Box Score SALT LAKE CITY, Ut., -- The Loyola Marymount women's tennis team (7-7, 2-3 WCC) fell to No. 46 Utah during its first match of the week on Thursday, as the team put up a fight, but fell 4-3.
Starting the day off in doubles play,
Siobhan Anderson and Lillian Gabrielson fell to Whitney Hekking and Leah Heimuli on court two 6-2, while the No. 65 doubles tandem of Veronika Miroshnichnko and
Eva Marie Voracek fell to Brianna Chisholm and Madison Tattini on court one 6-4.
Down 1-0, the Lions responded in singles play, but it wasn't enough to win the match.
Camila Tumosa fell to Heimuli on court six 6-0, 6-4. Anderson put the first point on the board after bearing Emily Dush on court two 6-4, 6-3.
Miroshnichenko tied things up after beating Brianna Chisholm on court one 6=2, 6-4, while
Elvira Juravliova gave the Lions the lead after beating Lindsay Hung on court four 6-3, 6-3.
The Utes tied things back up after Voracek fell to Tattini on court two 7-6, 6-4. Tied up at 3-3, Yesica De Lucas put up a fight on court five, as she pushed Hekking to three sets, but couldn't keep up the pace, as she fell 5-7, 6-0, 7-6, giving Utah the win.
The Lions will be back in action on Friday to take on BYU in Provo, Ut. at 1:00 p.m.
Doubles (2,1)
Chisholm/Tattini (UTAH) def. No. 65 Miroshnichenko/Voracek (LMU), 6-4
Hekking/Heimuli (UTAH) def. Anderson/Gabrielsen (LMU), 6-2
Juravliova/Tumosa (LMU) vs. Dush/Lamoreaux (UTAH), 5-3, unf.
Single (6,3,1,4,2,5)
Veronika Miroshnichenko (LMU) def. Brianna Chisholm (UTAH), 6-2, 6-4
Madison Tattini (UTAH) def.
Eva Marie Voracek (LMU), 7-6, 6-4
Siobhan Anderson (LMU) def. Emily Dush (UTAH), 6-4, 6-3
Elvira Juravliova (LMU) def. Lindsay Hung (UTAH), 6-3, 6-3
Whitney Hekking (UTAH) def. Yesica De Lucas (LMU), 5-7, 6-0, 7-6
Leah Heimuli (UTAH) def.
Camila Tumosa (LMU), 6-0, 6-4