OJAI, Calif. – No. 9 seed Arizona (11-13) fell 4-2 in the first round of the Pac-12 Women's Tennis Championship to No. 8 seed Utah (10-10) On Wednesday, Apr. 26 in Ojai, Calif.
 
"I'm disappointed to end the year with a loss like this," said head coach Vicky Maes. "Kudos to Utah for the win, they battled hard and deserved it. I wish I could say the same about our group. I saw some great effort in 1-4, but 5-6 really let us down today. You simply cannot expect to win big matches like this if the whole team isn't all in. Again, a sad way to end a season, but we will learn from our mistakes and recover."

Arizona was not able to earn the crucial doubles point. Taylor Calton and Jena Cheng defeated Camila Wesbrooks and Devin Chypyha 6-2. Whitney Turley and Luisa Gerstner Da Rosa won a 6-3 match over Samantha Czarniak and Marie Van Aelst to clinch the point for Utah. No. 57 Lauren Marker and Paris Corley were leading Margo Pletcher and Brianna Turley 5-4 before the point was clinched.
 
The Cats took care of business at the top of the singles lineup, but weren't able to manage the four victories they needed to complete the comeback. Corley evened the match with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over B. Turley. No. 35 Marker put Arizona ahead by defeating Pletcher 6-0, 6-3. The Utes tied it back up when Gerstner Da Rosa beat Van Aelst 6-3, 6-1. Petrovic won a 6-4, 6-2 match over Czarniak. W. Turley clinched Utah's 4-2 victory when she beat Chypyha 1-6, 6-4, 6-4. Wesbrooks was leading in the third set 6-7, 6-3, 1-0 over Cheng before their match was abandoned.

Doubles
1. #57 Lauren Marker / Paris Corley (ARIZ) vs Margo Pletcher / Brianna Turley (UTAH), 5-4, unfinished

2. Taylor Calton / Jena Cheng (UTAH) def. Camila Wesbrooks / Devin Chypyha (ARIZ), 6-2

3. Whitney Turley / Luisa Gerstner Da Rosa (UTAH) def. Samantha Czarniak / Marie Van Aelst (ARIZ), 6-3
 
Order of finish: 2, 3
 
Singles
1. #35 Lauren Marker (ARIZ) def. Margo Pletcher (UTAH), 6-0, 6-3

2. Paris Corley (ARIZ) def. Brianna Turley (UTAH), 6-1, 6-3

3. Alexia Petrovic (UTAH) def. Samantha Czarniak (ARIZ), 6-4, 6-2

4. Camila Wesbrooks (ARIZ) vs Jena Cheng (UTAH), 6-7, 6-2, 1-0, unfinished

5. Whitney Turley (UTAH) def. Devin Chypyha (ARIZ), 1-6, 6-4, 6-4

6. Luisa Gerstner Da Rosa (UTAH) def. Marie Van Aelst (ARIZ), 6-3, 6-1
 
Order of finish: 2, 1, 6, 3, 5
 
Up Next
The Wildcats have likely played their last match as a team this season. They will now wait to see where Marker is seeded for the NCAA Singles Championships, which will take place in late May in Athens, Ga.
 
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