(Glendale, Ariz. – Feb. 17, 2024) - The Trailblazer women's tennis team earned their first win of the season on Saturday afternoon defeating Arizona Christian, 6-1 at Paseo Racquet Center.

Utah Tech earned the doubles point with wins at number one and number two before dropping the third position.

Moving on to the singles, the Trailblazers earned five of the six points with wins at number one (Ana Gutierrez Sampere), number two (Mariana Zurita), number three (Rachel Mellor), number five (Laura Coulome) and number six (Raquel Roshak).

The Blazers return to the court on Sunday with a pair of matches against Mesa Community College at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Results
Utah Tech 6, Arizona Christian 1
Feb. 17, 2024 at Paseo Racquet Center (Glendale, AZ)

Doubles competition

1. Mariana Zurita/Rachel Mellor (UTU) def. Deondra Bacchus/Madeline Monroy (AC) 6-2
2. Ana Gutierrez Sampere/Ya-Chi Hsu (UTU) def. Lucy Rekasch/Ella Lavender (AC) 6-3
3. Vittoria Quadri/Karla Grobbelaar (AC) def. Laura Coulome/Raquel Roshak (UTU) 7-6

Singles competition

• 1. Ana Gutierrez Sampere (UTU) def. Deondra Bacchus (AC) 6-0, 6-1
• 2. Mariana Zurita (UTU) def. Madeline Monroy (AC) 6-2, 6-2
• 3. Rachel Mellor (UTU) def. Vittoria Quadri (AC) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6
• 4. Lucy Rekasch (AC) def. Ya-Chi Hsu (UTU) 7-5, 6-4
• 5. Laura Coulome (UTU) def. Ella Lavender (AC) 7-5, 6-2
• 6. Raquel Roshak (UTU) def. Karla Grobbelaar (AC) 6-3, 7-6