PULLMAN, Wash. (Feb. 25, 2025) – Washington State Tennis' doubles team of Eva Alvarez Sande and Maxine Murphy have been named the West Coast Conference Women's Doubles Team of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.
 
Last week began with the Cougar duo entering the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's national rankings at No. 88. In WSU's two matches last weekend in Texas, against No. 15 Baylor and No. 53 TCU, the pair went 2-0 at No. 1 doubles, defeating two nationally-ranked opponents.
 
The week started at Baylor, where they defeated the nation's seventh-ranked doubles team of Cristina Tiglea and Liubov Kostenko, 6-4. The next day at TCU, they posted a 6-4 win over the 24th-ranked duo of Jade Otway and Isabel Pascual, helping the Cougars capture the opening doubles point.
 
The win over TCU was the six-straight for Alvarez Sande and Murphy, which includes wins over four ranked opponents. For the season, the pair is 14-7, 9-3 in dual matches, all at the No. 1 spot.
 
This marks the second time this season the Cougar duo has received WCC Doubles Team of the Week honors.
 
Cougar Tennis returns to the court March 7 when it hosts Portland State.