PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University improved to 9-1 on the season following a 4-0 victory over Seattle Saturday morning at the Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse. The Cougars captured the opening doubles point with victories at No. 2 and 3. Michaela Bayerlova and Aneta Miksovska were first off with a 6-0 win followed by Tiffany Mylonas and Guzal Yusupova, who clinched the doubles point with a 6-1 win. Straight-set singles wins from Michaela Bayerlova, Tiffany Mylonas and Barbora Michalkova clinched the team victory for the Cougars. Once the team victory was secured, the remaining matches were stopped. WSU will face Eastern Washington later Saturday at 4 p.m. at Hollingbery Fieldhouse.
 
Lisa Hart's Match Comments:
"I am proud of the way our players took care of business this morning. Our doubles continued to execute well, which we carried over into singles. We now need to turn our focus to a very good Eastern Washington team, which we play later this afternoon. Go Cougs."

Moments of the Match:

Tiffany and Guzal complete 6-1 win to clinch doubles point.#GCT pic.twitter.com/NgoEOAONZ3

— WSU COUGAR TENNIS (@WSUCOUGARTENNIS) February 24, 2018

Bara makes it a 2-0 Cougar lead with 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 3. #GCT pic.twitter.com/q8cdNmDXYE

— WSU COUGAR TENNIS (@WSUCOUGARTENNIS) February 24, 2018

Tiffany increases lead to 3-0 with straight-set win at 2. pic.twitter.com/tnH6zfM5kf

— WSU COUGAR TENNIS (@WSUCOUGARTENNIS) February 24, 2018

Michaela clinches match with straight-set win at No. 1. Cougs won 4-0. All remaining matches were stopped once team@win was clinched. #GCT #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/eRGWFo1Q1y

— WSU COUGAR TENNIS (@WSUCOUGARTENNIS) February 24, 2018

Things to Know:

• WSU improved to 12-1 all-time against Seattle, 9-0 under Coach Hart
• WSU has won the doubles point in nine of its 10 matches this season
• Tiffany Mylonas and Guzal Yusupova improved to 9-0 in doubles play this season, all at No. 2
• Freshman Michaela Bayerlova improved to 15-0 on the season, tied for the third-longest in school history.
• Barbora Michalkova's win at No. 3 singles was the 50th singles victory of her career

 
 
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
Washington State 4 def. Seattle 0
February 24, 2018
Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse
Pullman, Wash.
 
DOUBLES

1. Barbora Michalkova/Melisa Ates (WSU) vs. Michelle Lui/Kelli Woodman (SU) 4-3 DNF
2. Guzal Yusupova/Tiffany Mylonas (WSU) def. Hannah Gianan/Kyra Jung (SU) 6-1
3. Michaela Bayerlova/Aneta Miksovska (WSU) def. Kali McCollister/Lily-Ana Kreutzer (SU) 6-0

Order of Finish: 3,2
 
SINGLES

1. Michaela Bayerlova (WSU) vs. Michelle Lui (SU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Tiffany Mylonas (WSU) def. Hannah Gianan (SU) 6-0, 6-3
3. Barbora Michalkova (WSU) def. Kyra Jung (SU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Aneta Miksovska (WSU) vs. Kelli Woodman (SU) 6-1, 5-3 DNF
5. Melisa Ates (WSU) vs. Kali McCollister (SU) DNS
6. Ege Tomey (WSU) vs. Lily-Ana Kreutzer (SU) DNS

Order of Finish: 3,2,1