Women’s Tennis claims two wins Friday in Colorado

COMPLETE RESULTS VS. CCU (PDF)
COMPLETE RESULTS VS. MSUD (PDF)

The Dixie State women's tennis team claimed two victories in Grand Junction, Colorado, on Friday, rolling to a 7-2 victory over Colorado Christian and outlasting Metro State-Denver, 6-3.

The Trailblazers (3-0) won two out of three doubles matchups to open the match vs. Colorado Christian. Sophomore Lacey Hancock (St. George, Utah/Pine View HS) and junior Alex Makashov (Toronto, Canada/King City Secondary School) earned an 8-4 win at No. 1 doubles, while senior Laura Hartle (Salt Lake City, Utah/East HS) and freshman Maria Kana Goldsmith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Myron B. Thompson Academy) cruised to an 8-1 victory at No. 3 doubles.

Dixie State claimed victories in five out of the six singles matches for the second consecutive day. Freshman Frances Hina Goldsmith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Myron B. Thompson Academy) led the way in singles play and rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 shutout at No. 5 singles. Hancock nearly duplicated the feat, winning 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3 singles.

Later in the day, the Trailblazers opened their match against Metro State-Denver the same way. DSU won two of out three doubles matches to take an early lead. Freshmen duo Kyra Harames (Spokane, Wash./Central Valley HS) and Hina Goldsmith claimed a 9-8 victory at No. 2 doubles, while Hartle and Kana Goldsmith remained undefeated at No. 3 doubles with an 8-4 win.

Hancock led the way in singles play, earning a 6-4, 6-4 victory at No. 1 singles to set the tone for four DSU singles wins. Makashov overcame a 5-2 deficit in the first set at No. 3 singles to win 7-5, 6-2, while Harames claimed a 7-5, 6-4 win at No. 5 singles and Hina Goldsmith earned a 6-1, 7-5 victory at No. 6 singles.

Dixie State closes its four-match trip and its fall schedule on Saturday in a matchup with Colorado State-Pueblo at 8 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Lacey Hancock: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Laura Hartle: 5' 5"; Senior

Frances Hina Goldsmith: 5' 6"; Freshman

Maria Kana Goldsmith: 5' 8"; Freshman

Kyra Harames: 5' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lacey Hancock
: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Laura Hartle
: 5' 5"; Senior

Frances Hina Goldsmith
: 5' 6"; Freshman

Maria Kana Goldsmith
: 5' 8"; Freshman

Kyra Harames
: 5' 4"; Freshman