Weber State University Athletics
Friday, April 29
Phoenix, AZ
9:00 a.m. MT
Weber State University
4
vs
2
Sacramento State
Megan Davies clinched Friday's semifinal match with a win at the No. 1 singles position.
Photo by: Big Sky Conference
Wildcats rally to beat Hornets and advance to Big Sky title match
4/29/2022 2:06:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Weber State will take on Northern Arizona for the Big Sky title Saturday morning in Phoenix.
PHOENIX - Survive and Advance. That's what the Weber State women's tennis team did Friday morning in the semifinals of the Big Sky Championships.Â
The Wildcats rallied from a 2–0 deficit for a dramatic 4-2 win over Sacramento State Friday morning at the Phoenix Tennis Center. The 'Cats will take on No. 2 seed Northern Arizona Saturday morning for the Big Sky Championships.Â
Sacramento State won the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead and then won at No. 5 singles to make the score 2-0.Â
But the Wildcats kept going in the singles matches. Yuuna Ukita won her match 6-1, 7-5 at the No. 4 singles to give the Wildcats a point. Then Ana Morett won 6-4, 6-4 at No. 2 singles to tie the score 2-2.Â
The other three singles matches all went to three sets. Megan Lombardi won 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 at No. 6 singles to give the Wildcats a 3-2 lead.Â
The deciding match was at No. 1 singles at Megan Davies pulled out a dramatic 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 win to seal the 4-2 decision for the Wildcats.Â
Weber State is the number one seed in the tournament and tied for the Big Sky title with Northern Arizona with a 7-1 record. The 'Cats beat NAU 4-3 in February in Ogden.Â
Saturday's match will begin at 9 a.m. Mountain time in Phoenix.Â
The Wildcats rallied from a 2–0 deficit for a dramatic 4-2 win over Sacramento State Friday morning at the Phoenix Tennis Center. The 'Cats will take on No. 2 seed Northern Arizona Saturday morning for the Big Sky Championships.Â
Sacramento State won the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead and then won at No. 5 singles to make the score 2-0.Â
But the Wildcats kept going in the singles matches. Yuuna Ukita won her match 6-1, 7-5 at the No. 4 singles to give the Wildcats a point. Then Ana Morett won 6-4, 6-4 at No. 2 singles to tie the score 2-2.Â
The other three singles matches all went to three sets. Megan Lombardi won 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 at No. 6 singles to give the Wildcats a 3-2 lead.Â
The deciding match was at No. 1 singles at Megan Davies pulled out a dramatic 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 win to seal the 4-2 decision for the Wildcats.Â
Weber State is the number one seed in the tournament and tied for the Big Sky title with Northern Arizona with a 7-1 record. The 'Cats beat NAU 4-3 in February in Ogden.Â
Saturday's match will begin at 9 a.m. Mountain time in Phoenix.Â
SURVIVE AND ADVANCE!
— Weber State Tennis (@WSUTennis) April 29, 2022
Wildcats rally to beat Sacramento State and advance to Saturday's championship match! #WeAreWeber #BigSkyTennis pic.twitter.com/I2WiFaxNOH
ÂThat feeling when you are heading to the Big Sky Championship! @WSUTennis will play NAU Saturday morning for the #BigSkyTennis Championship! #WeAreWeber pic.twitter.com/P0xxPrAj1w
— Weber State Athletics (@weberstate) April 29, 2022
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Tsveti Yotova / 0 [SAC]
664
736
#2 Singles Match
12
Weronika Ejsmont / 0 [SAC]
44
66
#3 Singles Match
1234
Maddy Ferreros / 0 [SAC]
474UF
651UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Paige Alter / 0 [SAC]
15
67
#5 Singles Match
12
Grace Mcskimming / 0 [SAC]
66
24
#6 Singles Match
123
Alexis Johnson / 0 [SAC]
365
627
Order of Finish:
5,4,2,6,1
Players Mentioned
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