Utes with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Chahd Tourkhani in the No. 3 spot.
Valletta faced Halvorsen in the No. 4 spot, where she went on to win the match 6-2, 6-2.
Kamper faced Mlkva in the No. 1 spot, where she went on to win the match 6-2, 6-3.
Moore powered on to pick up a 6-3, 6-1 win over Paterova at the No. 2 spot clinching the overall match victory for the Utes.
The rest of the matches played out with Roberts picking up a 7-5, 2-6,10-8 win over Ramos at the No. 5 spot.
Lolofie was the last to finish for Utah where she went on to battle Nadine Abid in a tiebreak. Lolofie won her first set 7-5 but fell in the second, 6-7 (4). She then went on to claim the tiebreak 10-4 at the No. 5 spot.
VS MONTANA
DOUBLES
The Utes started off the match strong with Emma Kamper and
Emma Valletta taking a 6-1 win over Kelsey Philips and Meghna Anand at the No. 1 spot.
Hayley Roberts and
Dylan Lolofie picked up a win in the No. 3 spot, 6-1 to claim the doubles point.
Kamea Medora and
Emmie Moore left the match unfinished in the No. 2 spot tied at 4-4.
SINGLES
In singles action, Emmie Moore picked up the first singles point for the Utes with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Anand in the No. 2 spot.
Kamper faced Philips in the No. 1 spot, where she went on to win the match 6-2, 6-4. In the No. 3 spot Kaila Barksdale took on Monika Fizova, where she went on to win the match 6-4, 6-1.
Lolofie powered through to pick up a 6-4, 7-5 win over Paige Bott at the No. 5 court.
Andjelija Markovic took on Kaylin Kielty in the No. 6 spot and fell 5-7, 6-0, 8-10.
Hayley Roberts finished out the singles matches with a 6-4, 7-5 win against Kamila Slovakova at the No. 4 spot.
The Utes are now 3-1 on the season.
UP NEXT
The Utes will head on the road to play Hawaii on Friday, Feb 6. Utah will then travel back to Salt Lake City, for a double header against Washington State and Denver on Feb. 14.
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FINAL RESULTS
Utah 7, Utah State 0
Singles competition
1. Emma Kamper (UU) def. Terezia Mlkva (USU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Emmie Moore (UU) def. Natalie Paterova (USU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Kaila Barksdale (UU) def. Chahd Tourkhani (USU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Emma Valletta (UU) def. Olivia Halvorsen (USU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Hayley Roberts (UU) def. Maria Paula Ramos Garcia (USU) 7-5, 2-6, 10-8
6. Dylan Lolofie (UU) def. Nadine Abid (USU) 7-5, 7-6 (4)
Doubles competition
1. Emma Kamper/
Emma Valletta (UU) def. Olivia Halvorsen and Sabina Pintea (USU) 6-4
2. Natalie Paterova/Terezia Mlkva (USU) def. Kamea Medora/
Emmie Moore (UU) 6-4
3. Dylan Lolofie/
Hayley Roberts (UU) def. Nadine Abid/Maria Paula Ramos Garcia (USU) 7-6 (5)
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3); Singles (3, 4, 1, 2, 5, 6)
FINAL RESULTS
Utah 6, Montana 1
Singles competition
1. Emma Kamper (UU) def. Kelsey Philips (MONT) 6-2, 6-4
2. Emmie Moore (UU) def. Meghna Anand (MONT) 6-3, 6-3
3. Kaila Barksdale (UU) def. Monika Fizova (MONT) 6-4, 6-1
4. Hayley Roberts (UU) def. Kamila Slovakova (MONT) 6-3, 7-5
5. Dylan Lolofie (UU) def. Paige Bott (MONT) 6-4, 7-5
6. Kaylin Kielty (MONT) def. Andjelija Markovic (UU) 7-5, 0-6, 10-8
Doubles competition
1. Emma Kamper/
Emma Valletta (UU) def. Kelsey Philips and Meghna Anand (MONT) 6-1
2. Paige Bott/Kaylin Kielty (USU) vs. Kamea Medora/
Emmie Moore (MONT) 4-4 unfinished
3. Dylan Lolofie/
Hayley Roberts (UU) def. Monika Fizova/Shivika Agrawal (MONT) 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (2, 1, 3, 5, 6, 4)