University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Saturday, February 10
Greeley, Colo.
12 pm
University of Northern Colorado
6
vs
1
Metro State
Recap: @UNCBearsWTennis Soundly Defeats Metro State
2/10/2018 4:34:00 PM | Women's Tennis
GREELEY, Colo. – Northern Colorado defeated Metropolitan State in women's tennis Saturday 6-1 at Work Out West Fitness Center. The Bears got ahead 1-0 by taking two of three doubles matches and then followed with singles wins at No. 1, No. 2, No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6.
HOW IT HAPPENED
No. 1 singles player Rafa Mora beat Tabitha Porter in straight sets 6-2, 6-4. Tristen Bryant-Otake followed at No. 2 with her win over Courtney Wright 6-4, 7-6(3). Sarina Chhabra, Mana Koitabashi, and Carrigan Blanchard also won singles matches for the Bears. Anna Battersby returned to the lineup for the first time this spring. She teamed up at No. 3 doubles with Carrigan Blanchard and the pair got past Mackenzie Hotan and Linying Xiao in a tiebreaker 7-6(7).
The Bears (2-2, 0-0 Big Sky) improved to 2-1 at home and begin their conference schedule Sunday with a match against Sacramento State at 10:00 a.m. It will be the second of a five-match homestand for UNC. Fans can attend for free at Work Out West Fitness Center in Greeley. Metro State (4-4) plays Colorado-Mesa next on Feb. 18.
COMMENTS FROM COACH
"We had a good match today against Metro State," said Brenda Gallegos. "Some of the matches were closer than we would have liked but we did a good job fighting, digging deep, and pulling most of them out. Today we took advantage of the opportunity to beat a good Division II team in preparation for our first conference opponent, Sacramento State."
Scores-
Doubles
1. (UNC) Bryant-Otake, Mora def. (METRO) Wright, Kerr 6-3
2. (METRO) Porter, Pessoa def. (UNC) Doherty, Chhabra 6-3
3. (UNC) Blanchard, Battersby def. (METRO) Hotan, Xiao 7-6(7)
Singles
1- (UNC) Raffa Mora def. (METRO) Tabitha Porter 6-2, 6-4
2- (UNC) Tristen Bryant-Otake def. (METRO) Courtney Wright 6-4, 7-6(3)
3- (METRO) Alex Pessoa def. (UNC) Madeline Doherty 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
4- (UNC) Sarina Chhabra def. (METRO) Ainsley Winterrowd 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
5- (UNC) Mana Koitabashi def. (METRO) Emily Kerr 6-3, 6-2
6- (UNC) Carrigan Blanchard def. (METRO) Linying Xiao 6-2, 6-3
HOW IT HAPPENED
No. 1 singles player Rafa Mora beat Tabitha Porter in straight sets 6-2, 6-4. Tristen Bryant-Otake followed at No. 2 with her win over Courtney Wright 6-4, 7-6(3). Sarina Chhabra, Mana Koitabashi, and Carrigan Blanchard also won singles matches for the Bears. Anna Battersby returned to the lineup for the first time this spring. She teamed up at No. 3 doubles with Carrigan Blanchard and the pair got past Mackenzie Hotan and Linying Xiao in a tiebreaker 7-6(7).
The Bears (2-2, 0-0 Big Sky) improved to 2-1 at home and begin their conference schedule Sunday with a match against Sacramento State at 10:00 a.m. It will be the second of a five-match homestand for UNC. Fans can attend for free at Work Out West Fitness Center in Greeley. Metro State (4-4) plays Colorado-Mesa next on Feb. 18.
COMMENTS FROM COACH
"We had a good match today against Metro State," said Brenda Gallegos. "Some of the matches were closer than we would have liked but we did a good job fighting, digging deep, and pulling most of them out. Today we took advantage of the opportunity to beat a good Division II team in preparation for our first conference opponent, Sacramento State."
Scores-
Doubles
1. (UNC) Bryant-Otake, Mora def. (METRO) Wright, Kerr 6-3
2. (METRO) Porter, Pessoa def. (UNC) Doherty, Chhabra 6-3
3. (UNC) Blanchard, Battersby def. (METRO) Hotan, Xiao 7-6(7)
Singles
1- (UNC) Raffa Mora def. (METRO) Tabitha Porter 6-2, 6-4
2- (UNC) Tristen Bryant-Otake def. (METRO) Courtney Wright 6-4, 7-6(3)
3- (METRO) Alex Pessoa def. (UNC) Madeline Doherty 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
4- (UNC) Sarina Chhabra def. (METRO) Ainsley Winterrowd 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
5- (UNC) Mana Koitabashi def. (METRO) Emily Kerr 6-3, 6-2
6- (UNC) Carrigan Blanchard def. (METRO) Linying Xiao 6-2, 6-3
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