Women's Tennis | 9/13/2023 9:00:00 PM

Utah Tech women's tennis opened the 2023-24 season with solid results at the Idaho State Invitational, which was played last weekend in Pocatello. The Trailblazers squared off against players from ISU, Boise State, Montana and Montana State over the three-day tourney.
 
In the Orange Singles Draw, sophomore Adithi Venkatakrishnan and freshman Mariana Zurita both picked up victories in that bracket.
 
Meanwhile in the Black Singles Draw, freshman Kylie Kezos went 2-1 in her first collegiate action, while senior Rachel Mellor posted a 2-2 mark and advanced to the Black Consolation Bracket final round. 
 
In the Doubles "A" Draw, the duo of senior Ya-Chi Hsu and Venkatakrishnan bounced back from a first round loss to advance to the Consolation final, while the tandem of Mellor and Zurita won their first match, but the duo was eliminated in the Championship Bracket semifinals. 
 
In the Doubles "B" Draw, the freshman team of Ana Gutierrez Sampere and Olivia Bustos bounced back from a first round loss with two victories to win the Consolation Bracket title.
 
Utah Tech will continue its 2023 fall season at the Utah-hosted ITA Regionals, which will be played on Oct. 18-22 in Salt Lake City. 
 
2023 IDAHO STATE INVITATIONAL
September 8-10 – Pocatello, Idaho
 
ORANGE DRAW
First Round
Asem Shoybek (ISU) def. Rachel Mellor (UTU) 7-5, 6-2
Lola O'Lideadha (ISU) def. Ana Gutierrez Sampere (UTU) 6-1, 6-3
Ariadna Briones Ginesta (BSU) def. Mariana Zurita (UTU) 7-6, 6-7, 6-4
Adithi Venkatakrishnan (UTU) def. Sol O'Lideadha (ISU) 6-4, 7-5
 
Championship Bracket Quarterfinal Round
Kelsey Phillips (UM) def. Adithi Venkatakrishnan (UTU) 6-7, 6-3, 6-1
 
Consolation Bracket Quarterfinal Round
Ana Conde Vendrell (BSU) def. Rachel Mellor (UTU) 6-2, 7-5
Felicia Jayasaputra (MSU) def. Ana Gutierrez Sampere (UTU) 7-6, 6-2
Mariana Zurita (UTU) def. Hudson Hawkins (MSU) 6-2, 6-1
 
Consolation Bracket Semifinal Round
Andrea Cuquerella (MSU) def. Mariana Zurita (UTU) 0-5 (retired)
 
BLACK DRAW
First Round
Kylie Kezos (UTU) def. Andrea Cuquerella (MSU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
Ya-Chi Hsu (UTU) def. Ivayla Mitkova (UM) 6-3, 6-3
Jazmin Lerman (MSU) def. Alysha Damron (UTU) 6-1, 6-3
Sydney Morris (ISU) def. Olivia Bustos (UTU) 6-1, 6-2
 
Championship Bracket Quarterfinal Round
Megan Lang-Gould (ISU) def. Kylie Kezos (UTU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
Ella Piron (BSU) def. Ya-Chi Hsu (UTU) 6-0, 6-3
 
Consolation Bracket Quarterfinal Round
Alysha Damron (UTU) def. Shivika Agrawal (UM) 6-4, 6-3
Olivia Bustos (UTU) def. Ryan Kershner (BSU) 6-1, 6-3
 
Consolation Bracket Semifinal Round
Alysha Damron (UTU) def. Olivia Bustos (UTU) 6-0, ret. 
 
Consolation Bracket Extra Round
Kylie Kezos (UTU) def. Ivayla Mitkova (UM) 6-4, 6-1
 
Consolation Bracket Final Round
Olivia Mikkelson (ISU) def. Alysha Damron (UTU) 6-2, 6-4
 
 
DOUBLES "A" DRAW
First Round
Rachel Mellor/Mariana Zurita (UTU) def. Hana Cho/Sydney Morris (ISU) 8-3
Rosie Sterk/Hailey Murphy (UM) def. Ya-Chi Hsu/Adithi Venkatakrishnan (UTU) 8-4
 
Championship Bracket Semifinal Round
Ana Conde Vendrell/Ariadna Briones Ginesta (BSU) def. Rachel Mellor/Mariana Zurita (UTU) 8-7 (7-2)
 
Consolation Bracket Semifinal Round
Ya-Chi Hsu/Adithi Venkatakrishnan (UTU) def. Mia Ljubas/Felicia Jayasuputra (MSU) 8-3
 
Consolation Bracket Final Round
Hana Cho/Sydney Morris (ISU) def. Ya-Chi Hsu/Adithi Venkatakrishnan (UTU) 3-4 (retired)
 
 
DOUBLES "B" DRAW
First Round
Andrea Cuquerella/Hudson Hawkins (MSU) def. Alysha Damron/Kylie Kezos (UT) 8-5
Ryan Kershner/Ella Piron (BSU) def. Ana Gutierrez Sampere/Olivia Bustos (UTU) 8-5
 
Consolation Bracket Semifinal Round
Ana Gutierrez Sampere/Olivia Bustos (UTU) def. Mia Ljubas/Jazmin Lerman (MSU) 8-5
Shivika Agarwal/Ivayla Mitkova (UM) def. Alysha Damron/Kylie Kezos (UT) 8-4
 
Consolation Bracket Final Round
Ana Gutierrez Sampere/Olivia Bustos (UTU) def. Shivika Agrawal/Ivayla Mitkova (UM) 8-6