Mylonas, Miksovska Capture Singles Titles in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Tiffany Mylonas and Aneta Miksovska each captured singles titles as Washington State concluded play at the Beach Fall Tennis Tournament Sunday at the Rhodes Tennis Center.

Mylonas was victorious in the No. 1 singles flight as she cruised through the first set before needing a tiebreaker to close out the match against Loyola Marymount's Elvira Juravliova, 6-0, 7-6.

Miksovska captured a singles title as well, in the No. 2 draw, posting a 6-4, 6-1 win over Cal State Fullerton's Luxizi Meng.

After falling in Saturday's semifinal of Flight 3, Cougar sophomore Melisa Ates won her additional match against CSU Fullerton's Masako Makiba in convincing fashion, winning 6-1, 6-1. Senior Barbora Michalkova lost her consolation match to Long Beach State's Lena Pacholski, 6-2, 6-3.

In the No. 2 doubles draw, the WSU pair Miksovska and Mylonas lost to LMU's duo of Elvira Juravliova and Camila Tumosa, 6-3. In a consolation match, Michalkova and Ates, who played in the No. 1 doubles draw, posted a 6-3 victory over CSU Northridge's pair Monika Van de Vondel and Alicia Dinkelmeyer.

The Cougars are next in action Friday when they participate in the Arizona Wildcat Fall Invitationa, Oct. 13-15 in Tucson, Ariz.

Beach Fall Tournament Results

Singles Draws
#1 Singles Draw
Tiffany Mylonas (WSU) def. Elvira Juravliova (LMU) 6-0, 7-6

#2 Singles Draw
Aneta Miksovska (WSU) def. Luxizi Meng (CSUF) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles Draw
#2 Doubles Draw
Elvira Juravliova/Camila Tumosa (LMU) def. Aneta Miksovska/Tiffany Mylonas (WSU) 6-3

Consolation Matches:
Barbora Michalkova/Melisa Ates (WSU) def. Monika Van de Vondel/Alicia Dinkelmeyer (CSUN) 6-3
Lena Pacholski (LBSU) def. Barbora Michalkova (WSU) 6-2, 6-3
Melisa Ates (WSU) def. Masako Makiba (CSUF) 6-1, 6-1

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Players Mentioned

Melisa Ates

Barbora Michalkova

Aneta Miksovska

Tiffany Mylonas

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