Santa Barbara, Calif. – The Washington State tennis team remains undefeated after defeating Memphis 4-0 on a neutral court, Saturday afternoon in Santa Barbara.

The No. 74 Cougars began the match with doubles play. The No. 2 duo of Maria Biryukova and Trang Huynh had little trouble against Kathryn Hughes and Marta Morga posting a 6-1 win, while the No. 3 pair of Barbara Michalkova and Aneta Miksovska clinched the doubles point for WSU, besting Gabrielle Paul and Tara McElroy, 6-2. Donika Bashota and Lize Leenknecht, at No. 1 doubles, trailed 5-4 against Hanna Sohn and Janina Berres before play was stopped.

In singles play, No. 2 Donika Bashota continued her undefeated season posting a convincing 6-2, 6-1 win over Kathryn Hughes, while at No. 4, Trang Huynh outdueled Janina Berres with an easy 6-1, 6-3 victory, giving WSU the 3-0 lead.

At No. 5, Miksovska clinched the match for the Cougars by defeating Gabrielle Paul, posting a solid 6-3, 6-4 victory, giving WSU the insurmountable 4-0 lead.

Three matches were halted once the team outcome was decided. At No. 1, Biryukova was up on Sohn, 6-3, 3-6, 3-0, while Michalkova was even with Morga at No. 3, 1-6, 6-4, 2-2. At No. 6, Matejevic won the first set, but trailed in the second, 7-5, 3-4.

WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
No. 74 Washington State 4 def. Memphis 0
Santa Barbara, Calif.
February 13, 2016

Doubles:
No. 1 Bashota/Leenknecht (WSU) vs. Sohn/Berres (UM) 4-5, DNF 
No. 2 Biryukova/Huynh (WSU) def. Hughes/Morga (UM) 6-1
No. 3 Michalkova/Miksovska (WSU) def. Paul/McElroy (UM) 6-2
Order of Finish: 2,3

Singles:
No. 1 Maria Biryukova (WSU) vs. Hanna Sohn (UM) 6-3, 3-6, 3-0 DNF
No. 2 #120 Donika Bashota (WSU) def. Kathryn Hughes (UM) 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 Barbora Michalkova (WSU) vs. Marta Morga (UM) 1-6, 6-4, 2-2 DNF
No. 4 Trang Huynh (WSU) def. Janina Berres (UM) 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 Aneta Miksovska (WSU) def. Gabrielle Paul (UM) 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 Victoria Matejevic (WSU) vs. Tara McElroy (UM) 7-5, 3-4 DNF
Order of Finish: 2,4,5