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Cougars Extend Winning Streak to Eight Following 4-2, win at Santa Clara
April 16, 2026 | Tennis
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (April 16, 2026) – After dropping the opening doubles point, Washington State Tennis captured four singles matches to defeat Santa Clara, 4-2, Thursday at the Degheri Tennis Center. With the win, the Cougars extend their winning streak to eight matches and improve to 15-6 on the season, 7-1 in West Coast Conference play. Santa Clara falls to 7-14, 3-5.
In doubles pay, Santa Clara captured wins at No. 1 and 3 to take the opening point. At No. 3, The Broncos' Lisanne Boyer and Juliette Krumholz defeated WSU's Yura Nakagawa and Martina Puvill, 6-3, followed by SCU's Tian Yu Dong and Ashley Katz' 6-3 win over Maxine Murphy and Chisato Kanemaki to seal the opening point. At No. 2, WSU's Eva Alvarez Sande and Ava-Monet Sycamore were leading Daniella Dimitrova and Anna Rahman, 5-2, when play was stopped.
Kanemaki quickly tied the match at 1-1 in singles as she posted a 6-2, 6-2 win over Dong at No. 5. WSU took a 2-1 lead when Puvill completed a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 3.
At No. 2, Murphy, No. 120 in the most recent ITA rankings, dropped the first set against Boyer before storming back to win the second and take a 5-2 lead in the third. Boyer made a charge of her own, tying it a 5-5 and eventually forcing a tiebreaker. There, it was all Murphy as she pulled away for a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-1), pushing the Cougs to within one win of the team victory. It was Murphy's eight consecutive victory and improved her dual match record to 14-3.
Santa Clara cut WSU's lead to 4-2 when Katz outlasted Nakagawa at No. 4, winning 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. The clinching match came at No. 1, where Alvarez Sande, ranked No. 90, won the first in a tiebreaker, before dropping the second to Dimitrova. The third set, however, was all Alvarez Sande as she dominated in a 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-0 win, giving WSU the 4-2 victory. It marked Alvarez Sande's sixth win in a row and improved her season dual match record to 15-1.
The No. 6 singles match between WSU's Ava-Monet Sycamore and Santa Clara's Juliette Krumholz was stopped late in the third set at 5-5, after Sycamore captured the first set 6-3, and Krumholz the second at 6-1.
WSU is next in action Saturday when it faces No. 40 San Diego in San Diego. Match time is set for Noon.
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
Washington State 4 def. Santa Clara 2
April 16, 2026
Degheri Tennis Center
Santa Clara, Calif.
DOUBLES
No. 1 Tian Yu Dong/Ashley Katz (SCU) def. Maxine Murphy/Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) 6-3
No. 2 Eva Alvarez Sande/Ava-Monet Sycamore (WSU) vs. Daniella Dimitrova/Anna Rahman (SCU) 5-2 DNF
No. 3 Lizanne Boyer/Juliette Krumholz (SCU) def. Yura Nakagawa/Martina Puvill (WSU) 6-3
Order of Finish: 3,1
SINGLES
No. 1 #90 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) def. Danielle Dimitrova (SCU) 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-0
No. 2 #120 Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Lizanne Boyer (SCU) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1)
No. 3 Martina Puvill (WSU) def. Anna Rahman (SCU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 Ashley Katz (SCU) def. Yura Nakagawa (WSU) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
No. 5 Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) def. Tian Yu Dong (SCU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 Ava-Monet Sycamore (WSU) vs. Juliette Krumholz (SCU) 3-6, 6-1, 5-5 DNF
Order of Finish: 5,3,2,4,1
In doubles pay, Santa Clara captured wins at No. 1 and 3 to take the opening point. At No. 3, The Broncos' Lisanne Boyer and Juliette Krumholz defeated WSU's Yura Nakagawa and Martina Puvill, 6-3, followed by SCU's Tian Yu Dong and Ashley Katz' 6-3 win over Maxine Murphy and Chisato Kanemaki to seal the opening point. At No. 2, WSU's Eva Alvarez Sande and Ava-Monet Sycamore were leading Daniella Dimitrova and Anna Rahman, 5-2, when play was stopped.
Kanemaki quickly tied the match at 1-1 in singles as she posted a 6-2, 6-2 win over Dong at No. 5. WSU took a 2-1 lead when Puvill completed a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 3.
At No. 2, Murphy, No. 120 in the most recent ITA rankings, dropped the first set against Boyer before storming back to win the second and take a 5-2 lead in the third. Boyer made a charge of her own, tying it a 5-5 and eventually forcing a tiebreaker. There, it was all Murphy as she pulled away for a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-1), pushing the Cougs to within one win of the team victory. It was Murphy's eight consecutive victory and improved her dual match record to 14-3.
Santa Clara cut WSU's lead to 4-2 when Katz outlasted Nakagawa at No. 4, winning 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. The clinching match came at No. 1, where Alvarez Sande, ranked No. 90, won the first in a tiebreaker, before dropping the second to Dimitrova. The third set, however, was all Alvarez Sande as she dominated in a 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-0 win, giving WSU the 4-2 victory. It marked Alvarez Sande's sixth win in a row and improved her season dual match record to 15-1.
The No. 6 singles match between WSU's Ava-Monet Sycamore and Santa Clara's Juliette Krumholz was stopped late in the third set at 5-5, after Sycamore captured the first set 6-3, and Krumholz the second at 6-1.
WSU is next in action Saturday when it faces No. 40 San Diego in San Diego. Match time is set for Noon.
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
Washington State 4 def. Santa Clara 2
April 16, 2026
Degheri Tennis Center
Santa Clara, Calif.
DOUBLES
No. 1 Tian Yu Dong/Ashley Katz (SCU) def. Maxine Murphy/Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) 6-3
No. 2 Eva Alvarez Sande/Ava-Monet Sycamore (WSU) vs. Daniella Dimitrova/Anna Rahman (SCU) 5-2 DNF
No. 3 Lizanne Boyer/Juliette Krumholz (SCU) def. Yura Nakagawa/Martina Puvill (WSU) 6-3
Order of Finish: 3,1
SINGLES
No. 1 #90 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) def. Danielle Dimitrova (SCU) 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-0
No. 2 #120 Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Lizanne Boyer (SCU) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1)
No. 3 Martina Puvill (WSU) def. Anna Rahman (SCU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 Ashley Katz (SCU) def. Yura Nakagawa (WSU) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
No. 5 Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) def. Tian Yu Dong (SCU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 Ava-Monet Sycamore (WSU) vs. Juliette Krumholz (SCU) 3-6, 6-1, 5-5 DNF
Order of Finish: 5,3,2,4,1
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
746
Daniella Dimitrova / 0 [SCUWTEN]
660
#2 Singles Match
123
467
Lizanne Boyer / 0 [SCUWTEN]
636
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Anna Rahman / 0 [SCUWTEN]
32
#4 Singles Match
123
374
Ashley Katz / 0 [SCUWTEN]
656
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Tian Yu Dong / 0 [SCUWTEN]
22
#6 Singles Match
1234
365UF
Juliette Krumholz / 0 [SCUWTEN]
615UF
Order of Finish:
5,3,2,4,1
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