THIS WEEK: Washington State Tennis (8-4, 0-2) returns home to host the Mountain schools as Pac-12 Conference play resumes for the Cougars. WSU opens the weekend by hosting No. 44 Utah Friday, Mar. 15 at Noon, scheduled for the WSU Outdoor Tennis Courts with coffee and donuts provided. The weekend comes to a close Sunday, when the Cougars host No. 51 Colorado at 11 a.m., also at the WSU Outdoor Tennis Courts. St. Patrick's Day treats will be provided
 
FOLLOW LIVE: For all Cougar home tennis matches at Hollingbery Fieldhouse, live video streams of each match can be found HERE while live scoring is available HERE. For matches at the WSU Outdoor Tennis Courts, only live stats will be available, no live stream. Live scoring is available HERE.
 
SCOUTING UTAH: The Utes enter the match with a 9-3 overall record, 1-0 in Pac-12 play, to go with their No. 44 national ranking. Utah opened Pac-12 play last weekend by posting a 4-2 win over Oregon in Salt Lake City. Utah is riding a five-match winning streak heading into the weekend. Sophomore Marcela Lopez is the lone Utah player ranked at No. 75 in the most recent ranking. The all-time series with Utah is tied 11-11.
 
SCOUTING COLORADO: No. 51 Colorado enters the weekend with a 12-1 record, including a 1-0 conference mark after a 4-2 win over Oregon last weekend. The Buffs lone setback came at the hands of No. 2 Stanford early in the season as they have won their last 11 matches. The Cougars hold a 9-7 advantage in the all-time series.
 
LAST TIME OUT: The Cougars dropped a 5-2 decision at No. 11 USC. Senior Fifa Kumhom and sophomore Yura Nakagawa came away with singles wins for WSU.
 
NEXT UP: Following this weekend's match, the Cougars take a break from Pac-12 play when they visit Cal State Northridge (Mar. 22) and Cal State Fullerton (Mar. 23).
 
NET POINTS

• With her next win, senior Fifa Kumhom will record her 50th singles victory as a Cougar
• Junior Elyse Tse holds a 10-2 singles record in dual matches, tops on the team
• Tse and sophomore Eva Alvarez Sande are 9-2 in dual matches, all at No. 1 doubles
• WSU is 3-0 when playing in Pullman this season

 
HOLLINGBERY RENOVATION: The Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse underwent a renovation in December of 2023. A new playing surface was installed along with branded backdrops around the four courts.
 
ROSTER BREAKDOWN: For the 2023-24 season the Cougars will have one new player accompanying the seven returners. The roster consists of seniors Fifa Kumhom and Hania Abouelsaad, juniors Maxine Murphy and Elyse Tse, along with sophomores Eva Alvarez Sande, Yura Nakagawa and Tiffany Phout. Freshman Martina Markov joins the Cougar lineup this season.
 
COACH RAQUEL ATAWO: Raquel Atawo is in her third season as head coach of the Cougars after being named to the position July 2, 2021. Atawo arrived in Pullman having spent the 2021 season as the assistant coach at Auburn and prior to that, spent 15 years on the WTA Tour, where she reached a No. 10 world ranking in doubles.
 
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