PROVO, Utah (February 4, 2023) – Freshman Eva Alvarez Sande and junior Fifa Kumhom provided the two victories for Washington State but it was not enough in a 5-2 loss to BYU Saturday at the BYU Indoor Tennis Courts.
 
In doubles play to start the match, BYU (2-0) captured all three sets to take the opening point. At No. 2, BYU's Tina Li and Emmie Moore posted a 6-0 victory over Yura Nakagawa and Kumhom while on Court 1, WSU's (2-3) Maxine Murphy and Alvarez Sande captured an opening break of serve but could not capitalize at the duo of Emilee Astle and Bobo Huang, ranked No. 47 nationally, recorded a 6-3 win to clinch the doubles win. At No. 3, BYU's Jacque Dunyon and Kara Wheatley defeated Elyse Tse and Stefaniia Mikhailova 6-3.
 
In singles action, BYU captured the first two completed matches as Li defeated Tse 6-4, 6-3 on Court 4 and Huang came from 5-3 down in the first to win 7-5, 6-1. BYU clinched the match at No. 3 when Dunyon completed a 6-4, 7-6 win over Nakagawa, pushing the lead to 4-0 with three matches remaining.
 
Alvarez Sande provided the high point for WSU as the freshman rallied from 2-6, 3-5 down to post the come-from-behind 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory over Astle at No. 2. At No. 5, Kumhom needed three sets, jumping out early in the third-set breaker and never releasing her lead to defeat Wheatley 7-6 (4), 5-7, 1-0 (10-8). At No. 6, Moore defeated WSU's Hania Abouelsaad, 6-0, 6-2.
 
Washington State is next in action Friday when it travels to central California to face Fresno State. Match time is set for 1 p.m.
 
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
BYU 5 def. Washington State 2
February 4, 2023
BYU Indoor Tennis Courts
Provo, Utah
 
DOUBLES
No. 1 #47 Emilee Astle/Bobo Huang (BYU) def. Maxine Murphy/Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) 6-2
No. 2 Tina Li/Emmie Moore (BYU) def. Yura Nakagawa/Fifa Kumhom (WSU) 6-0
No. 3 Jacque Dunyon/Kara Wheatley (BYU) def. Elyse Tse/Stefaniia Mikhailova (WSU) 6-3
Order of Finish: 2,1,3
 
SINGLES
No. 1 Bobo Huang (BYU) def. Maxine Murphy (WSU) 7-5, 6-1
No. 2 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) def. Emilee Astle (BYU) 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3
No. 3 Jacque Dunyon (BYU) def. Yura Nakagawa (WSU) 6-4, 7-6 (6)
No. 4 Tina Li (BYU) BYU) def. Elyse Tse (WSU), 6-4, 6-3
No. 5 Fifa Kumhom (WSU) def. Kara Wheatley (BYU) 7-6(4), 5-7, 1-0 (10-8)
No. 6 Emmie Moore (BYU) def. Hania Abouelsaad (WSU) 6-0, 6-2
Order of Finish: 4,1,3,2,6,5