Utah Tech women’s tennis earns pair of straight-set wins over Eastern Arizona

Utah Tech University tennis player Ya-Chi Hsu returns a shot during a match Feb. 10, 2023, against Idaho. The Trailblazers will play their next three matches at home | Photo by Stan Plewe, Utah Tech Athletics, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — Utah Tech University women’s tennis went 2-2 last week, including a pair of 7-0 sweeps of Eastern Arizona.

Utah Tech University tennis player Adithi Venkatakrishnan returns a shot during a match Feb. 10, 2023 | Photo by Stan Plewe, Utah Tech Athletics, St. George News

The two wins were the Trailblazers’ first of the season. Utah Tech now stands at 2-12 overall and 0-2 in the Western Athletic Conference, according to Utah Tech Athletics.

The two-nonconference wins were accompanied by two losses — a 7-0 defeat at the hands of New Mexico State and a 6-1 loss to Grand Canyon. The lone Trailblazer victor was freshman Raquel Roshak, who earned her first singles win of the season with a three-set victory at No. 6 singles over GCU’s Hebe Toyos, 4-6, 6-3, 10-6.

Utah Tech will play its next three matches at home as follows at the Trailblazer Tennis Courts:
  • Seattle University, Sunday, March 26, 10 a.m.
  • UT-Arlington, Friday, March 31, 1 p.m.
  • UTRGV, Sunday, April 2, 9:30 a.m.

Following are match results.

Grand Canyon 6, Utah Tech 1
At GCU Tennis Facility
March 19
Singles 
1. Natasha Puehse (GCU) def.Ya-Chi-Hsu (UTU) 6-0, 6-0
2. Santa Strombacha (GCU) def. Rachel Mellor (UTU) 6-0, 6-2
3. Anali Kocevar (GCU) def. Adithi Venkatakrishnan (UTU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Dania Deaifi (GCU) def. Alysha Damron (UTU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Madeline Lamoreaux (GCU) def. Annemiek Stert (UTU) Jane Dorn 6-3, 6-3
6. Raquel Roshak (UTU) def. Hebe Toyos (GCU) 4-6, 6-3, 10-6
Doubles 
1. Natasha Puehse/Santa Strombacka (GCU) def. Annemiek Sterk/Rachel Mellor(UTU) 6-4
2. Madeline Lamoreaux/Anali Kocevar (GCU) def. Ya-Chi-Hsu/Adithi Venkatakrishnan (UTU) 6-2
3. Dania Deaifi/Valentina Del Marco (GCU) def.AlyshaDamron/Jane Dorny (UTU) 7-5

Utah Tech 7, Eastern Arizona 0
At Thatcher, Arizona
March 18
Singles 
1. Rachel Mellor (UTU) def. Laura Coulome (EAU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Ya-Chi-Hsu (UTU) def. Sierra Csibi (EAU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Adithi Venkatakrishnan (UTU) def. Raquel Rodrigues (EAU) 6-0, 6-4
4. Annemiek Sterk (UTU) def. Margot Aebischer (EAU) 6-4, 7-5
5. Raquel Roshak (UTU) def. Alexia Csibi (EAU) 6-2, 7-5
6. Jane Dorn (UTU) def. Hannah Miller (EAU), 6-0, 6-0
Doubles 
1. Annemiek Sterk/Rachel Mellor (UTU) def. Laura Coulome/Sierra Csibi (EAU) 8-2
2. Ya-Chi-Hsu/Adithi Venkatakrishnan (UTU) def. Raquel Rodrigues/Margot Aebischer 8-5
3. AlyshaDamron/Jane Dorny (UTU) def. Alexia Csibi/Hannah Miller (EAU) 8-1

New Mexico State 7, Utah Tech 0
At Las Cruces, New Mexico
March 17
Singles 
1. Anna Pinaieva (NMSU) def.Rachel Mellor (UTU) 6-3, 6-1
2. Valeriia Ivanovskaia (NMSU) def. Ya-Chi-Hsu (UTU) 6-1, 6-4
3. Miranda Bishard (NMSU) def. Adithi Venkatakrishnan (UTU) 6-0, 6-4
4. Bella Nguyen (NMSU) def. Annemiek Sterk (UTU) 6-0, 6-3
5. Kurdi Dora) def. Alysha Damron (UTU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
6. Melissa Cartis (NMSU) def. Raquel Roshak 6-3, 6-2
Doubles 
1. Anna Pinaieva/Lisa Zhu (NMSU) def. Annemiek Sterk/Rachel Mellor (UTU) 7-5
2. Miranda Bishard/Bella Nguyen (NMSU) def. Ya-Chi-Hsu/Adithi Venkatakrishnan (UTU) 6-4
3. Valeriia Ivanovskaia/Dora Kurdi (NMSU) vs. AlyshaDamron/Jane Dorny (UTU) 6-2

Utah Tech 7, Eastern Arizona 0
At Thatcher, Arizona
March 15
Singles 
1. Adithi Venkatakrishnan (UTU) def. Laura Coulome (EAU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Ya-Chi-Hsu (UTU) def. Raquel Rodrigues (EAU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Alysha Damron (UTU) def. Margot Aebischer (EAU) 7-6, 6-4
4. Raquel Roshak (UTU) def. Hannah Miller (EAU) 6-3, WD
5. Annemiek Sterk (UTU) won by default
6. Jane Dorny (UTU) won by default
Doubles 
1. Annemiek Sterk/Rachel Mellor (UTU) def. Raquel Rodrigues/Margo Aebischer (EAU) 8-1
2. AlyshaDamron/Jane Dorny(UTU) def. Laura Coulome/Hannah Miller (EAU) 8-1
3. Ya-Chi-Hsu/Adithi Venkatakrishnan (UTU) won by default

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