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Cougars Sweep LMU, 4-0
March 22, 2026 | Tennis
PULLMAN, Wash. (March 22, 2026) – Senior Maxine Murphy pulled out a close win at No. 2 singles as No. 74 Washington State defeated Loyola Marymount 4-0 in a West Coast Conference tennis match Sunday at Hollingbery Fieldhouse. With the win, the Cougars improve to 9-6 on the season, 1-1 in WCC play. LMU falls to 6-8, 1-2.
In a match that was close throughout, Murphy captured a close first set then jumped to a 5-1 lead in the second before Ada Piestrzynska fought back to tie the set at 5-5. Murphy then held and broke to close out the 6-4, 7-5 win and give the Cougars a 4-0 win.
After capturing the opening doubles point, WSU received solid wins at No.'s 3 and 4 as Martina Puvill came out strong as she raced to a 6-0 first set over Kim-Michaela Zahraj, then held on in the second to post a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 3. At No. 4, WSU's Yura Nakagawa battled in the first against Anastasia Bozova, winning 6-4, before pulling away in the second to close out a 6-4, 6-0 win, giving WSU a 3-0 lead and setting the stage for Murphy.
With the match clinched, the three remaining matches on court were abandoned. At No. 1, WSU's Eva Alvarez Sande was locked in a tight contest with LMU's Lidia Gonzalez, with Gonzalez taking the first 6-4, and Alvarez Sande claiming the second 6-4. The matches at No. 5 and 6 were just on court as Chisato Kanemaki at No. 5 was trailed 2-3 to Helene Schnack and Ava-Monet Sycamore was down 0-1 against Sofia Perovani.
In doubles play to start the match, the Cougars struck first as Nakagawa and Zali Morris posted a 6-2 victory over LMU's Zahraj and Schnack at No. 3. WSU clinched the doubles point when Alvarez Sande and Sycamore completed a 6-4 win over Gonzalez and Perovani at No. 2. The No. 1 match was stopped with the Cougars' Murphy and Kanemaki leading Bozova and Piestrzynska, 6-5.
The Cougars are next in action Saturday when they face Saint Mary's in Moraga, Calif.
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
#74 Washington State 4 def. Loyola Marymount 0
March 22, 2026
Hollingbery Fieldhouse
Pullman, Wash.
DOUBLES
No. 1 Maxine Murphy/Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) vs. Anastasia Bozova/Ada Piestrzynska (LMU) 6-5 DNF
No. 2 Eva Alvarez Sande/Ava-Monet Sycamore (WSU) def. Lidia Gonzalez/Sofia Perovani (LMU) 6-4
No. 3 Yura Nakagawa/Zali Morris (WSU) def. Kim-Michaela Zahraj/Helene Schnack (LMU) 6-2
Order of Finish: 3
SINGLES
No. 1 #84 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) vs. Lidia Gonzalez (LMU) 4-6, 6-4 DNF
No. 2 #99 Maxine Murphy(WSU) def. Ada Piestrzynska (LMU) 6-4, 7-5
No. 3 Martina Puvill (WSU) def. Kim-Michaela Zahraj (LMU) 6-0, 6-4
No. 4 Yura Nakagawa (WSU) def. Anastasia Bozova (LMU) 6-4, 6-0
No. 5 Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) vs. Helene Schnack (LMU) 2-3 DNF
No. 6 Ava-Monet Sycamore (WSU) vs. Sofia Perovani (LMU) 0-1 DNF
Order of Finish: 3,4,2
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,4,2
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