Utah Edges Air Force in Women's Tennis


    The University of Utah women's tennis team squeaked by Air Force, 4-3, Friday, Mar. 23, in Albuquerque, N.M.

    After earning the doubles point, Utah (4-7, 2-0 MWC) survived matches at Nos. 2 and 5 singles, where Air Force had a total of four match points.

    Utah's Irini Kotoglou grinded out a 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) win at No. 2 over Kristel Chuntraruk. Chuntraruk held three match points at 5-4 in the third set. At No. 5, Heidi Thomas fought off a second-set match point to Air Force's Gina Black and pulled out a 1-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 win.

    Brooke Parsons (No. 1), Laura Nigro (No. 3) and Heather Shelby (No. 4) produced singles wins for Air Force (10-8, 0-1). Parsons and Nigro captured the No. 2 doubles match, defeating Thomas and Frida Kareld, 8-4.

    Singles:
    No. 1, Brooke Parsons (AFA) d. def. Linn Ronnberg (UU) 6-7, 6-2, 6-4
    No. 2, Irini Kotoglou (UU) d. Kristel Chuntraruk (AFA) 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
    No. 3, Laura Nigro (AFA) def. Cassie Kasteler (UU) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
    No. 4, Heather Shelby (AFA) d. def. Sheri Esrock (UU) 6-2, 6-1
    No. 5, Heidi Thomas (UU) d. Gina Black (AFA) 1-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
    No. 6, Frida Kareld (UU) d. Ashley Gee (AFA) 6-7, 6-0, retired

    Doubles:
    No. 1, Kotoglou/Brooke Wilkinson (UU) def. Chuntraruk/Black (AFA) 8-6
    No. 2, Parsons/Nigro (AFA) def. Thomas/Kareld (UU) 8-4
    No. 3, Kasteler/Ronnberg (UU) def. Shelby/Gee (AFA) 8-2


     

     

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