(Arlington, TX - Apr. 15, 2026) – Utah Tech women's tennis heads to Arlington, Texas for the 2026 WAC Women's Tennis Championship hosted by UT-Arlington. The Trailblazers will play in semifinal number two on Friday, Apr. 17 at approximately 12 p.m. MT, and would play the championship match on Saturday, Apr. 18 at 9 a.m. MT if they were to advance.
Who |
Utah Tech (11-11, 0-1 WAC) vs. Abilene Christian (8-13, 1-2 WAC)
When | Friday, Apr. 17 - 12 p.m. (MT)
Where | Arlington Tennis Center - Arlington, TX
Social Media | Instagram + X (Twitter)
A GLANCE AT ABELINE CHRISTIAN
The Abilene Christian Wildcats will enter the WAC Championship on a two match losing streak. They last took the courts against Tarleton State in Stephenville, Texas where they were swept 4-0. Senior Alice Klinteby leads the Wildcats with nine total singles victories, and Masha Vrsalovic and Maria Coscos team up for the team lead in doubles victories with six total.
This will be the fourth meeting between the Trailblazers and Wildcats, with ACU holding a 3-0 match lead.
LAST TIME OUT
Last weekend on Apr. 10, Utah Tech picked up a pair of wins on senior day against Colorado Mesa to finish the 2026 regular season with a .500 record. After dropping the doubles point in game one, UT took five of the six singles matches. Seniors
Nicole Kells and
Raquel Roshak got their day started by securing wins at Singles No. 5 and 6, both in just two sets.
To start the second match of the day, Utah Tech flipped the script from game one and took the doubles point with strong showings at Doubles No. 1 and 3.
Maya Inouye and
Raquel Roshak teamed up for just the second time this season and picked up their first doubles win together, 6-1. The Trailblazers then took the strong doubles play and carried it over to the singles matches, where they won four out of six to secure a second consecutive 5-2 win over Colorado Mesa.
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.
