Cougars Have Solid First Day at Wildcat Invitational

TUCSON, Arizona -- Washington State tennis captured ten of its11 matches to begin the Wildcat Invitational Friday at the LaNelle Robson Tennis Center.

In No. 1 singles draw, freshmen Michaela Bayerlova defeated Hsiang-Wen of New Mexico with a strong 6-2, 6-1 victory. In the same flight, junior Tiffany Mylonas posted a win against New Mexico's Diana Wong after going into a tie breaker the first set, eventually winning 7-5, 6-4. Sophomore Guzal Yusupova ended the first day of the tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Andrea Amortegui from Marquette in the top singles flight. All three players advance to Saturday's semifinals.

In the second singles flight, senior Barbora Michalkova defeated New Mexico's Hsiang-Wen Huang after losing the first set, finishing strong with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory. In the same flight, sophomore Melisa Ates won her match against Diana Wong of New Mexico, 7-5, 6-4, needing a tiebreaker in the first set. WSU junior Aneta Miksovska defeated Arizona's Sophia Thomas in straight sets, winning 6-2, 7-5. All three players from Washington State will continue to semifinals within the second flight.

In the No. 3 singles flight, sophomore Ege Tomey lost to Marquette's Isabella Franks 3-6, 1-6.

In doubles play, Yusupova and Bayerlova faced New Mexico's Diana Wong and Danielle Quevedo, posting a strong 6-0 victory in the No. 1 doubles draw. In the same flight, the pair of Michalkova and Ates won 6-0 against Arizona's Sophia Thomas and Taylor Tamblyn.

In No. 2 doubles, Miksovska and Mylonas defeated New Mexico's Bronte Murgett and Lauren Riche with a strong 6-2 victory. In the same flight, Tomey was paired with Marquette's Isabella Franks and captured a 6-3 win against the UNM duo of Yue Lin Chen and Jaci Fulgenzi. All doubles teams will continue to the semifinals.

Play resumes Saturday at the LaNelle Robson Tennis Center with doubles at 9:30 a.m. and singles at approximately 10:15 a.m.

Singles Draws
#1 Singles Draw
Michaela Bayerlova (WSU) def. Hsiang-Wen Huang (UNM) 6-2, 6-1
Tiffany Mylonas (WSU) def. Diana Wong (UNM) 7-5, 6-4
Guzal Yusupova (WSU) def. Andrea Amortegui (MQ) 6-3, 6-2

#2 Singles Draw
Barbora Michalkova (WSU) def. Lauren Rich (UNM) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Melisa Ates (WSU) def. Bronte Murgett (UNM) 7-5, 6-3
Aneta Miksovska (WSU) def. Sophia Thomas (AZ) 6-2, 7-5

#3 Singles Draw
Isabella Franks (MQ) def. Ege Tomey (WSU) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles Draw
#1 Doubles Draw
Guzal Yusupova/Michaela Bayerlova (WSU) def. Diana Wong/Danielle Quevedo (UNM) 6-0
Barbora Michalkova/Melisa Ates (WSU) def. Sophia Thomas/Taylor Tamblyn (AZ) 6-0

#2 Doubles Draw
Aneta Miksovska/Tiffany Mylonas (WSU) def. Bronte Murgett/Lauren Rich (UNM) 6-2
Isabella Franks (MQ)/ Ege Tomey (WSU) def. Yue Lin Chen/Jaci Fulgenzi (UNM) 6-3

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