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Winner Dixie State University DX-WT (1-0)
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Colorado Mesa CMWT (2-3)
Winner
Dixie State University DX-WT
(1-0)
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Final
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Colorado Mesa CMWT
(2-3)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | By DSU Athletics Media Relations

Women’s Tennis cruises past Colorado Mesa in 2017-18 season opener

Trailblazers win eight of nine matches in the victory

BOX SCORE (PDF)

The Dixie State women's tennis team cruised to an 8-1 victory over Colorado Mesa on Thursday in its 2017-18 season opener at the Elliott Tennis Center in Grand Junction, Colorado.

The Trailblazers (1-0) swept through the doubles matches to take a 3-0 lead heading to singles play. Juniors Lacey Hancock (St. George, Utah/Pine View) and Yolena Carlon (Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista) battled to an 8-6 win at No. 1 doubles, while sophomore Kyra Harames (Spokane, Wash./Central Valley) and freshman Sabrina Longson (Salt Lake City, Utah/Olympus) earned an 8-4 triumph at No. 2 doubles. Junior McKelle Burnett (Centerville, Utah/Viewmont) and sophomore Maria Kana Goldsmith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Myron B. Thompson Academy) wrapped up doubles play with an 8-3 win at No. 3 doubles.

Dixie State picked up where it left off in singles play, winning five of the six singles matches to clinch the 8-1 victory. Three DSU players closed out their singles matches without tiebreakers, as Harames rolled to a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles, Burnett claimed a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 5 singles, and Longson earned a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles. Carlon battled to a 2-6, 6-1, 10-5 win at No. 2 singles, while Kana Goldsmith earned the other tiebreaker win with a 6-0, 2-6, 10-7 triumph at No. 6 singles.

The Trailblazers play two matches on Friday, opening the day vs. Colorado Christian at 8 a.m., followed by a matchup vs. Metro State-Denver at 1:30 p.m.

Singles competition
1. Kristen Kirby (CMWT) def. Lacey Hancock (St. George, Utah/Pine View) (DX-WT) 3-6, 6-2, 10-6
2. Yolena Carlon (Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista) (DX-WT) def. Emily Beckley (CMWT) 2-6, 6-1, 10-5
3. Sabrina Longson (Salt Lake City, Utah/Olympus) (DX-WT) def. Rebecca Osterberg (CMWT) 6-4, 6-3
4. Kyra Harames (Spokane, Wash./Central Valley) (DX-WT) def. Taylor Hershey (CMWT) 6-0, 6-2
5. McKelle Burnett (Centerville, Utah/Viewmont) (DX-WT) def. Kylie Simons (CMWT) 6-3, 6-1
6. Kana Goldsmith (DX-WT) def. Carolena Campos (CMWT) 6-0, 2-6, 10-7

Doubles competition
1. Lacey Hancock (St. George, Utah/Pine View)/Yolena Carlon (Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista) (DX-WT) def. Kristen Kirby/Emily Beckley (CMWT) 8-6
2. Kyra Harames (Spokane, Wash./Central Valley)/Sabrina Longson (Salt Lake City, Utah/Olympus) (DX-WT) def. Rebecca Osterberg/Taylor Hershey (CMWT) 8-4
3. McKelle Burnett (Centerville, Utah/Viewmont)/Kana Goldsmith (DX-WT) def. Georgia Hansen/Kylie Simons (CMWT) 8-3
 
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