No. 62 Cougars Fall at Arizona, 5-2

Friday, April 1

Tucson, AZ

1:30 PM

Washington State University

Arizona

Photo by: Washington State Athletics

April 02, 2016 | Tennis

By: Washington State Athletics

TUCSON, Ariz. - The Arizona Wildcats captured four singles matches to clinch a 5-2 victory over the No. 62 Washington State Cougars, Friday afternoon at the LaNelle Robson Tennis Center. With the loss the Cougars fall to 17-5 overall, 2-4 in Pac-12 play, while the Wildcats improve to 12-8, 1-5 in Pac-12 action.

Doubles play began the day with Arizona clinching the opening point. At No. 2, Lize Leenknecht and Trang Huynh were first off after a 6-3 win over Inge Hendrikx and Samantha Czarniak. Camila Wesbrooks and Devin Chypyha posted a 6-3 victory over Maria Biryukova and Aneta Miksovska at No. 3, while Lauren Marker and Shayne Austin, ranked No. 53 nationally, sealed the point with an 7-5 win over Donika Bashota and Victoria Matejevic at the No. 1 position.

In singles action, Arizona wasted little time extending its lead. At No. 3 Chypyha had little trouble with Michalkova, winning 6-2, 6-1, while Marker, ranked No. 39 nationally, posted a 6-3, 6-2 win over Bashota at No. 1. The Wildcats then clinched the team victory when Austin defeated Biryukova in three-sets, at No. 2, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Washington State got on the board when Leenknecht battled back from dropping her first set, posting a three-set 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Sophia Thomas at No. 6, while Miksovska followed her lead by defeating Czarniak 7-6, 6-4, at No. 5. Trang Huynh fell to Wesbrooks after a hard-fought 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 loss to close out the match.

Washington State returns to the court Saturday afternoon when it faces No. 26 Arizona State in Tempe. Match time is set for noon.

WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
Arizona 5 def. No. 62 Washington State 2
LaNelle Robson Tennis Center
Tucson, Ariz.
April 1, 2016

DOUBLES
No. 1 #53 Marker/Austin (UA) def. Bashota/Matejevic (WSU) 7-5
No. 2 Leenknecht/Huynh (WSU) def. Hendrikx/Czarniak (UA) 6-3
No.3 Wesbrooks/Chypyha (UA) def. Biryukova/Miksovska (WSU) 6-3
Order of Finish: 2,3,1

SINGLES
No. 1 #39 Lauren Marker (UA) def. Donika Bashota (WSU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 Shayne Austin (UA) def. Maria Biryukova (WSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
No. 3 Devin Chypyha (UA) def. Barbora Michalkova (WSU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 Camila Wesbrooks (UA) def. Trang Huynh (WSU) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6
No. 5 Aneta Miksovska (WSU) def. Samantha Czarniak (UA) 7-6, 6-4
No. 6 Lize Leenknecht (WSU) def. Sophia Thomas (UA) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish: 3,1,2,6,5,4