PULLMAN, Wash. (Jan. 31, 2025) – After dropping the opening double point, Washington State Tennis captured four singles matches to complete a come-from-behind, 4-3 victory over Brigham Young Friday at the Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse.
 
With the win, the Cougars improve to 6-1 on the season while BYU falls to 2-3.
 
The day began with doubles and BYU quickly grabbed the advantage as Bobo Huang and Grace Levelston finished a 6-3 win over Eva Alvarez Sande and Maxine Murphy at No. 1. The remaining two matches both went to tiebreakers where Elyse Tse and Chisato Kanemaki evened the match with a 7-6 (7-5) win over Kendall Kovick and Chelsea Bluestein at No. 2. The win pushed the deciding match to court 3, when BYU's Maddy Smith and Hiba Heni escaped with a 7-6 (7-3) win over Hania Abouelsaad and Martina Markov, clinching the opening doubles point.
 
In singles, Alvarez Sande struck first as she completed a 6-1 6-4 win over Huang at No. 1 to even the match at 1-1. Murphy pushed WSU into the lead with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Levelston at No. 2 before Bluestein rallied for a 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 win over Abouelsaad at No. 4.
 
Tse's 7-5, 7-5 win over Kovick gave WSU a 3-2 lead, setting the stage for freshman Martina Puvill, who came from a set down to defeat Smith 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 at No. 5, clinching the team victory for WSU. In the final match, BYU's Sue Yan Tan held off Markov in two close sets, winning 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, to close out the match.
 
Washington State is next in action Feb. 7 when it travels to San Luis Obispo to face Cal Poly.
 
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
Washington State 4 def. Brigham Young 3
January 31, 2025
Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse
Pullman, Wash.
 
DOUBLES
No.1 Bobo Huang/Grace Levelston (BYU) def. Eva Alvarez Sande/Maxine Murphy (WSU) 6-3
No. 2 Elyse Tse/Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) def. Kendall Kovick/Chelsea Bluestein (BYU) 7-6 (5)
No. 3 Maddy Smith/Hiba Heni (BYU) def. Hania Abouelsaad/Martina Markov (WSU) 7-6 (3)
Order of Finish: 1,2,3
 
SINGLES
No. 1 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) def. Bobo Huang (BYU) 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Grace Levelston (BYU) 6-2, 7-5
No. 3 Elyse Tse (WSU) def. Kendall Kovick (BYU) 7-5, 7-5
No. 4 Chelsea Bluestein (BYU) def. #123 Hania Abouelsaad (WSU 7-6 (5), 6-2
No. 5 Martina Puvill (WSU) def. Maddy Smith (BYU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-4
No. 6 Sue Yan Tan (BYU) def. Martina Markov (WSU) 7-6 (3), 7-5
Order of Finish: 1,2,4,3,5,6