Utah Tech women's tennis dropped the first match of a three-match trip to Las Vegas to UTSA, 4-1, on Friday afternoon at UNLV's Fertitta Tennis Complex. 
 
The Trailblazers lost two of the three doubles matches by 6-0 counts, though they held a 4-1 lead in the third match before it was ended to begin singles play.
 
Utah Tech's lone victory of the day came at No. 4 singles when Annemiek Sterk was up 4-3 in the first set before her opponent, Fatima Gutierrez, was forced to retire. The Roadrunners claimed straight-set wins at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 5 singles, while the No. 3 singles match was not completed. 
 
UT will continue the weekend's play on Saturday with a dual match vs. Kansas City at 11 a.m. (MT). 
 
UTSA 4, Utah Tech 1
Las Vegas, Nev. (Fertitta Tennis Complex); Feb. 17, 2023

Singles 
1. Aleksandra Zlatarova (UTSA) def. Rachel Mellor (UT) 6-1, 7-5
2. Alexandra Weir (UTSA) def. Ya-Chi Hsu (UT) 6-1, 6-3
3. Adeliya Mukhutdinova (UTSA) vs. Adithi Venkatakkrishnan (UT) 6-4, 1-4, unfinished
4. Annemiek Sterk (UT) def. Fatima Gutierrez (UTSA) 4-3, retired
5. Stanislava Bobrovnikova (UTSA) def. Alysha Damron (UT) 6-2, 6-2
6. Eva Beyebach (UTSA) vs. Raquel Roshak (UT) 6-1, 5-4, unfinished

Doubles 
1. Aleksandra Zlatarova/Fatima Gutierrez (UTSA) def. Rachel Mellor/Annemiek Sterk (UT) 6-0
2. Stanislava Bobrovnikova/Eva Beyebach (UTSA) vs. Ya-Chi Hsu/Adithi Venkatakkrishnan (UT) 1-4, unfinished
3. Alexandra Weir/Adeliya Mukhutdinova (UTSA) def. Alysha Damron/Raquel Roshak (UT) 6-0