BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Washington State had little trouble with Indiana Sunday morning, taking three singles matches in straight sets to clinch a 4-0 victory at the UI Tennis Center.
 
The Cougars (5-1) jumped out quickly in doubles, capturing early breaks in all three matches. At No. 3 Melisa Ates and Victoria Matejevic finished first with a 6-1 win over Indiana's (2-1) Paula Gutierrez and Pauline Jahren. Aneta Miksovska and Lejla Colic quickly followed that with a 6-1 win of their own to clinch the doubles point. The Cougar duo defeated Caitlin Bernard and Alicia Robinson at No. 2. At No. 1, W SU's Barbora Michalkova and Guzal Yusupova were on serve at 3-4 against Madison Appel and Kim Schmider when the match was stopped.
 
In singles play Ates quickly moved the Cougar lead to 2-0 as she had little trouble with Robinson, winning 6-2, 6-0 at No. 5. It marked Ates' team-leading 16th singles win of the season. Yusupova also cruised in straight sets, defeating Gutierrez 6-0, 6-3 at No. 2.
 
Freshman Ege Tomey clinched the team victory for WSU as she posted a 6-2, 6-2 win over Jahren at No. 6. The remaining three matches were abandoned with WSU leading in two of them. Michalkova was up 6-4, 4-5 at No. 1 against Appel. Matejevic was trailing 5-7, 2-2 at No. 3 while Miksovska had won a first-set tiebreaker and was leading 7-6.
 
The Cougars return to the court Saturday when they complete in the four-team Courtside Classic, hosted by Minnesota. WSU faces DePaul at 8 a.m. PT.
 
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
Washington State 4 def. Indiana 0
January 29, 2017
UI Tennis Center
 
DOUBLES
No. 1 Guzal Yusupova/Barbora Michalkova ((WSU vs. Madison Appel/Kim Schmider (IU) 3-4
No. 2 Aneta Miksovska/Lejla Colic (WSU) def. Caitlin Bernard/Alicia Robinson (IU) 6-1
No. 3 Melisa Ates/Victoria Matejevic (WSU) def. Paula Gutierrez/Pauline Jahren (IU) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3,2
 
SINGLES
No. 1 Barbora Michalkova (WSU) vs. Madison Appel (IU) 6-4, 4-5 DNF
No. 2 Guzal Yusupova (WSU) def. Paula Gutierrez (IU) 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 Victoria Matejevic (WSU) vs. Caitlin Bernard (IU) 5-7, 2-2 DNF
No. 4 Aneta Miksovska (WSU) vs. Kim Schmider (IU) 7-6 (4) DNF
No. 5 Melisa Ates (WSU) def. Alicia Robinson (IU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 6 Ege Tomey (WSU) vs. Pauline Jahren (IU) 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: 5,2,6