Saturday, March 7
Salt Lake City, Utah
Noon
University of Utah
4
vs
2
BYU
Photo by: Anna Fuder/Utah Athletics
Utes Stay Undefeated at Home with a 4-2 Win over BYU
3/7/2026 4:33 PM | Women's Tennis
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah women's tennis team defeated in-state rival BYU 4-2 Saturday in the George S. Eccles Tennis Center. The Utes posted strong singles performances to clinch the match victory.
The Utes are undefeated on home courts this season with a 6-0 record.
DOUBLES
In doubles action, the Cougars rallied for two quick wins on courts No. 3 and No. 2 to capture the doubles point advantage.
Utah's Sara Akid and Emma Valletta were up 5-4 on court No. 1 before the match was ultimately left abandoned.
SINGLES
In singles action, Utah's Kaila Barksdale got it done with a 6-1, 6-0 win over BYU's YuYun Chen at the No. 4 spot to tie the overall match 1-1.
The Cougars answered with a win at the No. 6 spot putting them up 2-1.
The Utes quickly responded by adding three straight wins on the board to clinch the match. At the No. 2 spot, Utah's Sara Akid battled against BYU's Kendall Kovick. Akid downed Kovick 6-4, 7-5 to tie things up in the overall match with a 2-2 score.
All eyes were on Courts No. 1, No. 3, and No. 5 as all three matches pushed into a third set.
Utah's Emmie Moore won her first set 6-3 but dropped her second set 6-4 to BYU's Sue Yan Tan at the No. 3 spot. Moore got to work and won her third set 6-0 to put the Utes up 3-2 over the Cougars.
At court No. 1, Utah's Emma Kamper won her first set 6-0 against BYU's Gracie Levelston but dropped her second set 6-4. Kamper won her third set 6-1 and clinched the overall match for the Utes to extend the Utes' home win streak.
The Utes overall record is now 7-5 on the season and 1-2 in Big 12 action.
UP NEXT
The Utes will travel down to St. George, Utah to face the Utah Tech Trailblazers in a nonconference match up on Mar. 9 before returning home to take on West Virginia Mar. 12 and Cincinnati on Mar. 14.
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#46 BYU 2, #51 Utah 4
Doubles
1. Sara Akid/Emma Valletta (UU) vs. Gracie Levelston/Sage Bergeson (USD), 5-4, uf
2. Kendall Kovick (BYU) def. Emma Kamper/Anjelija Markovic (UU), 6-3
3. Sue Yan Tan/Bella Lewis (BYU) def. Kaila Barksdale/Emmie Moore (USD), 6-3
Order of finish: 3, 2
Singles
1. Emma Kamper (UU) def. Gracie Levelston (BYU), 6-0, 4-6, 6-1
2. Sara Akid (UU) def. Kendall Kovick (BYU), 6-4, 7-5
3. Emmie Moore (UU) def. Sue Yan Tan (BYU), 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
4. Kaila Barksdale def. YuYuun Chen (BYU), 6-1, 6-0
5. Emma Valletta (UU) vs. Sage Bergeson (BYU), 4-6, 6-2, 4-2, uf
6. Karina Mohamed (BYU) def. Hayley Roberts (UU), 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish: 4, 6, 2, 3, 1
The Utes are undefeated on home courts this season with a 6-0 record.
DOUBLES
In doubles action, the Cougars rallied for two quick wins on courts No. 3 and No. 2 to capture the doubles point advantage.
Utah's Sara Akid and Emma Valletta were up 5-4 on court No. 1 before the match was ultimately left abandoned.
SINGLES
In singles action, Utah's Kaila Barksdale got it done with a 6-1, 6-0 win over BYU's YuYun Chen at the No. 4 spot to tie the overall match 1-1.
The Cougars answered with a win at the No. 6 spot putting them up 2-1.
The Utes quickly responded by adding three straight wins on the board to clinch the match. At the No. 2 spot, Utah's Sara Akid battled against BYU's Kendall Kovick. Akid downed Kovick 6-4, 7-5 to tie things up in the overall match with a 2-2 score.
All eyes were on Courts No. 1, No. 3, and No. 5 as all three matches pushed into a third set.
Utah's Emmie Moore won her first set 6-3 but dropped her second set 6-4 to BYU's Sue Yan Tan at the No. 3 spot. Moore got to work and won her third set 6-0 to put the Utes up 3-2 over the Cougars.
At court No. 1, Utah's Emma Kamper won her first set 6-0 against BYU's Gracie Levelston but dropped her second set 6-4. Kamper won her third set 6-1 and clinched the overall match for the Utes to extend the Utes' home win streak.
The Utes overall record is now 7-5 on the season and 1-2 in Big 12 action.
UP NEXT
The Utes will travel down to St. George, Utah to face the Utah Tech Trailblazers in a nonconference match up on Mar. 9 before returning home to take on West Virginia Mar. 12 and Cincinnati on Mar. 14.
FOLLOW THE UTES
Fans can follow us on social media (Twitter: @UteWomensTennis | Instagram: @UtahWomensTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahwomenstennis).
#46 BYU 2, #51 Utah 4
Doubles
1. Sara Akid/Emma Valletta (UU) vs. Gracie Levelston/Sage Bergeson (USD), 5-4, uf
2. Kendall Kovick (BYU) def. Emma Kamper/Anjelija Markovic (UU), 6-3
3. Sue Yan Tan/Bella Lewis (BYU) def. Kaila Barksdale/Emmie Moore (USD), 6-3
Order of finish: 3, 2
Singles
1. Emma Kamper (UU) def. Gracie Levelston (BYU), 6-0, 4-6, 6-1
2. Sara Akid (UU) def. Kendall Kovick (BYU), 6-4, 7-5
3. Emmie Moore (UU) def. Sue Yan Tan (BYU), 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
4. Kaila Barksdale def. YuYuun Chen (BYU), 6-1, 6-0
5. Emma Valletta (UU) vs. Sage Bergeson (BYU), 4-6, 6-2, 4-2, uf
6. Karina Mohamed (BYU) def. Hayley Roberts (UU), 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish: 4, 6, 2, 3, 1
Players Mentioned
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Gracie Levelston / 0 [BYU]
061
646
#2 Singles Match
12
Kendall Kovick / 0 [BYU]
45
67
#3 Singles Match
123
Sue Yan Tan / 0 [BYU]
360
646
#4 Singles Match
12
YuYun Chen / 0 [BYU]
10
66
#5 Singles Match
1234
Sage Bergeson / 0 [BYU]
622UF
464UF
#6 Singles Match
12
Karina Mohamed / 0 [BYU]
66
43
Order of Finish:
4,6,2,3,1
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