Trailblazer Tennis hosts Colorado Mesa Saturday

The Dixie State women's tennis team is set to host Colorado Mesa at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Bell Tennis Courts located on the DSU campus in St. George.

LAST TIME OUT: The Trailblazers (5-2) opened their three-match southern California trip with a 7-2 win at Biola, but fell to Concordia-Irvine and Cal State LA by an 8-1 count. Lacey Hancock (St. George, Utah/Pine View HS) defeated Nozomi Matsuoka, the No. 12-ranked West Region singles player, 6-4, 6-4 at No. 1 singles in the CSULA match.

FAMILIAR FOE: Dixie State opened its four-match trip to Colorado in the fall with a 6-3 win over Colorado Mesa on October 6 in Grand Junction, Colorado. The Mavericks jumped to an early 2-1 lead in the match, taking two of three doubles matches. Senior Laura Hartle (Salt Lake City, Utah/East HS) and freshman Maria Kana Goldsmith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Myron B. Thompson Academy) recorded the only DSU doubles victory at the No. 3 spot, earning an 8-3 victory. The Trailblazers responded during singles play, earning wins in five of six singles matches. Sophomore Lacey Hancock (St. George, Utah/Pine View HS) led the way with a 7-5, 6-3 victory at No.1 singles, while Kana Goldsmith and Hartle each added to their doubles victory as Goldsmith recorded a 7-6 (0-4), 6-2 win at No. 3 singles and Hartle earned a 6-3, 7-5 victory at No. 4 singles. Freshman Kyra Harames (Spokane, Wash./Central Valley HS) played to a 7-5, 6-3 win at No. 5 singles.

PERFECT IN THE FALL: The Trailblazers opened the 2016-17 season with four wins in Colorado in October, marking the program's best start in dual match play in the NCAA Division II era. Two DSU players recorded perfect starts in singles play, led by sophomore Lacey Hancock (St. George, Utah/Pine View HS), who played to a 3-0 record at No. 1 singles and 1-0 at No. 3 singles. Freshman Kyra Harames (Spokane, Wash./Central Valley HS) played to 3-0 at No. 5 singles and 1-0 at No. 4 singles.

Senior Laura Hartle (Salt Lake City, Utah/East HS) and freshman Maria Kana Goldsmith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Myron B. Thompson Academy) swept through their doubles matches in the fall, rolling to a 4-0 record at No. 3 doubles.

2016-17 ROSTER: Dixie State returns two players, Hancock and Hartle, from the 2015-16 squad and looks to build on its 5-13 record from last season.

Hancock recorded a 9-8 overall record in singles play in the 2015-16 season, finishing the year at 2-0 at No. 1 singles and 7-8 at No. 2 singles. Hancock posted an 8-10 mark in doubles play. Hartle returns as the only senior on the roster after logging a 5-10 record at No. 3 singles and a 4-14 mark in overall doubles play last season.

Five new players join the ranks for the 2016-17 season, including junior Kaylee Milligan (Silver City, N.M./Silver HS), and freshmen Frances Hina Goldsmith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Myron B. Thompson Academy), Maria Kana Goldsmith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Myron B. Thompson Academy), Kyra Harames (Spokane, Wash./Central Valley HS), and Sydney Nichols (Elwood, Utah/Bear River HS).

Milligan joins the team after competing as a multi-sport athlete at Silver High School in Silver City, New Mexico. Twin sisters Hina and Kana Goldsmith come to Dixie State after playing in Hawaii and Japan during high school. Harames prepped at Central Valley High School in Spokane, Washington, and Nichols joins the team after playing at Bear River High School in Garland, Utah.

NEXT UP: Dixie State will host Boise State at the Bell Tennis Courts on Wednesday, March 22.

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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

Sydney Nichols: 5' 6"; Freshman

Kaylee Milligan: 5' 7"; Junior

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

Sydney Nichols
: 5' 6"; Freshman

Kaylee Milligan
: 5' 7"; Junior