Women’s Tennis heads to Bay Area for four matches

Trailblazers to play four matches in five days

After nearly three weeks since its last match, the Dixie State women's tennis team travels to the Bay Area for a stretch of four matches in five days.

The Trailblazers (4-6) open the trip at Holy Names in Oakland on Saturday and will remain in Oakland for a Monday afternoon match at Mills College. DSU will then head to Turlock for a Tuesday showdown with Stanislaus State, before closing the trip at Dominican in San Rafael on Wednesday.

KNOW YOUR FOE: Holy Names opens the weekend with a 4-12 record with wins over Stanislaus State, Mills College, Western New Mexico, and Biola.

Division III Mills College enters the weekend in search of its first victory of the season with an 0-11 record.

Stanislaus State enters the weekend with a 3-9 record with two wins over Mills College and a victory over Holy Names. The Warriors will host Highline College on Saturday and Dominican on Sunday before the Tuesday tilt vs. Dixie State.

Dominican enters the weekend with a 6-6 record with wins over Stanislaus State, American River, Mills College, UC Santa Cruz, Biola, and Holy Names. The Penguins will travel to Stanislaus State on Sunday before hosting Cal State LA on Tuesday in advance of Wednesday's match against the Trailblazers.

LAST TIME OUT: Dixie State dropped a 6-1 decision at Division I Weber State on March 4. The Trailblazers earned their lone point of the match during doubles play, as Frances Hina Goldsmith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Myron B. Thompson Academy) and her sister Maria Kana Goldsmith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Myron B. Thompson Academy) earned a 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles, while Kyra Harames (Spokane, Wash./Central Valley) and Sabrina Longson (Salt Lake City, Utah/Olympus) held on for a 7-6 win at No 3. doubles.

2017-18 ROSTER: Dixie State returns four players from the 2016-17 squad, including sophomore sisters Frances Hina Goldsmith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Myron B. Thompson Academy) and Maria Kana Goldsmith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Myron B. Thompson Academy), junior Lacey Hancock (St. George, Utah/Pine View), and sophomore Kyra Harames (Spokane, Wash./Central Valley). The Trailblazers look to build on last year's 9-8 record, which marked the first winning season since the 2013-14 campaign.

Hina Goldsmith logged a team-best 10-6 record in singles play during the 2016-17 season and turned in a 7-10 record in doubles play. Harames finished the season with an 8-7 record in singles play, while recording a 7-10 mark in doubles play. Hancock went 7-7 in singles play and 6-9 in doubles play. Kana Goldsmith finished with a 4-13 record in singles play and a 9-7 mark in doubles play.

Five new players join the squad for the 2017-18 season, including juniors McKelle Burnett (Centerville, Utah/Viewmont) and Yolena Carlon (Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista), and freshmen Taylor Brown (Lubbock, Texas/Frenship ), Hattie Erekson (St. George, Utah/Pine View), and Sabrina Longson (Salt Lake City, Utah/Olympus).

Burnett joins the team after time at BYU-Hawaii and Idaho State, while Carlon comes to DSU after two seasons at Mesa Community College. Brown prepped at Frenship High School in Wolfforth, Texas, Erekson prepped at Pine View High School in St. George, and Longson prepped at Olympus High School in Holladay, Utah.

COACHING STAFF: Eric Pelton begins his 12th season as the DSU women's tennis head coach. Pelton has been with the program since the sport was added for the 2006-07 season. Pelton is joined by two assistants, Jordan Lyden and Steve Bui, for the 2017-18 season.

NEXT UP: Dixie State travels for three matches in Colorado, beginning on April 5.

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Players Mentioned

Taylor Brown: 5' 2"; Freshman

Yolena Carlon: 5' 0"; Junior

Hattie Erekson: 5' 7"; Freshman

Frances Hina Goldsmith: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Maria Kana Goldsmith: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Lacey Hancock: 5' 5"; Junior

Kyra Harames: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Sabrina Longson: 5' 8"; Freshman

McKelle Burnett: 5' 4"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Taylor Brown
: 5' 2"; Freshman

Yolena Carlon
: 5' 0"; Junior

Hattie Erekson
: 5' 7"; Freshman

Frances Hina Goldsmith
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Maria Kana Goldsmith
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Lacey Hancock
: 5' 5"; Junior

Kyra Harames
: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Sabrina Longson
: 5' 8"; Freshman

McKelle Burnett
: 5' 4"; Junior