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March 2, 2013

PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State captured five of six singles matches en route to a 5-2 victory over Boise State Saturday afternoon at the WSU Outdoor Tennis Courts. With the win, the Cougars improve to 10-2 on the season, the best start to a season since 1986 when the team started 10-1.

The day began with doubles action where at No. 2, the WSU pairing of Ksenia Googe and Olga Musilovich fell to Sandy Vo and Morgan Basil 8-3. At No. 1, Liudmila Vasilieva and Elizaveta Luzina drew the Cougars even as they defeated Marlena Pietzuch and Manuela Pietzuch, 8-6.

With the doubles score even at 1-1, the No. 3 match decided the doubles point. Down 6-4, Andjela Kankaras and Charlotte Koning fought back to bring the score 7-6 in favor of Boise State. The Cougars could not overcome the deficit though, falling 8-6 to Teal Vosburgh and Megan LaLone.

In singles action, the Cougars came out quickly after relinquishing the doubles point. Luzina struck first at No. 4, defeating Basil 6-0, 6-3. Koning won in similar fashion at No. 6, breezing by Sammie Watson with a 6-3, 6-1 victory to give the Cougars a 2-1 lead.

At No. 5, Musilovich was down 4-2 in the first set, but overcame the deficit and took the set 6-4. The Cougar junior carried that momentum through the second set, defeating LaLone 6-4, 6-3 to give WSU a 3-1 lead. Musilovich extended her dual match win streak to 11 with the win. Vasilieva ensured victory for the Cougars at No. 1 after being pushed to the limit. After dropping the first set, Vasilieva answered back by defeating Vo 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, 6-2.

The Cougars are next in action March 8 when they open Pac-12 Conference play at the California Bears in Berkeley. It will be the start of a four-game road trip for Washington State.

WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS

No. 61 Washington State def. Boise State 5-2
WSU Outdoor Tennis Courts
Attendance: 74
March 2, 2013

Doubles
1. Vasilieva/Luzina (WSU) def. Pietzuch/Pietzuch (BSU) 8-6
2. Vo/Basil (BSU) def. Musilovich/Googe (WSU) 8-3
3. Vosburgh/LaLone (BSU) def. Koning/Kankaras (WSU) 8-6
Order of Finish: 2,1,3

Singles
1. Liudmila Vasilieva (WSU) def. Sandy Vo (BSU) 6-7(7-9), 6-3, 6-2
2. Ksenia Googe (WSU) def. Marlena Pietzuch (BSU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Teal Vosburgh (BSU) def. Andjela Kankaras (WSU) 6-4, 4-6, 4-6
4. Elizaveta Luzina (WSU) def. Morgan Basil (BSU) 6-0, 6-3
5. Olga Musilovich (WSU) def. Megan LaLone (BSU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Charlotte Koning (WSU) def. Sammie Watson (BSU) 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: 4,6,5,1,3,2