Cougars Fall at No. 13 UCLA

LOS ANGELES – Washington State tennis suffered just its second loss of the season and its first in Pac-12 play as it fell at No. 13 UCLA, 4-0, Saturday afternoon. The day began with three tightly contested doubles matches as WSU won 6-3 and No. 2 while No. 1 went to UCLA, 6-4. In the third and deciding doubles match, it came down to No. 3 where WSU's Michaela Bayerlova and Aneta Miksovska forced a tiebreaker before falling, giving UCLA the opening point. The Bruins came out strong in singles, capturing the first three completed matches to secure the team victory. After sophomore Melisa Ates fell at No. 6, Barbora Michalkova was next off with a 6-3, 6-2 loss against No. 46 Abi Altick. Freshmen Michaela Bayerlova also fell to a ranked player, 6-3, 6-4 against No. 13 Ena Shibahara. Bayerlova's loss at No. 1 singles ended the match and all remaining matches were halted. With the loss, the Cougars fall to 17-2 overall and 2-1 in Pac-12 play. WSU travels back to Pullman to face Utah, March 30 at 1:30 p.m.

Coach Hart on the UCLA Match:
"UCLA is a very strong team and always very well coached. We will learn from this loss and start preparing for Utah and Colorado. We are excited to be back at home next weekend! Go Cougs!"

Things You Need to Know:

With the loss the Cougars fall to 17-2, 2-1 in Pac-12 play.
Michaela Bayerlova suffered just her second loss of the season and is now 4-1 against nationally-ranked players.
Tiffany Mylonas leads the team with 26 wins.
Up next, WSU faces Utah March 30 at 1:30 p.m. at the Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse.

WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
No. 13 UCLA 4 def. No. 39 Washington State 0
March 24, 2018
Los Angeles Tennis Center
Los Angeles, Calif.

DOUBLES

No. 15 Jada Hart/Terri Fleming (UCLA) def. Barbora Michalkova/Melisa Ates (WSU) 6-4
Guzal Yusupova/Tiffany Mylonas (WSU) def. Abi Altick/ Ayan Broomfield (UCLA) 6-3
Ena Shibahara/ Alaina Miller (UCLA) def. Michaela Bayerlova/Aneta Miksovska (WSU) 6-7 (7)

Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3

SINGLES

No. 13 Ena Shibahara (UCLA) def. No. 43 Michaela Bayerlova (WSU) 6-3, 6-4
Guzal Yusupova (WSU) vs. No. 37 Jada Hart (UCLA) 4-6, 2-3 DNF
Tiffany Mylonas (WSU) vs. Terri Fleming (UCLA) 4-6, 4-4 DNF
No. 46 Abi Altick (UCLA) def. Barbora Michalkova (WSU) 3-6, 2-6
Aneta Miksovska (WSU) vs. Ayan Broomfield (UCLA) 106, 3-5 DNF
No. 100 Alaina Miller (UCLA) def. Melisa Ates (WSU) 6-0, 6-0

Order of Finish: 6, 4, 1

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Players Mentioned

Melisa Ates

Michaela Bayerlova

Barbora Michalkova

Aneta Miksovska

Tiffany Mylonas

Guzal Yusupova

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