Box Score The University of Utah’s women’s tennis team fell 4-0 to USC Friday afternoon.
The match started off with the Trojans claiming the doubles point by picking up wins in both the No. 1 and No. 2 spots while the No. 3 spot went unfinished.
In singles action, Utah couldn’t pick up on any early momentum as Madison Tattini fell 6-1, 6-0 in the number one spot just before Katya Townsend dropped her match 6-4, 6-3 in the No. 2 spot.
With USC ahead 3-0, Utah had some ground to cover.
Kaila Barksdale was the next to finish but fell 7-6, 6-3 in the No. 3 spot to give USC the clinch.
Marcela Lopez took her first set into extra points but 7-5 and was just trailing 6-5 in the second set before the Trojans clinched. Samantha Horwood dropped her first set but won her second set 6-3 to force a third set but the match remained unfinished.
USC 4, UTAH 0
Friday, March 31 | David X. Marks Tennis Stadium | Los Angeles, CA
DOUBLES
1. #33 Snow Han/Naomi Cheong (USC) def. Madison Tattini/Anastasia Goncharova (UTAH) – 6-2
2. #22 Maddy Sieg/Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. Katya Townsend/Samantha Horwood (UTAH) – 6-3
3. Emma Charney/Sloane Morra (USC) vs. Marcela Lopez/Kaila Barksdale (UTAH) – 4-5
Order of finish: 1, 2
SINGLES
1. No. 5 Maddy Sieg (USC) def. Madison Tattini (UTAH) – 6-1, 6-0
2. No. 83 Snow Han (USC) def. Katya Townsend (UTAH) – 6-4, 6-3
3. No. 35 Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. Kaila Barksdale (UTAH) – 7-6(2), 6-3*
4. Emma Charney (USC) vs. Anastasia Goncharova (UTAH) – 6- 4, 5-3 UNF.
5. Naomi Cheong (USC) vs. Marcela Lopez (UTAH) – 7-5, 6-5 UNF.
6. Sloane Morra (USC) vs. Samantha Horwood (UTAH) – 6-2, 3-6, 0-0 UNF.
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3*
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