SALT LAKE CITY \u2014 The Utah women’s tennis team battled the Cincinnati Bearcats today at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center, where the Utes posted a 4-1 victory over the Bearcats.<\/p>\n
The Utes are now 10-5 on the season and 3-2 in Big 12 action.\u00a0The Utes remain undefeated at home this season with an 8-0 record.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 FOLLOW THE UTES #51 Utah 4, Cincinnati 1
\nDOUBLES
\nIn doubles action, Utah’s Emma Kamper<\/a> and Emmie Moore<\/a> downed Cincinnati’s Gabrielle Guenther and Tara Kurepa 6-4 at the No. 2 spot.
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\nThe Bearcats then captured victories on courts No. 1 and No. 3 to secure the doubles point advantage.
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\nSINGLES
\nIn singles action, the Utes posted four straight singles victories to clinch the overall match.
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\nAt the No. 1 spot, Utah’s Emma Kamper<\/a> defeated Cincinnati’s Rozalia Gruszczynska 6-1, 6-1 to secure Utah’s first point of the day.
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\nThen, Utah’s Emma Valletta<\/a> downed Bearcats’ Tara Kurepa 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 5 spot. Followed closely by Utah’s Emmie Moore<\/a> who won 6-1, 7-5 against UC’s Sakurako Watanabe on court No. 3
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\nUtah’s Sara Akid<\/a> clinched the overall match for the Utes with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Cincinnati’s Gabrielle Guenther.
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\nThe rest of the matches went unfinished.
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\nUP NEXT
\nThe Utes will hit the road to Lubbock, Texas to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Mar. 19 and then to Boulder, Colo. to face the Colorado Buffalos on Mar. 21. The Utes will return home Mar. 26 to face the Oklahoma State Cowgirls.<\/p>\n
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\nSingles competition
\n1. Emma Kamper<\/a> (UU) def. Rozalia Gruszczynska (UC) 6-1, 6-1
\n2. Sara Akid<\/a> (UU) def. Gabrielle Guenther (UC) 7-5, 6-1
\n3. Emmie Moore<\/a> (UU) def. Sakurako Watanabe (UC) 6-1, 7-5
\n4. Kaila Barksdale<\/a> (UU) vs. Anastasija Arsic (UC) 4-6, 6-3 uf
\n5. Emma Valletta<\/a> (UU) def. Tara Kurepa (UC) 6-2, 6-3
\n6. Dylan Lolofie<\/a> (UU) vs. Milic a Popovski (UC) 2-6, 4-4 uf
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\nDoubles competition
\n1. Rozalia Gruszczynska and Sakurako Watanabe (UC) def. Sara Akid<\/a> and Emma Valletta<\/a> (UU) 6-4
\n2. Emma Kamper<\/a> and Emmie Moore<\/a> (UU) def. Gabrielle Guenther and Tara Kurepa (UC) 6-4
\n3. Milica Popovski and Morgan Pyrz (UC) def. Dylan Lolofie<\/a> and Kamea Medora<\/a> (UU) 6-4
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\nOrder of Singles: (1, 5, 3, 2) Order of Doubles (2, 1, 3)
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