Cougars Fall at No. 49 Washington, 5-2

SEATTLE, Wash. – The University of Washington, ranked 49th, captured five of six singles matches en route to a 5-2 upset victory of No. 40 Washington State Saturday afternoon in a match that started outside then moved indoors due to rain. With the loss, the cougars fall to 20-6 on the season, 5-5 in Pac-12 play. For the 22nd time in 26 matches this season, the Cougars began the day by capturing the opening doubles point as Guzal Yusupova and Tiffany Mylonas at No. 2 and Michaela Bayerlova and Aneta Miksovska at No. 3 each posted wins. In singles play, the Cougars extended its lead to 2-0 as Melisa Ates recorded a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 6, but WSU drew no closer. The Huskies captured the top five singles matches, two in three sets, to come away with the win. WSU finished in a four-way tie for fifth place in the Pac-12. The Conference tournament begins Wednesday in Ojai, California. Pairing for the tournament will be announced Sunday by the pac-12.

Coach Hart Comments on the Match:
"Washington competed extremely well today. I thought our doubles played well and Melisa did a great job in her singles match. We will now look forward to the Pac-12 tournament. We have a lot to play for and are excited to have a chance to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament."

Things You Need to Know:

With the loss, the Cougars fall to 20-6 on the season, 5-5 in Pac-12 play.
WSU won the doubles point for the 22nd time in 26 matches this season.
Sophomore Melisa Ates picked up her 25th singles victory of the season.
Michaela Bayerlova and Aneta Miksovska recorded their team-leading 21st doubles victory.

WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
No. 49 Washington 5 def. no. 40 Washington State 2
April 21, 2018
Seattle, Wash.

DOUBLES
1) #20 Kobayashi/Wong (UW) def. Michalkova/Ates (WSU) 6-3
2) #79 Yusupova/Mylonas (WSU) def. Fung/Kopcalic (UW) 6-3
3) Bayerlova/Miksovska (WSU) def. Prokopuik/Li (UW) 6-2
Order of Finish: 1,2,3

SINGLES
1) #17 Stacey Fung (UW) def. #26 Michaela Bayerlova (WSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
2) #46 Vanessa Wong (UW) def. Guzal Yusupova (WSU) 7-5, 6-2
3) Miki Kobayashi (UW) def. Barbora Michalkova (WSU) 6-1, 6-0
4) Alexis Prokopuik (UW) def. Tiffany Mylonas (WSU) 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-0
5) Katarina Kopcalic (UW) def. Aneta Miksovska (WSU) 7-6(4), 6-1
6) Melisa Ates (WSU) def. Angela Li (UW) 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: 3,6,5,2,4,1

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Players Mentioned

Melisa Ates

Michaela Bayerlova

Barbora Michalkova

Aneta Miksovska

Tiffany Mylonas

Guzal Yusupova

Washington State University Athletics