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Ly-Nguyen Leads Cougars on Final Day of Rainbow Wahine
January 05, 2019 | Tennis
HONOLULU – Freshman Savanna Ly-Nguyen captured a three-set victory to lead Washington State tennis during the third and final day of the Rainbow Wahine Invitational, hosted by the University of Hawaii, Saturday at the UH Tennis Complex.
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For the third-straight day, the Cougars had the better results against Hawaii in the non-team scoring match. WSU won four of six singles matches and all three doubles contests. For the weekend, WSU went 18-4 in singles and 6-6 in doubles play.
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Ly-Nguyen split the first two sets against Nikola Dolakova before capturing a tiebreaker for the third set, 10-6. Ly-Nguyen won all three singles matches over the weekend.
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Senior Aneta Miksovska was a double winner Saturday as she defeated Alzbeta Houbova 6-2, 6-7 (5), 10-8, then teamed with Michaela Bayerlova to defeat Petra Melounova and Sophia Storch, 6-4. Bayerlova, ranked No. 83 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, fell to Michelle Pits, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-3) in singles.
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Junior Melisa Ates also won a pair of matches, defeating Sophia Storch 6-0, 7-5 after pairing with Yang Lee for a 6-3 win over Dolakova and Maayan Sela. Lee fell to Sela in their one-set singles match, 6-2. Sela also faced WSU's Hikaru Sato in singles, with the Cougar freshman coming away with a 6-3 win in the one-set match. Sato and Tiffany Mylonas teamed to defeat Pits and Houbova, 6-4, in their doubles match.
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The Cougars begin their dual match play Saturday when they host Idaho at noon and Eastern Washington at 5 p.m. at Hollingbery Fieldhouse.
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WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
Rainbow Wahine Invitational
January 5, 2019
UH Tennis Complex
Honolulu, Hawaii
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SINGLES
Savanna Ly-Nguyen (WSU) def. Nikola Dolakova (Hawaii) 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6)
Michelle Pits (Hawaii) def. No. 83 Michaela Bayerlova (WSU) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-3)
Aneta Miksovska (WSU) def. Alzbeta Houbova (Hawaii) 6-2, 6-7 (5), 1-0 (10-8)
Melisa Ates (WSU) def. Sophia Storch (Hawaii) 6-0, 7-5
Hikaru Sato (WSU) def. Maayan Sela (Hawaii) 6-3
Maayan Sela (Hawaii) def. Yang Lee (WSU) 6-2
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DOUBLES
Yang Lee/Melisa Ates (WSU) def. Nikola Dolakova/Maayan Sela (Hawaii) 6-3
Hikaru Sato/Tiffany Mylonas (WSU) def. Michelle Pits/Alzbeta Houbova (Hawaii) 6-4
Michaela Bayerlova/Aneta Miksovska (WSU) def. Petra Melounova/Sophia Storch (Hawaii) 6-4
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For the third-straight day, the Cougars had the better results against Hawaii in the non-team scoring match. WSU won four of six singles matches and all three doubles contests. For the weekend, WSU went 18-4 in singles and 6-6 in doubles play.
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Ly-Nguyen split the first two sets against Nikola Dolakova before capturing a tiebreaker for the third set, 10-6. Ly-Nguyen won all three singles matches over the weekend.
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Senior Aneta Miksovska was a double winner Saturday as she defeated Alzbeta Houbova 6-2, 6-7 (5), 10-8, then teamed with Michaela Bayerlova to defeat Petra Melounova and Sophia Storch, 6-4. Bayerlova, ranked No. 83 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, fell to Michelle Pits, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-3) in singles.
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Junior Melisa Ates also won a pair of matches, defeating Sophia Storch 6-0, 7-5 after pairing with Yang Lee for a 6-3 win over Dolakova and Maayan Sela. Lee fell to Sela in their one-set singles match, 6-2. Sela also faced WSU's Hikaru Sato in singles, with the Cougar freshman coming away with a 6-3 win in the one-set match. Sato and Tiffany Mylonas teamed to defeat Pits and Houbova, 6-4, in their doubles match.
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The Cougars begin their dual match play Saturday when they host Idaho at noon and Eastern Washington at 5 p.m. at Hollingbery Fieldhouse.
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WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
Rainbow Wahine Invitational
January 5, 2019
UH Tennis Complex
Honolulu, Hawaii
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SINGLES
Savanna Ly-Nguyen (WSU) def. Nikola Dolakova (Hawaii) 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6)
Michelle Pits (Hawaii) def. No. 83 Michaela Bayerlova (WSU) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-3)
Aneta Miksovska (WSU) def. Alzbeta Houbova (Hawaii) 6-2, 6-7 (5), 1-0 (10-8)
Melisa Ates (WSU) def. Sophia Storch (Hawaii) 6-0, 7-5
Hikaru Sato (WSU) def. Maayan Sela (Hawaii) 6-3
Maayan Sela (Hawaii) def. Yang Lee (WSU) 6-2
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DOUBLES
Yang Lee/Melisa Ates (WSU) def. Nikola Dolakova/Maayan Sela (Hawaii) 6-3
Hikaru Sato/Tiffany Mylonas (WSU) def. Michelle Pits/Alzbeta Houbova (Hawaii) 6-4
Michaela Bayerlova/Aneta Miksovska (WSU) def. Petra Melounova/Sophia Storch (Hawaii) 6-4
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