Utes Travel to Hawai'i to face the Rainbow Wahine

Friday, February 6

Manoa, HI

7:00 PM (MT)

University of Utah

Hawaii

Photo by: Davis Kuhn/Utah Athletics

Utes Travel to Hawai'i to face the Rainbow Wahine

2/4/2026 6:18 PM | Women's Tennis

By: Takota Lee

SALT LAKE CITY— The Utah women's tennis team travels to Hawai'i to face the Rainbow Wahine on Feb. 6. This will be the first time Utah and Hawai'i have matched up since 2005.

MATCH INFORMATION
Utah (3-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Hawai'i (2-1, 0-0 Mountain West)
DATE | TIME: Friday, February 6 | 7 p.m. MT
LOCATION: Manoa, HI | UH Tennis Complex
LIVE STATS: Click Here
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SCOUTING THE Rainbow Wahine
The Rainbow Wahine rallied from behind to take a 4-3 win over Sacramento State on Friday, Jan. 23. Hawai'i first lost the doubles point when Sacramento State captured wins on the No. 1 and No. 3 courts. In singles action, Hawai'i's Greta Gull took the first doubles point to even the match at 1-1 with a 6-4, 6-1 win over the Hornets' Irene Riva at the No. 1 spot.

The 'Bows went on to lose at the No. 3 spot but held off the Hornets and capture three-straight victories to secure the win. The Rainbow Wahine are currently 2-1 on the season and are coming off a two-week break before facing the Utes.

THE UTES
The Utah women's tennis program returns seniors Dylan Lolofie, Kaila Barksdale and Emma Valletta. The Utes also welcome juniors Sara Akid and Emma Kamper this season. Utah has one sophomore returning to the squad in Hayley Roberts. The Utes welcome four newcomers with two transfers in Emmie Moore and Kamea Medora and two new true freshmen in Andjelija Markovic and Hailey Kerker.

LAST TIME OUT
The Utes swept their double-header against Utah State and Montana this past Friday (Jan. 30). The Utes beat Utah State 7-0 and Montana 6-1.

In doubles action, Emma Kamper and Emma Valletta saw wins in both matches with a 6-4 win over Utah State and a 6-1 win over Montana. Hayley Roberts and Dylan Lolofie also picked up a pair of wins with a 7-6 (5) win over Utah State and a 6-1 victory over Montana.

In singles, Emmie Moore captured two wins—a 6-3, 6-1 win against Utah State, and a 6-3, 6-3 win over Montana. The Utes are currently 3-1 on the season.

HEAD COACH RUTH ANN ALLEN
The Utah women's tennis team welcomed Ruth Ann Allen as head coach this past season. A Utah native and a Utah All-American and Hall of Famer, Allen returns to lead the program after a successful tenure as head coach at Weber State. She guided the Wildcats to a Big Sky Championship in 2023 and was twice named Big Sky Coach of the Year (2022, 2023).

Before Weber State, Allen spent 20 seasons as an assistant coach at Utah, where she helped the Utes secure multiple NCAA Tournament bids, two Mountain West Conference titles, and numerous top-five regional rankings. Allen, an All-American during her playing career at Utah, was inducted into the Utah Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2023.

NEXT UP
The Utes will have a home match against the Washington State Cougars (Feb. 14) and Denver Pioneers (Feb. 15) Valentine's Weekend before traveling to Seattle, Wash. to face the Washington Huskies.

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