Tennis – The Daily Evergreen

Women make WSU tennis history at NCAA championships

KATIE ARCHER, Evergreen sports editor

May 23, 2019

Tiffany Mylonas, no. 22-ranked senior, and freshman Hikaru Sato became the first WSU doubles team to win a match at the NCAA Doubles Championships on Tuesday. They defeated Winthrop University’s team of seniors Lauren Proctor and Megan Kauffman in the first round at the USTA National Campus in Orlando,...

Cougar tennis seniors looks back on time in Pullman

TY EKLUND, Evergreen reporter

May 3, 2019

As WSU tennis wraps up after the NCAA’s are over, Cougar seniors Aneta Miksovska (2015-19) and Tiffany Mylonas (2017-19) will hang up their rackets. Every season, one of the hardest things for the players and coaches to do is to say goodbye to their seniors. Thanking them for their time as players, inspirations, and frie...

Tennis selected to NCAA Tournament for first time since 2012

TY EKLUND, Evergreen reporter

April 29, 2019

No. 34 WSU tennis was selected to the NCAA Tournament on Monday and will face No. 19 Miami in the first round Friday in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Cougars (19-10) were one of 64 teams selected to the tournament. The winner of WSU's match with the Hurricanes (18-7) will face the winner of the match...

Stanford sweeps Cougs for third time this season

TY EKLUND, Evergreen reporter

April 26, 2019

No. 9 seeded WSU couldn’t find success Thursday afternoon. They lost 4-0 in the quarterfinals match against the No. 1 seed Stanford. This is the third time this season the Cardinal has swept the Cougars 4-0. Stanford (20-1, 10-0) is still undefeated against the Cougars (19-10, 3-7) franchise, holding a 20-0 re...

Tennis sweeps No. 8 seed Colorado in first round

TY EKLUND, Evergreen reporter

April 24, 2019

No. 9 seed WSU tennis swept No. 8 seed Colorado 4-0 in the first round of the Pac-12 Championships on Wednesday. The Cougars now advance to face No. 1 seed Stanford, the No. 4 team nationally, on Thursday. WSU (19-9, 4-7) got revenge on the Buffaloes (10-14, 3-8) after falling to them 4-3 in...

Tennis falls to No. 13 UW in final regular season match

TY EKLUND, Evergreen reporter

April 21, 2019

After a long and emotional senior day, No. 35 WSU tennis suffered a tough 4-1 loss at the hands of bitter rival No. 13 UW on Saturday at Hollingbery Fieldhouse. Seniors Tiffany Mylonas and Aneta Miksovska were honored prior to the match. Head Coach Lisa Hart said she hopes the other Cougars have ...

Athlete of the Week: Michaela Bayerlova

SHAWN P. O'CONNOR, Evergreen columnist

April 16, 2019

Michaela Bayerlova had a flawless weekend, collecting two wins in the No. 1 singles spot for the Cougars. One 3-6 and two 6-4 set of victories over No. 10 UCLA on Friday helped seal WSU’s biggest women’s tennis upset in program history. Bayerlova picked up a 6-1, 6-3 straight-sets victory on Sunday...

Trojans take down Cougars in Pullman

TY EKLUND, Evergreen reporter

April 14, 2019

Despite a valiant effort, No. 42 Cougar tennis couldn’t best No. 13 USC and lost 4-1 Sunday at home. The Trojans (17-5, 7-2) locked down the day's match early when they earned the opening doubles point, something the Cougars (18-8, 3-6) have been having trouble with in conference play. Head ...

Cougs grab biggest upset win in program history

TY EKLUND, Evergreen reporter

April 13, 2019

In front of a Mom's Weekend crowd, No. 42 WSU tennis secured its biggest upset in program history by defeating No. 10 UCLA 4-2 on Friday at Hollingbery Fieldhouse. With the victory, the Cougars (18-7, 3-6) pushed their record to 8-1 at home. This is WSU's highest ranked win ever and only its sec...

Tennis faces two ranked opponents at home

TY EKLUND, Evergreen reporter

April 11, 2019

After two consecutive road losses, the No. 42 Cougar tennis team returns home to Hollingbery Fieldhouse to face UCLA in their next contest. With three matches to go before the Pac-12 Championships, WSU is going to need to pick up every win it can get. The Cougars' struggles have mostly come from...

No. 19 Cal edges out No. 36 WSU

TY EKLUND, Evergreen reporter

April 6, 2019

No. 36 Cougar tennis lost its second straight match to No. 19 Cal 4-3 on Saturday in Berkeley, California. Both teams were coming off of losses on Friday as Cal (10-6, 4-3) fell 4-3 to No. 15 UW and WSU (17-7, 2-5) lost 4-0 to No. 5 Stanford. The Cougars fell behind early as the Golden Bears ...

Stanford sweeps Cougars for second time this season

TY EKLUND, Evergreen reporter

April 6, 2019

No. 36 Cougar tennis had a rough opening match in California on Friday, falling to No. 5 Stanford 4-0 for the second time this season. The day’s match was originally supposed to start at 1:30 p.m. but due to rainy weather the match was delayed. Starting play at the Taube Family Tennis Courts,...