LINCOLN, Neb. – Washington State tennis picked up a pair of victories Saturday, defeating host Nebraska 4-1 followed by a 7-0 win over Iowa State at the Dillon Tennis Center.
With the wins, the Cougars, ranked No. 31, improved to 13-2 on the season.
The day began with the Cougars taking the doubles point and then three singles matches to defeat Nebraska. In singles play, WSU captured wins at No. 1, 3 and 5 in straight sets to secure the win.
In the evening match, WSU again won the doubles point then swept all six singles matches to close out the 7-0 victory over Iowa State. The cougars only dropped one set against the Cyclones, that coming when No. 1
Michaela Bayerlova rallied after dropping the first set to win in three.
The highlight of the day came when senior
Aneta Miksovska moved into a tie for fourth place on WSU's all-time singles wins list with Ksenia Googe at 92 victories.
The Cougars are next in action Friday when they begin Pac-12 play at Utah beginning at 11 a.m. PT.
MOMENTS OF THE MATCH:
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
No. 31 Washington State 4 def. Nebraska 1
March 2, 2019
Dillon Tennis Center
Lincoln, Neb.
DOUBLES
1.
Tiffany Mylonas/
Hikaru Sato (WSU) def. Vasanti Shinde/Marina Cozac (NEB) 6-4
2.
Melisa Ates/
Yang Lee (WSU) def. Jessica Aragon/Claire Reifeis (NEB) 6-4
3.
Jovana Knezevic/
Aneta Miksovska (WSU) vs. Jeannie Lozowski/Hayley Haakenstad (NEB) 4-5 DNF
Order of Finish: 2,1
SINGLES
1. #35
Michaela Bayerlova (WSU) def. Vasanti Shinde (NEB) 6-4, 6-2
2. Claire Reifeis (NEB) def.
Tiffany Mylonas (WSU) 7-6, 6-1
3.
Savanna Ly-Nguyen (WSU) def. Jeannie Lozowski (NEB) 7-5, 6-2
4. #106
Melisa Ates (WSU) vs. Marina Cozac (NEB) 5-7, 1-5 DNF
5.
Aneta Miksovska (WSU) def. Jessica Aragon (NEB) 6-1, 6-1
6.
Yang Lee (WSU) vs. Hayley Haakenstad (NEB) vs. 3-6, 5-4 DNF
Order of Finish: 5,3,2,1
#31 Washington State 7 def. Iowa State 0
March 2, 2019
Dillon Tennis Center
Lincoln, Neb.
DOUBLES
1.
Tiffany Mylonas/
Hikaru Sato (WSU) def. Bonadonna, Annabella/Cancini, Maty (ISU) 7-6
2.
Melisa Ates/
Yang Lee (WSU) def. Espindola, Regina/Repina, Ekaterina (ISU) 6-4
3. Grib, Ekaterina/Timakova, Margarita (ISU) def.
Jovana Knezevic/
Aneta Miksovska (WSU) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3,2,1
SINGLES
1. #35
Michaela Bayerlova (WSU) def. Maty Cancini (ISU) 2-6, 6-3, 10-2
2.
Tiffany Mylonas (WSU) def. Grib, Ekaterina (ISU) 6-0, 7-6
3.
Hikaru Sato (WSU) def. Regina Espindola (ISU) 6-1, 6-3
4.
Savanna Ly-Nguyen (WSU) def. Ekaterina Repina (ISU) 6-3, 6-2
5. #106
Melisa Ates (WSU) def. Annabella Bonadonna(ISU) 7-6, 6-4
6.
Aneta Miksovska (WSU) def. Margarita Timakova (ISU) 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6,4,3,5,1,2
