PULLMAN, Wash. (March 30, 2025) – Washington State Women's Tennis captured its fourth-straight victory, this time a 4-0 win over Pacific to remain undefeated in West Coast Conference play Sunday at the WSU Outdoor Tennis Courts.
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With the win, their fourth-straight overall, the Cougars improve to 13-5 on the season and 3-0 in WCC play. Pacific falls to 4-11 overall, 0-3 in conference action.
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WSU started strong by dominating doubles play. At the No. 3, The Cougar duo of
Hania Abouelsaad and
Martina Markov recorded a 6-0 win over Milena Maiorova and Rayna Sguia, while at No. 1 the Cougar pair of
Eva Alvarez Sande and
Maxine Murphy, ranked No. 41 nationally, c;licned the opening point with a 6-1 win over Megan Carmichael and Maggie Hoe. The match on Court 2 was stopped with WSU's
Elyse Tse and
Chisato Kanemaki leading Indiya McLeod and Alexis Sam, 5-2.
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In single play, Tse made it 2-0 in favor of the Cougars as she posted a 6-2, 6-3 win over Maiorova at No. 2. Kanemaki, at No. 4, put WSU within sight of the team win with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Sugai, setting the stage for Markov, who finished off a 6-1, 7-5 will over Hoe at No. 6 to clinch the match.
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The three remaining matches on court were stopped with the team outcome decided. Alvarez Sande was leading Carmichael, 6-3, 4-4, on Court 1, Abouelsaad was up 6-1, 5-4 over McLeod on Court 3 and Puvill was close to closing out the win over Nahreen Cheam at NO. 5, leading 6-2, 5-2.
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The Cougars are next in action Saturday when they travel to Los Angeles to face Loyola Marymount.
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WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
No. 52 Washington State 4 def. Pacific 0
March 30, 2025
WSU Outdoor Tennis Courts
Pullman, Wash.
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DOUBLES
No. 1 #41
Eva Alvarez Sande/
Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Megan Carmichael/Maggie Hoe (P) 6-1
No. 2
Elyse Tse/
Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) vs. Indiya McLeod/Alexis Sam (P) 5-2 DNF
No. 3
Hania Abouelsaad/
Martina Markov (WSU) def. Milena Maiorova/Rayna Sugai (P) 6-0.
Order of Finish: 3,1
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SINGLES
No. 1
Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) vs. Megan Carmichael (P) 6-3, 4-4 DNF
No. 2
Elyse Tse (WSU) def. Milena Maiorova (P) 6-2, 6-3
No. 3
Hania Abouelsaad (WSU) vs. Indiya McLeod (P) 6-1, 5-4 DNF
No. 4
Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) def. Rayna Sugai (P) 6-4, 6-0
No. 5
Martina Puvill (WSU) vs. Nahreen Cheam (P) 6-2, 5-2 DNF
No. 6
Martina Markov (WSU) vs. Maggie Hoe (P) 6-1, 7-5
Order of Finish: 2,4,6
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