Cougar tennis off to best start in program history

GEORGE RODRIGUEZ | DAILY EVERGREEN FILE

Junior Tiffany Mylonas focuses on returning the ball against Eastern Washington on Feb. 24 at Hollingbery Fieldhouse.

RYAN MOSHER, Evergreen reporter

WSU tennis defeated Boise State University 7-0 Monday, marking the Cougars’ 10th sweep this season and their 14th win.

WSU’s 14-1 record is the best start in program history, and they improved to 16-8 all-time against the Broncos.

Freshman Michaela Bayerlova improved to 20-0 in her collegiate career with a victory over BSU sophomore Anja Dokic. She has the second-longest singles match winning streak in WSU history. Bayerlova is currently the No. 34 ranked singles player in Division I women’s tennis.

Junior Tiffany Mylonas defeated Boise State junior Hanna Kantenwein 7-5, 7-5 to earn her team-leading 25th singles victory this season.

A 7-6, 6-2 victory by senior Barbora Michalkova over Boise State sophomore Wiktoria Nosek, clinched the win for the Cougars. Michalkova improved her singles record this season to a career-best 22-5.

WSU Head Coach Lisa Hart said Boise State was a challenging team, but the Cougars were able to overcome.

“I love the way we are consistently battling, fighting and competing,” Hart said in a WSU news release. “Our players have done an excellent job adapting to different environments on the road. Boise State is always a very tough and well coached team and today was no different.”

The Cougars will get a few days of rest before they open conference play at 11 a.m. Sunday against University of Oregon in Eugene.