THIS WEEK: Washington State tennis concludes its 2018 regular season schedule beginning Thursday at the 2018 Pac-12 Tennis Championships at Ojai, Calif. The Cougars, currently No. 48, enter the match with a 20-6 record and 5-5 in Pac-12 play. WSU enters as the No. 5 seed in the tournament, matching a program-best finish in the conference. The Cougars face No. 4-seed California Thursday at 10:30 a.m. A win by WSU would push the Cougars into Friday's semifinal against the winner of No. 1 Stanford, and either No. 8 Washington or No. 9 Colorado, who face off Wednesday.

UP NEXT: Following the Pac-12 Championship, the Cougars will await the 2018 NCAA Women's Tennis Selection Show to see if their season continues with a spot in the NCAA Championships, Tuesday, May 1.

LAST WEEK: The Cougars fell to No. 49 Washington, 5-2, in Seattle. After capturing the opening doubles point, WSU managed just one singles victory by sophomore Melisa Ates. 

20-WIN SEASON: With the win at Arizona April 7, Cougar Tennis reached the 20-win plateau for the first time in program history, besting the previous mark of 19 set during the 1994 and 2012 seasons.

WSU CONTINUES PRESENCE IN ITA TEAM RANKINGS: Washington State University moved to No. 47 in the most recent ITA team rankings, released Tuesday, after reaching a season-best 31 on the March 27 release. The Cougars have been ranked in each of the last eight ITA polls, since the March 6 ranking.

BAYERLOVA RANKED 26 IN ITA NATIONAL SINGLES: Following the most recent ITA singles rankings, freshmen Michaela Bayerlova remained at a season-best No. 26. Bayerlova was No. 54 in the first 2018 ITA National Singles rankings and has been ranked in each poll since.

YUSUPOVA/MYLONAS IN DOUBLES RANKINGS: Sophomore Guzal Yusupova and junior Tiffany Mylonas remain in the ITA Doubles rankings for their third-straight week, now ranked at No. 84. The duo have posted a 20-2 mark this season, all coming in dual matches while playing No. 2. They are also 6-2 in Pac-12 play.

COACH HART: Lisa Hart is in her 15th season as the head coach at Washington State. Hart has accumulated 201 wins over her tenure, the most victories in school history. In 2012, the Cougars went 19-7 as Hart was awarded the Pac-12 Conference Women's Tennis Coach of the Year award.
 
THINGS TO KNOW:

• WSU is currently 20-6 this season, 5-5 in Pac-12 play
• The Cougars have won the doubles point in 22 of 26 matches this season.
• Tiffany Mylonas continues to lead the team with 28 singles victories, with Michaela Bayerlova closely behind with 26 wins against four defeats.
• Sophomore Melisa Ates is 15-2 in dual matches this season
• The Cougars have six players with 20-plus singles wins.
• Guzal Yusupova and Tiffany Mylonas are a combined 20-2 in doubles play this season and are No. 84 in ITA rankings this week.