Women’s Tennis Hosts Montana and Seattle U on Saturday

FIRST SERVE
After a successful season-opening, Utah Women's Tennis will once again be out on the courts this weekend. The Utes will play both the Montana Grizzlies and Seattle U Redhawks at their home court, George S. Eccles Tennis Center. They will start playing against the Grizzlies at 10 a.m. and the Redhawks at 4 p.m.
 

 
MASK MANDATE
The University of Utah has issued a campus mask order consistent with the Salt Lake County mask order that went into effect on Jan. 8. All people are required to wear well-fitting masks indoors on-campus, which applies to all Utah Athletics events that take place in the George S. Eccles Tennis Center.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Utes last played in their first match of the Spring Season against Dixie State on Saturday, Jan 15. Utah started out the day with doubles play. They were able to come away with all three matches, gaining the doubles point. The Utes quickly jumped into singles, and despite a couple of tough sets, they won all six of their matches against the Trailblazers, leaving them completely undefeated at the start of their season. 
 
LAST TIME VS MONTANA AND SEATTLE U
Utah last played the Grizzlies in the 2020 season. Despite the match being away for the Utes, they came away with a 4-0 victory. This weekend will be the first time Utah goes head to head against Seattle U. 
 
SCOUTING MONTANA
The Grizzlies will be making their 2022 season debut on Saturday against the Utes. Montana was picked fifth in the preseason Big Sky preseason coaches' poll. They are an experienced team coming to Salt Lake City as they have five upperclassmen making up more than half of the team. Senior Lauren Dunlap comes off a 6-4 fall and looks to improve her record for her last season with the Griz. The series between Montana and Utah dates back to 2005, with the Utes owning a 6-0 record over the Griz. Montana was set to start the season last weekend but was postponed. 
 
SCOUTING SEATTLE U
The Redhawks will be making their 2022 season debut on Saturday against the Utes. Their match against Washington State was postponed last weekend. Seattle U is coming off a 1-16 record during the 2021 season, with their lone win against Chicago State. The Redhawks features four seniors on the team. Last year, leading the team in wins was Aranza Sanabria returns with four wins in singles action last year. This fall, Elena Kraleva won four singles matches in tournament action this fall, and Mireia Fehr went 3-0. In doubles, the Redhawks went 3-4 on the fall. 
 
UP NEXT 
Utah Women's tennis is headed to Cincinnati, Ohio, to play the Cincinnati Bearcats on Friday, Jan. 28 at 4:00 pm MT.
 
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2022 season on social media (Twitter: @UteWomensTennis | Instagram: @UtahWomensTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahwomenstennis).