The University of Utah women’s tennis team is headed up north to kick off their road stint. The Utes are set to take on the Portland Pilots first in a neutral match in Vancouver, Washington on Friday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m. before traveling to Eugene, Oregon to go head-to-head with the Oregon Ducks Sunday, March 19 at 12 p.m.
MATCH INFORMATION
Utah (9-5) vs. Portland (8-2)
DATE | TIME: Friday, March 17 | 1:30 p.m. MT
LOCATION: Vancouver, WA | Vancouver Tennis Center
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MATCH INFORMATION
Utah (9-5) vs. Oregon (8-4)
DATE | TIME: Sunday, March 19 | 12 p.m. MT
LOCATION: Eugene, OR | Leftwich Tennis Center
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LAST TIME OUT
Utah took on the BYU Cougars last Saturday and lost the match, 4-0. The Utes were unable to take the doubles point after Anastasia Goncharova and Madison Tattini lost on court one, 6-4 and Katya Townsend and Samantha Horwood were defeated on court two, 6-3.
Heading into singles, Utah was unable to turn their luck around. BYU claimed victory on court one and two. Marcela Lopez put up a good fight on the fourth court, taking her match to the third set and from there, a tie breaker, but she was unable to hold off her opponent and lost 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(3). All other matches were left unfinished.
ITA NATIONAL RANKINGS
Head coach Ric Mortera has been able to keep the Utes ranked for the second consecutive year. In the most recent ITA poll, Utah women’s tennis was able to close out the top 50.
HEAD COACH RIC MORTERA
Ric Mortera is entering his fourth season as the head coach of the Utah women’s tennis program in 2022-23. So far in his tenure he has accumulated a 41-35 overall record. During the 2021-22 season, Mortera had the Utes reaching new heights. The team started a program best 9-0, which included wins over Big Ten foes Indiana and Minnesota, as well as Pac 12 opponent Washington State. He helped the Utes sign a top ten recruiting class nationally (No. 9) in 2022 and was named the ITA Mountain Region Coach of the Year.
SCOUTING PORTLAND
Portland is 8-2 this season. This season, the Pilots have taken on Idaho State, a team Utah beat 7-0 in January, as well as two fellow Pac-12 opponents, Oregon and Washington. Portland defeated Idaho State, 5-2, but came up short against Oregon and…
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