PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University Tennis opened its 2020 dual season with a pair of 7-0 victories over Idaho and Seattle Saturday at the Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse.
 
WSU opened the day against Idaho and had little trouble with the Vandals. Quick wins at 1 and 2 doubles earned the opening point then the Cougars did not surrender more than four games in any singles matches as they cruised to the victory.
 
Freshman Pang Jittakoat picked up her first collegiate dual-match win with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Shion Watabe while fellow freshman Carla Quadflieg did the same, winning 6-1, 6-2 at No. 6.
 
It victory marked the 22nd-straight win over Idaho and improved the Cougars' all-time record to 33-18 against the Vandals.
 
In the nightcap against Seattle, WSU again flexed its muscle, quickly capturing two doubles matches for the opening point. The duo of Melisa Ates and Hikaru Sato won 6-0 at No. 1 to set the tone before Jovana Knezevic and Pang Jittakoat clinched the point with a 6-1 victory at No. 3.
 
In singles play, Ates and Savanna Ly-Nguyen rolled to straight-set wins before Sato clinched the point with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 2. Michaela Bayerlova posted a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 1 for her fourth-straight win this season. Jittakoat and Quadflieg did not drop a game in their matches.
 
The Cougars are next in action Saturday at the ITA Kickoff Weekend when the face Denver in Stanford, Calif.
 
 
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
Washington State 7 def. Idaho 0
January 18, 2020
Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse
Pullman, Wash.
 
DOUBLES

1. Melisa Ates/Hikaru Sato (WSU) def. Melissa Huchet/Maggie Chen (UI) 6-1
2. Michaela Bayerlova/Yang Lee (WSU) def. Laura Spataro/Marta Magalhaes (UI) 6-2
3. Jovana Knezevic/Pang Jittakoat (WSU) vs. Nicole Horacek/Shion Watabe (UI) 4-3 DNF

Order of Finish: 1,2
 
SINGLES

1. Michael Bayerlova (WSU) def. Laura Spataro (UI) 6-1, 6-2
2. Hikaru Sato (WSU) def. Melissa Huchet (UI) 6-1, 6-3
3. Savanna Ly-Nguyen (WSU) def. Maggie Chen (UI) 6-1, 6-1
4. Melisa Ates (WSU) def. Marta Magahaes (UI) 6-0, 6-2
5. Pang Jittakoat (WSU) def. Shion Watabe (UI) 6-1, 6-1
6. Carla Quadflieg (WSU) def. Andjela Todorovic (UI) 6-1, 6-2

Order of Finish: 4,1,3,2,5,6
 
 
 
Washington State 7 def. Seattle 0
January 18, 2020
Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse
Pullman, Wash.
 
DOUBLES

1. Melisa Ates/Hikaru Sato (WSU) def. Hannah Gianan/Jillian Rasmussen (SU) 6-0
2. Michaela Bayerlova/Yang Lee (WSU) vs. Kyra Jung/Jade Lancaster (SU) 5-2 DNF
3. Jovana Knezevic/Pang Jittakoat (WSU) def. Hannah Grossman/Martina Asciuto (SU) 6-1

Order of Finish: 1,3
 
SINGLES

1. Michael Bayerlova (WSU) def. Hannah Gianan (SU) 6-1, 6-3
2. Hikaru Sato (WSU) def. Kyra Jung (SU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Savanna Ly-Nguyen (WSU) def. Jillian Rasmussen (SU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Melisa Ates (WSU) def. Jade Lancaster (SU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Pang Jittakoat (WSU) def. Aranza Alvarez-Sanabria (SU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Carla Quadflieg (WSU) def. Hannah Grossman (SU) 6-0, 6-0

Order of Finish: 4,3,2,1,5,6