Mylonas, Miksovska Advance to Flight Finals

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Juniors Tiffany Mylonas and Aneta Miksovska each advanced to their respective singles flights championship match to highlight second day play for Washington State at the 2017 Beach Fall Tournament Saturday at the Rhodes Tennis Center.

Mylonas, playing in the No. 1 singles flight, cruised past Cal State Fullerton's Sara Nuno in the quarterfinals before needing three sets to defeat Long Beach State's Natalia Munoz, 6-3, 0-6, 6-0 in the semifinal. Mylonas will face Loyola Marymount's Elvira Juravliova, who defeated WSU's Barbora Michalkova, 6-3, 6-3 in the other semifinal. Earlier in the day Michalkova defeated UC Irvine's Vivien Dvali in their quarterfinal match.

In No. 2 singles draw, Miksovska won both matches ensuring her spot in Sunday's championship match. In her first match against Grand Canyon's Celina Buhr, Miksovska played consistently throughout and won 6-3, 6-2. In the semifinal, Miksovska came back from a set down to post a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory against Siobhan Anderson from Loyola Marymount University.

In the third singles draw, sophomore Melisa Ates won her first match against Fullerton's Caisey Lee Emery after losing in a tiebreaker in the second set, 6-4, 6-7, 6-2. In her semifinal match, Ates lost to LMU's Camila Tumosa in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 2-6.

In doubles play, the pair Barbora Michalkova and Melisa Ates fell to Fullerton's Sarah Nuno and Karla Portalatin, 2-6 in their No. 1 doubles draw semifinal match. In No. 2 doubles, Tiffany Mylonas and Aneta Miksovska finished the day with a win against LBSU pair Georgia Gulin and Carlota Casasampere posting a 6-0 victory. Mylonas and Miksovska advanced to Sunday's championship round.

Play concludes at 9 a.m. Sunday at the Beach Fall Tournament with both singles and doubles.

Singles Draws
#1 Singles Draw
Barbora Michalkova (WSU) def. Vivien Dvali (UCI) 6-3, 6-2
Elvira Juravliova (LMU) def. Barbora Michalkova (WSU) 6-3, 6-3
Tiffany Mylonas (WSU) def. Sara Nuno (CSUF) 6-3, 6-4
Tiffany Mylonas (WSU) def. Natalia Munoz (LBSU) 6-3, 0-6, 6-0

#2 Singles Draw
Aneta Miksovska (WSU) def. Celina Buhr (GCU) 6-3, 6-2
Aneta Miksovska (WSU) def. Siobhan Anderson (LMU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3

#3 Singles Draw
Melisa Ates (WSU) def. Caisey Lee Emery (CSUF) 6-4, 6-7, 6-2
Camila Tumosa (LMU) def. Melisa Ates (WSU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2

Doubles Draw
#1 Doubles Draw
Karla Portalatin/Sarah Nuno (CSUF) def. Barbora Michalkova/Melisa Ates (WSU) 6-2

#2 Doubles Draw
Aneta Miksovska/Tiffany Mylonas (WSU) def. Georgia Gulin/Carlota Casasampere (LBSU) 6-0

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Players Mentioned

Melisa Ates

Barbora Michalkova

Aneta Miksovska

Tiffany Mylonas

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