SALT LAKE CITY — Utah women’s tennis competed at the Texas A&M Invitational over the weekend, with several Utes finding success.
Utah duo Emma Kamper and Yuhan Liu found themselves victorious in doubles, initially defeating #94 Daria Smetannikov and Jeanette Mireles 6-2 from Texas A&M. This was Kamper and Liu’s first ranked win. Kamper and Liu continued their success in the next round, overcoming Grabriela Cortes and Elena Trencheva from Houston 6-2.
On day two of the doubles draw, Kaila Barksdale and Isabella Pitchford claimed a 6-1 victory over Baylor duo Lauren Littell and Lindsay Patton.
Several Utes found victory in singles. Sara Akid picked up two singles wins. She first defeated Houston’s Sonya Kovalenko 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3), and then later claimed a victory over Houston’s Cortes, 6-3, 6-2. Kamper also defeated Cortes from Houston 6-1, 6-3. Kamper continued her success heading into day two, overcoming Baylor’s Sierra Berry 6-3, 6-3.
Claiming a pair of victories in singles, Pitchford chalked up a win over Houston’s Trencheva with a 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2 scoreline. She then followed up by defeating Baylor’s Patton 6-2, 6-2. Liu took a victory on day two, defeating SMU’s Skelton 6-0, 6-3.
Utah had two more Utes claim victories on day two in Barksdale and Ana Cruz. Cruz defeated Danielle Tuhten from Baylor, 6-3 6-3, while Barksdale secured her victory over Arkansas’ Kacie Harvey 6-4, 6-1.
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FULL RESULTS
Doubles Round 1
Fitch/Pielet (Texas A&M) def. Cruz/Akid (Utah) 6-3
Kamper/Liu (Utah) def. Smetannikov/Mireles (Texas A&M) 6-2
Pittman/Boyer (Texas A&M) def. Barksdale/Pitchford (Utah) 6-4
Doubles Round 2
Schouten/Kovalenko (Houston) def. Cruz/Akid (Utah) 6-0
Kamper/Liu (Utah) def. Cortes/Trencheva (Houston) 6-2
Smetannikov/Gownder (Texas A&M) def. Barksdale/Pitchford (Utah) 6-4
Singles Round 1
Vivian Ovrootsky (Texas) def. Kaila Barksdale (Utah) 6-2, 6-4
Danielle Tunten (Baylor) def. Yuhan Liu (Utah) 7-5, 6-4
Sara Akid (Utah) def. Sonya Kovalenko (Houston) 3-6, 6-1, 7(3)-6
Sophie Schouten (Houston) def. Ana Cruz (Utah) vs 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
Emma Kamper (Utah) def. Gabriela Cortes…
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