PULLMAN, Wash. (March 7, 2025) – Washington State Tennis dropped just one set en route to a 7-0 victory over Portland State Friday afternoon at the WSU Outdoor Tennis Courts.
 
With the win, the Cougars improve to 10-5 on the season while the Vikings fall to 3-4.
 
Doubles play began the action and WSU jumped out to a quick lead as the nation's 34th-ranked team of Eva Alvarez Sande and Maxine Murphy cruised to a 6-0 win over PSU's Nika Beukers and Nene Uemura at No 1. WSU's Elyse Tse and Chisato Kanemaki clinched the doubles point following a 6-2 win over Hana Abdalhamid and Scarlett Perkins at No. 2, while Hania Abouelsaad and Martina Markova completed the sweep with a 6-3 win over Kasumi Hirayama and Ayra Salim on Court. 3.
 
In singles play, Abouelsaad put the Cougars up 2-0 as she won 6-2, 2-1, when Perkins was forced to retire due to injury on Court 4. At No. 3, Tse had no trouble in completing a 6-0, 6-0 win over Uemura, while Alvarez Sande clinched the match with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Beukers at No. 1. Alvarez Sande's team-leading 22nd win of the season put the Cougars up 4-0 with three matches left on court.
 
Murphy earned her 12th dual match win of the season against just three losses as she rallied for a 6-4, 6-3 win over Abdelhamid at No. 2. Kanemaki pushed the lead to 6-0 as she defeated Hirayama, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 6 just ahead of Markova's come-from-behind, 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (16-14) win at No. 5, completing the sweep.
 
The Cougars are next in action when they open West Coast Conference play March 22 at Gonzaga.
 
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
#47 Washington State 7 def. Portland State 0
March 7, 2025
WSU Outdoor Tennis Courts
Pullman, Wash.
 
DOUBLES
No. 1 Eva Alvarez Sande/Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Nika Beukers/Nene Uemura (PSU) 6-0
No. 2 Elyse Tse/Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) def. Hana Abdalhamid/Scarlett Perkins (PSU) 6-2
No. 3 Hania Abouelsaad/Martina Markov (WSU) def. Kasumi Hirayama/Ayra Salim (PSU) 6-3
Order of Finish: 1,2,3
 
SINGLES
No.1 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) def. Nika Beukers (PSU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Hana Abdelhamid (PSU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 Elyse Tse (WSU) def. Nene Uemura (PSU) 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 Hania Abouelsaad (WSU) def. Scarlett Perkins (PSU) 6-2, 2-1 ret.
No. 5 Martina Markov (WSU) def. Kasumi Hirayama (PSU) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (16-14)
No. 6 Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) vs. Ayra Salim (PSU) 6-4, 6-4
Order of Finish: 4,3,1,2,6,5