Trailblazer Tennis opens 2019-20 season in Colorado

The Dixie State women's tennis team travels to Pueblo, Colorado this weekend to officially open its 2019-20 fall season.

The Trailblazers will play a total of four matches in two days, beginning on Friday. DSU will take on Nebraska Kearney on Friday at 12:30 p.m., before wrapping up the first day with a matchup against host CSU-Pueblo at 4:30 p.m. Dixie State will close the weekend with more matches on Saturday, including an 8 a.m. battle with Texas-Permian Basin and a Noon matchup against Dallas Baptist.

HOME AWAY FROM HOME: The state of Colorado has become a home away from home for Dixie State over the last three seasons, as the Trailblazers have recorded a 15-3 record in matches played in Colorado since 2016.

2019 RMAC CHAMPS: The Trailblazers begin their first season since clinching their first conference championship in program history in April. Dixie State will play an independent schedule during the 2019-20 season after the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference dropped women's tennis as a sponsored sport.

2019-20 ROSTER: Dixie State returns four players from the 2018-19 squad, including senior Kyra Harames, junior Megan Lynch, and sophomores Isabel Heras and Juliana Honczaruk.

Harames earned first team All-RMAC honors last season, logging a 12-4 record in singles play and a 10-6 mark in doubles play. Lynch, who also garnered first team All-RMAC honors, posted a team-best 12-2 mark in singles play, while playing alongside Harames in doubles play. Heras was named RMAC Freshman of the Year and logged an 11-5 record in singles play and a 10-7 mark in doubles play. Honczaruk also turned in a sensational freshman season, playing to a 7-1 mark in singles play with a 6-7 record in doubles play.

Six new freshmen join the team for the 2019-20 season, including Ceanne Elliott, Alexandra Hildreth, Briee Jolliff, Katelyn Longson, Anna Peterson, and Emma Templeman.

COACHING STAFF: Eric Pelton begins his 14th 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 again by two assistants, Jordan Lyden (3rd Season) and Steve Bui (4th Season).

UP NEXT: Dixie State will wrap up its fall schedule with matches against Colorado Mesa and Colorado College on September 27 and September 28 in Grand Junction, Colorado.

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Players Mentioned

Kyra Harames: 5' 4"; Junior

Isabel Heras: 5' 8"; Freshman

Megan Lynch: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Juliana Honczaruk: Freshman

Alexandra Hildreth: Freshman

Briee Jolliff: Freshman

Katelyn Longson: Freshman

Anna Peterson: 5' 2"; Freshman

Emma Templeman: 5' 8"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kyra Harames
: 5' 4"; Junior

Isabel Heras
: 5' 8"; Freshman

Megan Lynch
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Juliana Honczaruk
: Freshman

Alexandra Hildreth
: Freshman

Briee Jolliff
: Freshman

Katelyn Longson
: Freshman

Anna Peterson
: 5' 2"; Freshman

Emma Templeman
: 5' 8"; Freshman