Wildcat women's tennis defeats Idaho and Eastern Washington

MOSCOW, ID AND CHENEY, WA - Weber State women's tennis took on the University of Idaho and Eastern Washington this weekend, and found victories in both matches.

Match vs University of Idaho

"This was a solid win against a strong conference team," said women's head coach, RuthAnn Allen. "Lloyd/Ukita and Fuller/Lombardi fought hard to clinch the doubles point. Our singles got off to a good start and set the tone. Winning all but once match when McKenna Lloyd succumbed to leg cramps and had to retire in the tiebreaker for the third set."

In doubles play, the Wildcat women found victories in two out of three matches. WSU duo McKenna Lloyd and Yuuna Ukita defeated Magalhaes and Hochet 7-6 in the no. 2 spot. Cali Fuller and Megan Lombardi earned the doubles win in the no. 3 spot, defeating Todorovic and Horaceh 7-6.

In singles play, Weber State won all but one match. Yuuna Ukita earned the victory against Spataio 7-6, 6-4 in the no. 1 spot. Megan Lombardi took down Hochet in the no. 2 spot 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Caitlin Herb was victorious against Chen in the no. 3 spot 6-2, 7-5. Ana Morett-Salas defeated Magalhaes 6-1, 6-1 in the no. 4 spot. Cali Fuller gave the Wildcats their last point in the no. 5 spot, beating Todorovic 6-4, 6-4. McKenna Lloyd experienced unfortunate leg cramps in the no. 6 spot, and retired in the tiebreaker for the third set. The final score ended 6-1 for the Wildcats.

Match vs Eastern Washington

"We won a difficult match today against Eastern Washington," said Allen. "Eastern had a strong showing in doubles and we were not ready. Yuuna did a great job dictating early and sustaining the lead to get our first point in singles. Ana is showing confidence and poise in her second conference match of her career winning our second point of the day."

In doubles play, Weber State took one out of the three matches. Megan Lombardi and Cali Fuller gave the Wildcats their victory in doubles play in the no. 3 spot, defeating Heinen and Broussard 6-4. Eastern Washington earned points in the no. 1 and no. 2 spots to claim the doubles point.

"Cali Fuller and McKenna Lloyd started in the second wave of matches and did an incredible job of bringing our team back from being down 1-3," said Allen. "I am so proud of McKenna Lloyd who played with so much heart, battling back to clinch the match. Our team does an incredible job of competing as a team."

In singles play, the Wildcat women earned points in the no. 1, no. 4, no. 5, and no. 6 spots. Yuuna Ukita defeated EWU's Nelson 6-1, 6-2 in the no. 1 spot. Ana Morett-Salas earned the victory in the no. 4 spot, defeating Mansouri 7-5, 6-2 in the no. 4 spot. In the no. 5 spot, Cali Fuller beat Gabuzyan 6-2, 6-4. McKenna Lloyd gave the Wildcats their final point in the no. 6 spot, when she defeated Heinen 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. The final score was 4-3 for the Wildcats.

Weber State (8-3 overall) will take on Arizona on March 11th in Bountiful, Utah.

Wildcat women's tennis defeats Idaho and Eastern Washington

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Players Mentioned

Cali Fuller

Caitlin Herb

McKenna Lloyd

Megan Lombardi

Yuuna Ukita

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