(St. George - Mar. 4, 2026) – Utah Tech women's tennis returns to action Thursday to kick off a three match homestand. The Trailblazers will face New Mexico State Thursday, Mar. 5, Boise State Saturday, Mar. 7, and Utah Monday, Mar. 8, all 10 a.m. start times.

Who | Utah Tech (5-7, 0-0 WAC) vs. New Mexico State (2-6, 0-0 Conference USA)
When | Thursday, Mar. 5  - 10 a.m. (MT)
Where | Trailblazer Tennis Courts - St. George, Utah
Social Media | Instagram + X (Twitter)

Who | Utah Tech (5-7, 0-0 WAC) vs Boise State (7-2, 0-0 Mountain West) 
When | Saturday, Mar 7 - 10 a.m. (MT)
Where | Trailblazer Tennis Courts - St. George, Utah
Social Media | Instagram + X (Twitter)

Who | Utah Tech (5-7, 0-0 WAC) vs. Utah (6-5, 0-2 Big 12) 
When | Monday, Mar. 9 - 10 a.m. (MT)
Where | Trailblazer Tennis Courts - St. George, Utah
Social Media | Instagram + X (Twitter)

A GLANCE AT NEW MEXICO STATE
New Mexico State comes to St. George on a high note, winning at home last Sunday, 4-3 against Abilene Christian. The Aggies are led in singles play by freshmen Nadia Nemeth and Montana Parkinson-Lubold boasting solid records. NMSU's best doubles pairing is Parkinson-Lubold and Lisa Zhu. New Mexico State is led by head coach Emily Wang, who is in her 9th season at the helm.

A GLANCE AT BOISE STATE
Boise State enters the weekend winning their last six matches. Most recently, they defeated Eastern Washington 4-0, in Spokane. The Broncos have faced two common opponents with Utah Tech, in BYU and Idaho State, going 1-1 in those matches. Boise State is led in singles play by Carla Grignac and Masa Viriant, who both boast a 7-1 record this season. The most productive doubles pair for BSU is Zdena Safarova and Tereza Polakova, holding a 4-1 record. The Broncos are led by head coach Beck Roghaar, who has been at the helm since the 2010 season. 

A GLANCE AT UTAH
Utah will head south on I-15 to face the Trailblazers Monday morning, coming off a rivalry match at home vs BYU. The Utes will take a four match losing streak into this weekend's match with the Cougars. Utah has a 5-0 record on their home court, but just 1-5 outside of Salt Lake City. The Utes are led in singles by Sara Akid, who brings an undefeated record into their match against BYU. Their best doubles pairing is Emma Valletta and Emma Kamper, posting a 7-3 record on the season. Previous longtime assistant coach for the Utes, RuthAnn Allen, is now the head coach. 


LAST TIME OUT
The Trailblazers picked up a pair of road wins last weekend in Grand Junction, Colorado over Colorado Mesa (7-0) and Colorado College (6-1). Utah Tech got strong efforts last weekend from Nutsa Tsintsadze, Maya Inouye, Mariana Zurita Berdecio, and Ana Gutierrez Sampere who won all of their singles and doubles matches. 

MEET THE TRAILBLAZERS
Utah Tech returns seven letter winners from last year's squad, including sophomore Maya Inouye, a 2024-25 Second Team All-WAC selection. She led the Trailblazers with 10 singles wins, logging a 10-6 record during the dual season and setting the UT Division I-era record for single-season wins. Inouye is the Trailblazers' first-ever All-WAC singles honoree and the first Trailblazer to reach 10 wins since Yolena Carlon went 10-7 in 2018. 

The Trailblazers' two newcomers are freshmen Cameron Hendrix and Ilse Fernanda Elechiguerra Ortega. Seeing action in two tournaments last fall, Hendrix won the Bengal draw with doubles partner senior Nicole Kells at the Idaho State Invitational, and went 2-1 in singles play at the UNLV Watanabe Classic. Out of La Ceiba, Mexico, Elechiguerra Ortega joined the team in time for this spring semester.

Head coach Eric Pelton is in his 20th season at the helm of Utah Tech women's tennis. He has totaled 111 wins at UT and winning seasons in 2014 (12-9), 2017 (9-8), 2019 (13-4) and 2020 (6-3). Pelton has mentored 10 all-conference selections, including Inouye.

2025 IN REVIEW
UT posted its best Division I-era record in 2025, going 7-13 with wins over Colorado Mesa, the College of Idaho, Mesa CC, Montana, UT Dallas and Weber State. Five of those victories were 7-0 sweeps. Utah Tech's season ended in the first round of the WAC Tennis Championships with a 4-0 loss to UT Arlington.

BIG SKY ON THE HORIZON
Utah Tech is in its last year of competition as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The Trailblazers will join the Big Sky Conference on July 1, 2026. UT will keep the conference at nine women's tennis programs, joining Eastern Washington, Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Portland State and Weber State. Sacramento State departs for the Big West after this season.