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Tennis

Following Family Footsteps at Utah

Following Family Footsteps at Utah

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor November 5, 2017

Upholding a family legacy can be a daunting task, but for freshman tennis player Jasmine Rich, this is what motivates her to succeed. As the fourth athlete in three generations to attend and play a sport...

Utahs Joe Wooley returns a volley against Montana State at the Eccles Tennis Center February 5, 2017. Michael Adam Fondren for the Daily Utah Chronicle.

Growing Pains Shape Woolley for Success

By Kyle Garahana November 2, 2017

The head coach of the University of Utah men's tennis team, Roeland Brateanu, said that since Utah has joined the Pac-12 Conference, "It’s like everything we’ve done has been put on steroids.” Utah...

Breaking Norm, Heimuli Begins Utah Career

Breaking Norm, Heimuli Begins Utah Career

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor October 16, 2017

  With two parents who attended BYU, it came as a surprise to her whole family when tennis player, Leah Heimuli decided to transfer from BYU-Hawaii to the University of Utah. A native of Highland,...

Utah tennis player Egbert Weverink answers game after the match against Montana State at the Eccles Tennis Center on February 5, 2017. Michael Adam Fondren for the Daily Utah Chronicle.

Weverink Carries Passion into Final Season

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor October 11, 2017

C ollege athletics can be physically demanding and mentally draining. When an athlete gets injured, it can be the result of the toll sports take on a body. Although injuries can threaten to end an athlete’s...

Sophmore Brianna Turley and Junior Margo Pletcher compete in a doubles match at the Eccles Tennis Center Feb 19, 2017. Adam Fondren for the Daily Utah Chronicle.

Pletcher Soaking Up Final Year as a Ute

By Carra McManamon August 23, 2017

For many students, college can be the best years of their life, and that's how Margo Pletcher of the University of Utah women's tennis team feels. As she enters her senior year, she has mixed feelings...

Turley Sisters Support Each Other On and Off the Court

Turley Sisters Support Each Other On and Off the Court

By Emilee White August 15, 2017

Not every student-athlete has a sibling waiting to welcome them with open arms as they transition to a college team, but for Whitney Turley, a sophomore on the University of Utah women’s tennis team,...

University of Utah Womens Tennis sophomore Taylor Calton plays in a match agains the Weber State Wildcats at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center at the University of Utah on Sunday, March 26, 2017

Calton Achieves Lifetime Goals at the U

By Scott Funk July 27, 2017

From the time she was born, University of Utah tennis player Taylor Calton has been immersed in the sports world because both her parents were athletes. Calton has always had athletic blood running through...

From Individual to Team: Cheng Found New Perspective On Tennis

From Individual to Team: Cheng Found New Perspective On Tennis

By Scott Funk July 19, 2017

The land up north is known for maple leaves, cold weather, Canadian bacon and hockey. For University of Utah senior tennis player, Jena Cheng, Canada is known as home. It’s where she grew up, where she...

, Utah Mens Tennis vs. Arizona April 22, 2017 in Salt Lake City, UT. (Photo / Steve C. Wilson / University of Utah)

Sierra Ready to Serve Up Final Year

By Emilee White June 22, 2017

Being a native from Mexico never stopped senior Santiago Sierra of the University of Utah men’s tennis team from traveling to the United States in pursuit of his dreams as a tennis player. When Sierra...

Men’s Tennis: Utes Drop Matches to UCLA, USC

By Madeleine Lopez April 19, 2017

With the school year coming to a close, the men’s tennis team at the University of Utah is putting the final touches on its season with the Pac-12 Championships coming up next week. Over the past weekend,...