Los Angeles – Senior
Trang Huynh posted a three-set win at No. 4 singles but it was not enough as the 27th-ranked UCLA Bruins came away with a 6-1 victory over No. 47 Washington State Friday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center.
With the loss the Cougars fall to 13-2 on the season, 0-1 in conference play, while UCLA improves to 8-3, 2-1 in Pac-12 action.
Doubles started the day with UCLA capturing the opening point. At No. 1, Kyle McPhillips and Catherine Harrison, the nation's fifth-ranked duo, defeated
Maria Biryukova and Huynh, 6-3. UCLA's No. 3 pair of Alaina Miller and Kristin Wiley followed with a 6-2 victory over
Lize Leenknecht and
Aneta Miksovska to seal the point. The third match was stopped with
Donika Bashota and
Victoria Matejevic leading Terri Fleming and Kelly Shaffer, 4-3.
In singles play, the Cougars struggled to get anything going. First off was 19th-ranked Harrison, who defeated
Maria Biryukova, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1, followed by McPhillips, who defeated Bashota, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 singles. The loss snaps Bashota's 14 match unbeaten streak to start the spring season. Miller clinched the team victory with a 6-4, 7-6 (3) win over Michalkova at No. 3, giving UCLA an insurmountable 4-0 lead.
Huynh won WSU's only match of the afternoon after jumping out fast then holding on for 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Fleming at No. 4. Huynh continues to impress, improving her spring season record to 14-0.
Miksovska fell to Wiley in a hard-fought 7-5, 6-3 match at the No. 5 position, while Shaffer finished off a 7-6 (6), 6-2 win over Matejevic at No. 6 to close out the match.
The Cougars return to action looking to bounce back facing USC Saturday, March 5, at noon.
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
No. 27 UCLA 6 def. No. 47 Washington State 1
Los Angeles Tennis Center | Los Angeles, Calif.
March 4, 2016
DOUBLES:
1. #5 Harrison/McPhillips (UCLA) def. Biryukova/Huynh (WSU) 6-3
2. Bashota/Matejevic (WSU) vs. Fleming/Shaffer (UCLA) 4-3
3. Miller/Wiley (UCLA) def. Leenknecht/Miksovska (WSU) 6-2
Order of Finish: 1,2
SINGLES:1. #19 Catherine Harrison (UCLA) def.
Maria Biryukova (WSU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Kyle McPhillips (UCLA) def. #119
Donika Bashota (WSU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Alaina Miller (UCLA) def.
Barbora Michalkova (WSU) 6-4, 7-6 (3)
4.
Trang Huynh (WSU) def. Terri Fleming (UCLA) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
5. Kristin Wiley (UCLA) def.
Aneta Miksovska (WSU) 7-5, 6-3
6. Kelly Shaffer (UCLA) def.
Victoria Matejevic (WSU) 7-6 (6), 6-2
Order of Finish: 1,2,3,4,5,6
