Box Score PROVO, Utah – Washington State's comeback came up one match short as BYU came away with a 4-3 victory Friday afternoon at the BYU Outdoor Tennis Courts.
 
Tied at 3-3, the match came down to No. 1 singles where WSU's Michaela Bayerlova won a second-set tiebreaker to force a deciding third set against BYU's Anastasia Abramyan. Trailing 0-5 in the final set, Bayerlova, ranked No. 86, ran off three-straight games to close within 5-3. Abramyan, however, broke Bayerlova in the next game to secure a 7-5, 6-7, 6-3 victory and clinch the team win.
 
After surrendering the opening doubles point, Washington State (10-9) secured singles wins at No.'s 4-6. Pang Jittakoat was first off at No. 4, winning 6-2, 6-4 over Kara Lin, while Savanna Ly-Nguyen also posted a straight-set victory, defeating Emilee Astle 7-5, 6-2. It marked Ly-Nguyen's team-leading 14th singles victory this season against just two defeats.
 
At No. 5, Melisa Ates completed a 6-4, 7-5 win over Madeline Wanlass as she picked up her 101st career singles win, one shy of Elizaveta Luzina, who currently holds third place on WSU's all-time list.
 
BYU (13-6) captured the opening doubles point with wins on courts 2 and 3. On court 1, Ates and Hikaru Sato came away with a 6-3 victory over BYU's Abramyan and Helen Jiao. BYU then earned singles wins at the top three spots to secure the team victory
 
The Cougars return to Pac-12 play Friday when they visit Utah in a 12:30 p.m. PT match.
 
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
BYU 4 def. Washington State 3
April 1, 2021
BYU Outdoor Tennis Courts
Provo, Utah
 
DOUBLES
No. 1 Melisa Ates/Hikaru Sato (WSU) def. Anastasia Abramyan/Helen Jiao (BYU) 6-3
No. 2 Leah Heimuli/Madeline Wanlass (BYU) def. Michaela Bayerlova/Pang Jittakoat (WSU) 6-3
No. 3 Emilee Astle/Kara Lin (BYU) def. Fifa Kumhom/Yang Lee (WSU) 6-0
Order of Finish: 3,2,1
 
SINGLES
No. 1 Anastasia Abramyan (BYU) def. #86 Michaela Bayerlova (WSU) 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-3
No. 2 Leah Heimuli (BYU) def. Hikaru Sato (WSU) 7-5, 6-1
No. 3 Helen Jaio (BYU) def. Fifa Kumhom (WSU) 6-0, 6-3
No. 4 Pang Jittakoat (WSU) def. Kara Lin (BYU) 6-2, 6-4
No. 5 Savanna Ly-Nguyen (WSU) def. Emilee Astle (BYU) 7-5, 6-2
No. 6 Melisa Ates (WSU) def. Madeline Wanlass (BYU) 7-5, 6-4
Order of Finish: 3,4,5,2,6,1