Box Score (St. George, Utah - Mar. 9, 2026) – Utah Tech women's tennis was upended by Utah, 6-1, on Monday at the Trailblazer Tennis Courts.
The Utes (8-5, 1-2 Big 12) came out strong in doubles play with wins at Doubles No. 2 and 3.
Mariana Zurita Berdecio and
Ana Gutierrez Sampere were in a close battle at Doubles No. 1, but the match went unfinished at 5-4, when Utah clinched the doubles point.
At Singles No. 6, Utah Tech (5-10, 0-0 WAC) senior
Nicole Kells secured the Trailblazers' lone point today with a dominant two set win, (6-1, 6-0).
Freshman
Cameron Hendrix forced a tiebreaking third set at Singles No. 5, but ultimately came up short.
The Utes went on to secure victories in five of the six singles matches to ultimately win the match.
Match Results
Utah 6,
Utah Tech 1
Doubles Competition
1. M. Zurita Berdecio/A. Gutierrez Sampere (UT) vs. Emma Kamper/Andjelija Markovic (UU) 3-4, unfinished
2. Kaila Barksdale/Emmie Moore (UU) def.
Maya Inouye/
Nutsa Tsintsadze (UT) 6-1
3. Emma Valletta/Kamea Medora (UU) def.
Cameron Hendrix/I. F. Elechiguerra (UT) 6-0
Singles Competition
1. Sara Akid (UU) def. M. Zurita Berdecio (UT) 6-1, 6-0
2. Kaila Barksdale (UU) def. A. Gutierrez Sampere (UT) 6-0, 6-0
3. Emma Valletta (UU) def.
Maya Inouye (UT) 6-1, 6-1
4. Dylan Lolofie (UU) def.
Nutsa Tsintsadze (UT) 6-2, 6-3
5. Kamea Medora (UU) def.
Cameron Hendrix (UT) 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (10-5)
6.
Nicole Kells (UT) def. Hailey Kerker (UU)
6-1, 6-0
Up Next
The Trailblazers will hit the road for three matches in Arizona, beginning on Wednesday, Mar. 11 at 2 p.m. mountain time, versus Ottawa University (AZ).
