PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University opened its 2018 tennis season with a strong showing on the first day of play at the Cougar Classic at the WSU Outdoor Tennis Courts. The Cougars captured all 12 singles matches and all three doubles matches on the afternoon. In the Crimson Singles Flight, senior
Tiffany Mylonas and freshmen
Yang Lee and
Hikaru Sato each won two matches without dropping a set to advance to the semifinals. In the Gray Singles Flight, senior
Aneta Miksovska and juniors
Melisa Ates and
Ege Tomey also won their matches in straight sets.
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In doubles play, Ates and Yang captured a 6-1 win over Seattle's Kreutzer and Rasmussen in the Crimson Flight. Also in the Crimson Flight, Mylonas and Sato easily advanced with a 6-2 win over Montana State's Fristam and Walker. In the Gray Doubles Flight, Miksovska and Tomey advanced with a 6-1 win over Seattle's McCollister and Montana State's Iverson.
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Play continues Saturday with singles semifinal matches and two rounds of doubles.
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In Malibu, Calif., Cougar sophomore
Michaela Bayerlova won her second-round match before falling in the quarterfinals at the Oracle/ITA Master's at Pepperdine University. Bayerlova, ranked No. 17 by the ITA, opened the day with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Harvard's Erica Oosterhout, ranked No. 67. In the quarterfinals, Bayerlova dropped a 6-2, 6-2 decision to Pepperdine's Evgeniya Levashova, ranked No. 41 nationally. In mixed doubles, Bayerlova and Baylor's Sven Lah posted a 6-4 win over Oosterhout and Texas' Christian Sigsgaard. In their semifinal, the duo posted an 8-4 win over Kate Fahey of Michigan and Minnesota's Stefan Milicevic. The mixed doubles final will be Saturday at 6 p.m.
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