Feb. 20, 2003
Salt Lake City, UT---Utah won two of three doubles matches, including a 9-7 decision at number two, to help the Utes edge Idaho State University 4-3, in women's tennis action Wednesday afternoon at the Eccles Tennis Center.
Eka Jvania and Hayli Scott got the Bengals a win at number one doubles with an 8-6 decision over Cassie Kasteler and Maria Svensson. Hilary Doyle and Rachel Alder defeated Armine Sarkavagyan and Carol Tolsma, 8-2. The decisive match for the doubles point was at number two where Ellen Svensson and Allison Hansen edged Kristina Arutjunova and Melanie Kranz, 9-7.
From there the Utes sewed up the match with three convincing wins in singles. ISU kept the match close with Jvania edging Kasteler at number one, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6; Scott coming from behind to beat Alder, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3; and Tolsma defeating Doyle, 2-6, 6-4 (10-2). But the Utes picked up singles wins at number two, four and five to edge the Bengals.
Idaho State fell to 4-2 on the season with the loss, while Utah improved to 3-4. The Bengals will return be off until March 7 when they travel to Colorado Springs, CO, to face Texas-Pan American at 6:00 p.m.
Utah 4, Idaho State 3
Eccles Tennis Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Women's Tennis
Singles
#1 Eka Jvania (ISU) d. Cassie Kasteler (UU), 6-1, 3-6, 7-6
#2 Ellen Svensson (UU) d. Melanie Kranz (ISU), 6-1, 6-0
#3 Hayli Scott (ISU) d. Rachel Alder (UU), 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
#4 Allison Hansen (UU) d. Kristina Arutjunova (ISU), 6-3, 6-1
#5 Maria Svensson (UU) d. Armine Sarkavagyan (ISU), 6-2, 6-2
#6 Carol Tolsma (ISU) d. Hilary Doyle (UU), 2-6, 6-4 (10-2)
Doubles
#1 Jvania/Scott (ISU) d. Kasteler/M. Svensson (UU), 8-6
#2 Hansen/E. Svensson (UU) d. Arutjunova/Kranz (ISU), 9-7
#3 Alder/Doyle (UU) d. Sarkavagyan/Tolsma (ISU), 8-2
Records: Idaho State 4-2; Utah 3-4
