THIS WEEK: The Washington State Cougars (13-4) begin the week at Fresno State, concluding a three-match road swing, then return to Pac-12 action by hosting Oregon (6-7) Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse.

ABOUT FRESNO STATE: Fresno State enters the match with a 6-6 overall record, having lost 4-1 to Utah Tuesday. Fresno State holds a 13-3 advantage in the all-time series, though the Cougars captured a 4-3 victory in 2017, the last time these two teams met.

ABOUT OREGON: Oregon begins the week with a 6-7 record, 0-2 in Pac-12 play. The Ducks will to Washington Washington Friday before heading to Pullman for Sunday's showdown. Last season WSU captured a come-from-behind, 4-3 victory over Oregon, when the Ducks were ranked 21st nationally.  Oregon leads the all-time series, 38-24.

LAST TIME OUT: Washington State Cougars dropped both matches to the Mountain schools to start Pac-12 play. The Cougars fell at Utah, 4-3, then also dropped a 4-3 decision at Colorado.
 
UP NEXT: After Oregon, the Cougars remain in Pullman to host Boise State, Saturday, March 23 at 10 a.m.

ROAD WARRIORS: Washington State is 17 matches into the season and Wednesday's match at Fresno State marks the 13th match the Cougars have played on the road. With trips to Missoula, Mont., Stanford, Calif., Waco, Texas, West Lafayette, Ind. Spokane, Manhattan, Kan., Lincoln, Neb., Salt Lake City, Boulder, Colo. and Fresno, Calif., WSU will return from Fresno having travelled more than 10,432 miles.
 
ITA RANKINGS: Washington State University women's tennis team is ranked No. 36 in the most recent ITA rankings. Earlier this year, WSU has held rankings of 28 (March 5), 31 (Feb. 26) and 15 (Feb. 19). The No. 15 ranking was the highest in program history. Additionally, Sophomore Michaela Bayerlova moved to No. 38 in the singles rankings, down from No. 35 two weeks prior. Entering the doubles rankings last week were WSU's No. 1 duo of Tiffany Mylonas and Hikaru Sato, at No. 71.
 
MIKSOVSKA CLIMBING CAREER WINS LIST: Cougar senior Aneta Miksovska enters the week with 93 career victories, tied for fourth place on the all-time wins list with Ksenia Googe. Next up on the list is Miksovska's former teammate, Elizaveta Luzina with 105 victories.
 
FIRST SERVES:

• WSU freshman are a combined 46-16 (.742) in singles play this season
• Michaela Bayerlova is WSU's highest-ranking player at No. 38 in the most recent ITA Rankings
• WSU tennis has had three players ranked this season, Bayerlova, Tiffany Mylonas and Melisa Ates

 
COACH HART: Lisa Hart is in her 16th season as the head coach at Washington State. Hart has accumulated a WSU career record of 215-181 (.543) over her tenure, finishing the 2018 season with a 21-7 record.
 
HOW TO WATCH: For all home matches at the Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse, fans can watch live at wsucougars.com. Live stats are also available at wsu.statbroadcast.com.