PULLMAN, Wash. (February 24, 2023) – The Washington State Women's Tennis team captured each match in straight sets en route to a 7-0 victory over Eastern Washington Friday afternoon at the Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse. With the win, the Cougars improve to 6-4 on the season while the Eagles fall to 2-3
 
In doubles play to begin the day, the Cougars swept all three matches for the opening point. First off was Court 1 where WSU's Maxine Murphy and Yura Nakagawa rode an early service break to a 6-3 win over Isabella Foshee and Leandra Nizetic. Court 3 followed as WSU's Hania Abouelsaad and Stefaniia Mikhailova completed a 6-4 win over Scout Mathews and Sara Vasic. The duo of Elyse Tse and Eva Alvarez Sande made it a clean sweep, defeating Renata Gabuzyan and Kenzington Mann 6-4 at No. 2.
 
In singles action, Tse pushed the Cougar lead to 2-0 as she rebounded from a slow start to post a 6-4, 6-1 win over Mann at No. 4. Alvarez Sande picked up her 13th singles win of the year as she cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win over Nizetic at No. 2.
 
WSU clinched the victory when Murphy finished off a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 1 over Mathews, the fourth-straight win for the Cougar sophomore. Nakagawa increased the lead to 5-0 as she had little trouble with Gabuzyan at No. 3, winning 6-3, 6-3. The final match of the day saw Mikhailova defeat Vasic, 6-2, 6-3.
 
WSU won by forfeit at No. 6 for the final margin of victory
 
The Cougars return to the court Saturday when they host Saint Mary's at 11 a.m. from Hollingbery Fieldhouse.
 
 
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
#69 Washington State 7 def. Eastern Washington 0
February 2, 2023
Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse
Pullman, Wash.
 
DOUBLES
No. 1 Maxine Murphy/Yura Nakagawa (WSU) def. Isabella Foshee/Leandra Nizetic (EWU) 6-3
No. 2 Elyse Tse/Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) def. Renata Gabuzyan/Kenzington Mann (EWU) 6-4
No. 3 Hania Abouelsaad/Stefaniia Mikhailova (WSU) def. Scout Mathews/Sara Vasic (EWU) 6-4
Order of Finish: 1,3,2
 
SINGLES
No. 1 Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Scout Mathews (EWU) 6-4, 6-0
No. 2 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) def. Leandra Nizetic (EWU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 Yura Nakagawa (WSU) def. Renata Gabuzyan (EWU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 Elyse Tse (WSU) def. Kenzington Mann (EWU) 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 Stefaniia Mikhailova (WSU) def. Sara Vasic (EWU) 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 WSU won by forfeit
Order of Finish: 4,2,1,3,5