PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State tennis team opened its doubleheader with a 7-0 victory over Montana, Saturday at the Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse.

The day began with doubles play as the Cougars came away with two victories to clinch the opening point. At No. 2, the WSU duo of Donika Bashota and Victoria Matejevic easily defeated Hannah Sulz and Cam Kincaid, 6-1. At No. 3, Barbora Michalkova and Aneta Miksovska came away with a dominant 6-2 win over Lidia Dukic and Cat Orfanos, earning the 1-0 lead. At No. 1, Maria Biryukova and Trang Huynh were knotted at 5-5 with Francis Dean and Haley Driver when the match was stopped.

In singles play, No. 4 Huynh and No. 2 Bashota led the way for the Cougars and never lost a beat. Huynh posted a convincing 6-1, 6-1 victory over Dukic, while Bashota dominated Driver, 6-3, 6-1, giving the Cougars a quick 3-0 lead.

The Cougars handed Montana the loss as No. 1 Biryukova clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Dean, giving WSU an insurmountable 4-0 lead.

At No. 3 Michalkova bested Sulz posting a solid 6-1, 6-4 win, while No. 5 Miksovska put up a dominant 6-1, 6-0 victory over Kincaid.

No. 6 Matejevic struggled early against Orfanos, dropping the first set, but bounced back to win 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (7) to close out the match for the Cougars.

WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
Washington State 7 def. Montana 0
Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse
Pullman, Wash.
January 23, 2016
 
DOUBLES
No. 1 Huynh/Biryukova (WSU) vs. Dean/Driver (UM) 5-5 DNF
No. 2 Bashota/Matejevic (WSU) def. Sulz/Kincaid (UM) 6-1
No. 2 Miksovska/Michalkova (WSU) def. Dukic/Orfanos (UM) 6-2
Order of Finish: 2,3

SINGLES
No. 1 Maria Birykova (WSU) def. Francis Dean (UM) 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 No. 83 Donika Bashota (WSU) def. Haley Driver (UM) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 Barbora Michalkova (WSU) def. Hannah Sulz (UM) 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 Trang Huynh (WSU) def. Llidia Dukic (UM) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 Aneta Miksovska (WSU) def. Cam Kincaid (UM) 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 Victoria Matejevic (WSU) def. Cat Orfanos (UM) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (7)
Order of Finish: 4,2,1,3,5,6