March 23, 2013

PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State had little trouble in posted a 7-0 victory over Lewis-Clark State Saturday afternoon at the Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse.

With the win the Cougars improve to 12-7 overall while the Warriors fall to 3-5.

In doubles play the Cougars wasted no time clinching the opening point. At No. 2 Liudmila Vasilieva and Ksenia Googe secured the point with an 8-2 win over Dorothy Chong and Livia Blasque at No. 1. At No. 3 doubles, Erin Troedson and Lize Leenknecht posted an 8-3 win over Deanri Human and Florencia Martina, 8-3.

The Cougars quickly extended their lead in singles play to 2-0 as Koning posted a 6-1, 6-0 win over Hewett at No. 4. Googe followed shortly thereafter as she defeated Blasque 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 while Luzina clinched the team victory with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Oliveira at No. 3.

Vasilieva increased her career wins total to 104 as she recorded a 6-0, 6-2 win over Chong at No. 1, increasing the lead to 5-0. Leenknecht had no problem in dispatching Martina, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 6 while Ognjenovic closed out the match with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Human at No. 5.

The Cougars return to action Friday when they host Arizona beginning at 11 a.m.

WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
No. 60 Washington State 7 def. Lewis-Clark State 0
March 23, 2013
Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse

DOUBLES

No. 1 Liudmila Vasilieva / Ksenia Googe (WSU) def. Dorothy Chong / Livia Blasque (LCSC) 8-2
No. 2 Charlotte Koning / Elizaveta Luzina (WSU) def. Rye Hewett / Bryn Oliveira (LCSC) 8-0
No. 3 Erin Troedson / Lize Leenknecht (WSU) def. Deanri Human / Florencia Martina (LCSC) 8-3
Order of Finish: 2,1,3

SINGLES
No. 1 Liudmila Vasilieva (WSU) def. Dorothy Chong (LCSC) 6-0, 6-2
No. 2 Ksenia Googe (WSU) def. Livia Blasque (LCSC) 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 Elizaveta Luzina (WSU) def. Bryn Oliveira (LCSC) 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 Charlotte Koning (WSU) def. Rye Hewett (LCSC) 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 Dajana Ognjenovic (WSU) def. Deanri Human (LCSC) 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 Lize Leenknecht (WSU) def. Florencia Martina (LCSC) 6-0, 6-1
Order of Finish: 4,2,3,1,6,5