SAN FRANCISCO - Washington State University freshman tennis player Michaela Bayerlova has been named to the 2018 All-Pac-12 Conference First Team, the conference announced Tuesday. Bayerlova becomes the first Cougar to be named to the conference's first team since the northern and southern divisions combined prior to the 1998 season.
Bayerlova, from Krumbach, Germany, has put together an impressive freshman campaign, posting a 27-5 singles record and currently boasts a No. 23 national ranking. Last week she was selected to the 2018 NCAA Singles Championship field.
This season, Bayerlova is having arguably the best season by a Cougar player in program history. Her current No. 26 ranking is the highest by any player in program history during the spring season. She began her collegiate career with 20-straight singles victories, the second-longest streak in school history, and is 7-4 against nationally ranked players in 2018. That includes wins over No. 15 Michaela Gordon of Stanford, No. 38 Julia Rosenqvist of Cal, No. 39 Marianna Petrei of Idaho and No. 42 Lauryn John-Baptiste of Arizona State. Twice this spring she has earned Pac-12 Tennis Player of the Week honors while also clinching team victories on three different occasions.
Last fall, Bayerlova won the ITF Charleston event, her second professional tournament title, and currently holds a world ranking of 646.
Bayerlova, from Krumbach, Germany, has put together an impressive freshman campaign, posting a 27-5 singles record and currently boasts a No. 23 national ranking. Last week she was selected to the 2018 NCAA Singles Championship field.
This season, Bayerlova is having arguably the best season by a Cougar player in program history. Her current No. 26 ranking is the highest by any player in program history during the spring season. She began her collegiate career with 20-straight singles victories, the second-longest streak in school history, and is 7-4 against nationally ranked players in 2018. That includes wins over No. 15 Michaela Gordon of Stanford, No. 38 Julia Rosenqvist of Cal, No. 39 Marianna Petrei of Idaho and No. 42 Lauryn John-Baptiste of Arizona State. Twice this spring she has earned Pac-12 Tennis Player of the Week honors while also clinching team victories on three different occasions.
Last fall, Bayerlova won the ITF Charleston event, her second professional tournament title, and currently holds a world ranking of 646.