SALT LAKE CITY – University of Utah women’s tennis senior Sarah Richter was named the Mountain Region’s ITA Player of the Year, it was announced Monday.
Richter earned seven wins in the No. 2 singles position for the Utes this season, including victories over Gonzaga’s Nevada Apollo (6-1, 6-2), UC Santa Barbara’s Palina Dubavets (6-2, 6-4), Boise State’s Teal Vosburgh (6-1, 6-0), Weber State’s Kristi Elmer (6-2, 6-1), BYU’s Toby Miclat (6-0, 6-3), Minnesota’s Julia Courter (6-4, 6-3) and Colorado’s Jeannez Daniel (6-1, 6-4).
Richter, a Dresden, Germany native, teamed with doubles partner Alexia Petrovic for five victories in 2015-16 for the Utes in the No.