NEW YORK – Washington State rebounded from a heartbreaking loss Sunday to defeat Fordham University 7-0 Monday morning at the Dick Savitt Tennis Center on the Columbia campus.
 
With the win the Cougars improve to 8-2 on the season while Fordham falls to 3-6.
 
The day began with doubles as the Cougars dominated at No. 1 where Melisa Ates and Yang Lee posted a 6-0 victory over Avery Aude and Genevieve Quenville. Hikaru Sato and Carla Quadflieg clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 win at No. 2 over Valeriya Deminova and Nicole Li. The match at No. 3 was stopped as Pang Jittakoat and Jovana Knezevic were tied 5-5 with Fordham's Arian Taluyenko and Maia Balce.
 
In singles play, the Cougars did not drop a set in sweeping all six matches. At No. 1, Sato defeat Taluyenko 6-4, 6-2 while Savanna Ly-Nguyen needed a first-set tiebreaker to defeat Deminova, 7-6 (4), 6-3. At No. 3, Ates, ranked No. 107 nationally, cruised past Blace, 6-2, 6-4.
 
Jittakoat, who saved multiple match points before winning in three sets Sunday at Columbia, had no trouble Monday in defeating Aude, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4. Lee posted a 6-2, 6-4 win over Quenville at No. 5 while Quadflieg improved to 3-0 in dual matches this season with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 6 over Li.
 
The Cougars continue their four-match road swing Friday at San Diego. Match time is set for 1:30 p.m.
 
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
#35 Washington State 7, Fordham 0
February 24, 2020
New York, N.Y.
 
DOUBLES

1. Melisa Ates/Yang Lee (WSU) def. Avery Aude/Genevieve Quenville (F) 6-0
2. Hikaru Sato/Carla Quadflieg (WSU) def. Valeriya Deminova/Nicole Li (F) 6-4
3. Pang Jittakoat/Jovana Knezevic (WSU) vs. Arian Taluyenko/Maia Balce (F) 5-5 DNF

Order of Finish: 1,2
 
SINGLES

1. Hikaru Sato (WSU) def. Arian Taluyenko (F) 6-4, 6-2
2. Savanna Ly-Nguyen (WSU) def. Valeriya Deminova (F) 7-6 (4), 6-3
3. #107 Melisa Ates (WSU) def. Maia Balce (F) 6-2, 6-4
4. Pang Jittakoat (WSU) def. Avery Aude (F) 6-1, 6-2
5. Yang Lee (WSU) def. Genevieve Quenville (F) 6-2, 6-4
6. Carla Quadflieg (WSU) def. Nicole Li (F) 6-3, 6-2

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