EMMA DECASA
WSU tennis player Eva Alvarez Sande winds up to serve the ball during an NCAA tennis match against Eastern Washington, Jan. 20, 2024, in Pullman, Wash.
WSU tennis lost to the No. 9 California Golden Bears 6-1, Saturday afternoon.
The 22nd-ranked duo in the country for Cal, senior Hannah Viller Moeller and freshman Mao Mushika, beat WSU’s sophomore Eva Alvarez Sande and junior Elyse Tse, 6-1, and Cal’s freshman Tiziana-Marie Schomburg and sophomore Berta Passola Folch beat WSU’s junior Hania Abouelsaad and freshman Martina Markov, 6-1, to take the doubles point.
In singles play, Alvarez Sande defeated No. 39 Viller Moeller, 6-3, 6-0, to win the only point for WSU. The Cougars put up a fight with Abouelsaad sending her match to a third set and senior Fifa Kumhom almost completing the comeback in the third set, down 5-0 to lose 6-4.
At 10-10, the Cougs face off against the Washington Huskies in the season finale at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the WSU Outdoor Tennis Courts.