| Northern Arizona vs. Utah State |
| MATCH 6 |
Northern Arizona vs. Utah State (Saturday, Feb. 13 | 10 a.m.) |
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Aquatic and Tennis Complex | Flagstaff, Ariz. |
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (February 11, 2020) – After two weeks of facing off with Pac-12 programs within the state, the Northern Arizona women's tennis team returns to its home courts this weekend.
Set for a meeting with the Utah State Aggies (1-3), the Lumberjacks (2-3) will look to continue their dominant run when playing in Flagstaff. Starting the year off with a pair of 7-0 sweeps against Dixie State, NAU enters Saturday on a 12-match home win streak.
For the Aggies, they return to Flagstaff for the first time since beating the Lumberjacks 4-2 back on Feb. 10, 2019. The win snapped a four-match win streak NAU held against Utah State dating back to 2015, with the Lumberjacks then returning the favor with a 5-2 win in Logan, Utah last year.
Albeit playing with different partners, NAU's current No. 1 doubles team of
Ellie Millard and
Mimi Bland each earned doubles wins against the Aggies in last season's match. Bland earned a 6-2 win at No. 1 while Millard came away with a 6-1 victory at No. 2.
In singles play,
Elinor Beazley held on for a three-set victory at No. 5, beating Annaliese County 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Much of Utah State's roster returns from a season ago, with last season's No. 5 or No. 6 Carolina Millan playing at the top of the lineup this season. Zara Ryan, Gabrielle Dekkers, Sidnee Lavatai, Renata Lombera and County all played singles or doubles last season and remain in the Aggies' lineup this year.
Like NAU, Utah State handed Dixie State a 7-0 loss to start the year, but has also dropped three straight matches since starting the year with a win. Just two days after opening the season with a victory, Utah State fell 4-3 to Idaho State, who was voted to finish ninth in the Big Sky Conference this season.
Losses to Denver and Colorado followed during a road trip this past season, with Utah State earning just one point and winning just two matches between the two contests.
For the Lumberjacks, freshman
Gina Dittmann returns home on a two-match win streak in singles play while Bland also closed out her weekend with a victory at Arizona.
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