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Barksdale, Kaila
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Kaila Barksdale
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Westview HS
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
Bio
2024-25 (Junior)
2023-24 (Sophomore)
2022-23Â Season (Freshman)
Prior to Utah
Career Doubles Record
- Posted a 13-6Â singles record with the majority of her wins coming at the No. 3 spot in the lineupÂ
- Led the team with 13 singles wins, with 11 wins at No. 3 and two wins at No. 2
- Went 8-1 to start the season in singles play
- Posted a 2-7 doubles record playing primarily at the No. 3 spot in the lineup
- Combined for 15 total wins between singles and doubles action
- Recorded a 5-4 singles record and a 3-1 doubles record during the fall slate
2023-24 (Sophomore)
- Posted a 10-10 singles record with the majority of her wins coming at the No. 2 spot in the lineupÂ
- Tied for third most singles wins on the seasonÂ
- Posted a 4-6 doubles record with all of her wins coming at the No. 3 spotÂ
- Recorded a 6-5 singles record and a 1-5 doubles record during the fall slate
- Started the season with three straight wins
2022-23Â Season (Freshman)
- Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention
- Played at No. 3Â singles (9-5Â overall, 3-3Â Pac-12) and at No. 3Â doubles (12-5Â overall, 5-4Â Pac-12)
- Started the season off with three consecutive wins including a 6-3, 6-0 win over Lola O'Lideadha from Idaho State Â
- Back-to-back wins over Indiana's Alexandra Staiculescu 6-3, 6-4 and Minnesota's Aiva Schmitz 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
- Beat Elyse Tse of Washington State (4/9) 6-1, 6-0
- Defeated Arizona's Kayla Wilkins 6-4, 6-3Â
- Was dominant at No. 3Â doubles with Marcela Lopez
- Started the season off with a 7-0 doubles record, including a 6-4 win over California's Hannah Vill. Moeller and Makenna Thiel
- Won their final regular season doubles match against Colorado, 6-3
- Won five matches during the fall season
- Made it to the semifinals of ITA Regionals in singles and quarterfinals in doublesÂ
- Recorded a 6-4, 6-4 win over Caroline Driscoll of Denver in the ITA Regionals (10/15)
- Ended the season ranked #6 in singles in the ITA Mountain Region
- Ended the season ranked #10 in doubles in the ITA Mountain Region
Prior to Utah
- First blue-chip recruit to sign at Utah. Ranked 23rd in the nation and seventh-best player out of the state of California
- Was the CIF Singles Champion (2019 & 2020-21) while being a finalist her senior year
- Only lost one match her entire high school careerÂ
- Was named the MVP in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons; while being named Player of the Year following her sophomore and junior season
- Was the champion at the USTA National Level 3 event held in Lakewood, California, on the junior circuit and crowned champion at the UTR San Diego Open Championships
- Played in the USTA Girls 18s Sections Invitational in Mobile, Alabama, and was a semifinalist
- Advanced to the Round of 16 at the Billie Jean King Hard Courts National, held in San Diego, Calif. Â
- Daughter of Keith and Joanne
- Volunteered with her dad to teach tennis clinics for younger kids
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Dual | Overall | |
| 2022-23 | 1-3 | 8-2 | 9-5 | 14-9 | ||||
| 2023-24Â Â | 8-6 | 1-4 | 1-0 | 10-10 | 16-16 | |||
| 2024-25 | 2-1 | 11-5 | 13-6 | 18-10 | ||||
| Totals | 11-10 | 20-11 | 1-0 | 19-15 | 48-35 |
Career Doubles Record
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Dual | Overall | |
| 2022-23 | 12-5 | 12-5 | 14-9 | ||
| 2023-24 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 4-6 | 5-11 | |
| 2024-25 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 2-7 | 5-8 |
| Totals | 0-2 | 0-3 | 18-13 | 18-18 | 24-28 |
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