Feb. 9, 2013

PULLMAN, Wash. - The Washington State Cougars move to 2-0 on the weekend, defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs 6-1 Saturday morning at the Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse.

The day began with doubles. At No. 3, Liudmila Vasilieva and Ksenia Googe and Andjela Kankaras were ahead 6-4 over Samantha Polayes and Melanie Yates when their match was stopped.

In singles action, Luzina was the first to strike, defeating Polayes 6-0, 6-2 at No. 4. Googe finished shortly thereafter at No. 2, cruising past Peek 6-2, 6-2 to give the Cougars a 3-0 lead. After a close first set, Kankaras gained momentum and closed out the second set without dropping a game, defeating Klingert 6-4, 6-0 and securing victory for WSU.

At No. 1, Vasilieva defeated Edwards 6-4, 6-1 while Musilovich won her seventh-straight match, defeating Franziska Koehler 6-3, 6-1 at No. 5. Lize Leenknecht concluded play for the Cougars at No. 6, falling to Yates 6-4, 6-3.

The Cougars will conclude weekend play at 4 p.m. when they face Eastern Washington.

WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS

No. 35 Washington State def. Gonzaga, 6-1

Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Field house
Attendance: 86
February 9, 2013

Doubles

No. 1. Vasilieva/Luzina (WSU) def. Edwards/Peek (GU) 8-3
No. 2. Kankaras/Googe (WSU) vs. Polayes/Yates (GU) DNF 6-4
No. 3. Musilovich/Koning (WSU) def. Klingert/Koehler (GU) 8-1
Order of Finish: 3,1

Singles
No. 1 Liudmila Vasilieva (WSU) def. Katie Edwards (GU) 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 Ksenia Googe (WSU) def. Kylie Peek (GU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 Andjela Kankaras (WSU) def. Isabell Klingert (GU) 6-4, 6-0
No. 4 Elizaveta Luzina (WSU) def. Samantha Polayes (GU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 Olga Musilovich (WSU) def. Franziska Koehler (GU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 Melanie Yates (GU) def. Lize Leenknecht (WSU) 6-4, 6-3
Order of Finish: 4,2,3,1,5,6