MEMPHIS – The University of Utah women’s tennis program snagged their fifth win of the season on Saturday afternoon, narrowly defeating Minnesota with a tight 4-3 scoreline.
“Great resilience from the team today against a good Minnesota team that was ready to battle,” said head coach Ric Mortera. “It was not our best match, but we found a way to win and competed well on most courts. We showed some young moments on a few courts but I look forward to seeing how they grow from that. Great opportunity tomorrow against Memphis, excited to celebrate and recover from today and be ready for tomorrow.”
Utah 4, Minnesota 3
The Utes started off strong in doubles, as Utah duo Kat Lyman and Yuhan Liu defeated Minnesota’s Sofia Pinto and Aiva Schmitz 6-2 in the third spot. Ana Luiza Cruz and Marcela Lopez partnered up on the No. 1 court, securing the doubles point with a 6-3 victory over Emma Belluomini and Anali Kocevar. Sara Akid and Kaila Barksdale held a 4-3 lead on the second court, but the match was left unfinished.
Utah battled hard in singles. Lyman collected the first singles win for the Utes in the No. 5 spot, defeating Sofia Pinto 6-2, 6-2. Next to finish was Emma Kamper, who fell to Schmitz on the fourth court 6-2, 6-2. On the No. 3 court, Liu was defeated by Belluomini 6-2, 6-2 which evened the score at 2-2.
In the second spot, Barksdale grabbed a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Mia Liepert. Akid fought hard on the No. 6 court forcing the match to a third set, but was defeated by Zeyneb Sarioglan 6-4, 0-6, 6-2. With the score sitting at 3-3, Lopez overcame a deficit to…
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