A home court tennis win and a record set on the track highlighted this week for Utah Tech University athletics.
Women’s tennis
UT closed out the home portion of their season by defending home court with a narrow 4-3 victory over Weber State University April 4.
Freshman Maya Inouye won in straight sets, 6-3 and 6-4 as she recorded her ninth singles win of the season. With the win, Inouye became the second player since the program transitioned to Division I to win at least nine matches in a season.
The dual was tied 3-3 going into the No. 4 singles match as freshman Nutsa Tsintsadze won a three-set battle to secure UT the win.
“It was an incredible afternoon for our team and a great win for our program,” head coach Eric Pelton said. “I am so proud of how everyone played today.”
The Trailblazers will close out the 2024-25 season with a dual match against the University of Texas at Dallas April 15.
Women’s track
UT track and field team saw a new program record set in the 800 meter, while the team added 10 top eight finishes as part of the University of Las Vegas Elite Meet.
Sophomore Whitney Christiansen won the 800-meter record as she raced to the record books with a time of 2:09.94, while teammate Lexi Larsen took fourth with a time of 2:12.75.
The Trailblazers will return to the track in Fullerton, California, as part of the Fullerton Friday Night Lights meet April 11.
Men’s golf
UT finished seventh in the Seattle University Redhawk Invitational.
Junior Zach Felts led the Trailblazers with his first top 10 finish as he tied for sixth place. Felts had a strong close to the tournament as he shot 2-under 70 with three birdies and 14 pars as he moved up the leaderboard 10 spots.
Utah Tech will bring their 2024-25 season to a close with an appearance in the University of California Santa Barbara Gaucho Invitational April 7.
Softball
UT was swept in their series against Tarleton State University 0-3, 3-10 and 3-8.
In Game 1, the Trailblazer bats were held to a pair of singles in the shutout loss.
In the second half of the doubleheader, sophomore Gabi Giroux went 3-3 with an RBI and a run.
Both Jorja Crider and Lakaiya-Braessia Kahahawai-Kekona notched two hits in the series finale as UT posted six hits total. However, UT was unable to hold off the Texans as they gave up 10 hits and made three errors in the loss.
UT will head on the road as they travel to face Brigham Young University April 8.
Baseball
As part of a three-game series against Utah Valley University, UT lost all three games 3-12, 3-6 and 0-15.
Senior Ethan Royal got the Trailblazers off to a strong start in game one with a solo home run in the third inning before UVU had a four-run fifth inning to take the lead for good.
In Game 2, UT found themselves in a hole early as UVU scored three runs in the third inning. Kace Naone got UT back in the game with a two-run home run in the bottom of the third. Both teams scored one run each in the sixth inning, and UVU closed out the game with two more runs in the eighth that secured the win.
In Game 3, UVU got off to an early lead in the first after an error kept the inning alive for the Wolverines as they scored two unanswered runs. UVU continued to add to their lead with six runs in both the third and fourth innings while holding UT to two hits as the game ended in the seventh inning.
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