Utah State women’s tennis lost its first Mountain West match of the season to Wyoming, 4-0, on March 13 in Laramie.
The match marked the start of conference play for both teams. Utah State now holds a record of 6-5 overall and 0-1 in Mountain West competition, while Wyoming improves to 8-3 overall and 1-0 in the conference.
In doubles action, Utah State’s Maria Paula Ramos Garcia and Chahd Tourkhani secured a win at the third position with a score of 6-4. However, Wyoming claimed victories at the top two doubles courts to secure the opening point. In singles play, Utah State won first sets at three of the top four positions. Terezia Mlkva took her first set at No. 1 singles in a tiebreaker, Sabina Pintea won her opening set at No. 3 singles, and Ramos Garcia did so at No. 4 singles. Despite these early leads, Wyoming rallied with straight-set and three-set wins to clinch the match.
Several matches were left unfinished after Wyoming secured victory. Mlkva was trailing in her third set when play stopped, while Tourkhani had taken her opening set at No. 5 singles and Kylee Sperry led early at No. 6.
Utah State will continue its road trip by facing Colorado State on Sunday, March 15.
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