PULLMAN, Wash. – Senior
Savanna Ly-Nguyen and sophomore
Fifa Kumhom captured their respective flight championships to highlight the final day of play at the 2021 Cougar Classic Sunday at the WUS Outdoor Tennis Courts.
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In the Crimson flight final, Ly-Nguyen cruised through the first set, winning 6-1 against Seattle's Elena Kraleva. Kraleva rebounded to win the second set 6-4, forcing a 10-point tiebreaker to decide the match. After trialing throughout, Ly-Nguyen rallied to take the final five points to win 10-8 and capture the title.
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Kumhom needed only two sets but came from behind in both as she defeated Boise State's Bhakti Shah, 7-5, 7-6 (2) for the Gray flight title. Trailing 2-5 in the first, Kumhom rallied to take five-straight games to capture the opening set. In the second, she again trailed 2-5 before forcing a tiebreaker, where she cruised to a 7-2 win to clinch the match.
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In doubles play, the Cougar duo posted an 8-5 victory over Portland State's Makoto Ohara and Capucine Sanoner to come away with the consolation title in the Crimson flight.
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WSU in next in action Oct. 8-10 when they compete at the Husky Invitational in Seattle.
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