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Oct. 16, 2012

PULLMAN, Wash. - THIS WEEK: The Washington State University women's tennis team gears up for the ITA Northwest Regionals in Stanford, Calif., starting Friday Oct.19-23.

VASILIEVA AT ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: Senior Liudmila Vasilieva, the first Washington State player to be invited to the All-American Championships since 2004, fell in the opening round of qualifying to No. 71 Caroline Price of North Carolina 6-2, 6-4. Vasilieva won her first consolation match 6-2, 6-4, over No. 69 Karla Bonacic of Kansas State then saw her tournament end after falling to No. 39 Khunpak Issara of Pepperdine, 6-2, 6-3.

RECAP OF AIR FORCE INVITATIONAL: Liudmila Vasilieva captured the Air Force Invitational title in the top singles bracket. It marked Vasilieva's second title of the Fall season. Sophomores Elizaveta Luzina and Charlotte Koning both made it to the championship match of their respective brackets.

FALL SCHEDULE: The ITA Northwest Regional is the last tournament of the Fall season for the women's tennis team. Washington State will open the 2013 spring season against Portland State on Jan.18 in Pullman, Wash.

VASILIEVA GARNERS PRESEASON RANKING: Senior Liudmila Vasilieva received a preseason national ranking of 33 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. In 2012, the Yekaterinburg, Russia native posted a 32-9 record, the second-most single-season wins in school history, along with a 19-7 record in dual match play.

ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The 2012-13 Cougar team includes four seniors: Liudmila Vasilieva, Ksenia Googe, Andjela Kankaras, Erin Troedson, one junior, Olga Musilovich, two sophomores, Elizaveta Luzina and Charlotte Koning, and freshman Lize Leenknecht.

CLIMBING THE CAREER CHARTS: Liudmila Vasilieva is currently No. 2 on WSU's career singles wins list with 91 victories, passing current assistant coach Ekaturina Burduli. Ksenia Googe is now tied for No. 5 with 79 while Andjela Kankaras is just outside the top 10 with 72.

COACH HART: Washington State's Lisa Hart is in her 10th season as head coach of the Cougars. Hart's overall record at WSU is 109-110. Hart was named the 2012 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Northwest Region Coach of the Year, adding to a stellar season in which she was named the Pac-12 Conference Coach of the Year while guiding the Cougars to the 2012 NCAA Women's Tennis Championship.

2012 RECAP: The Cougar tennis team finished the 2011-12 season with 19-7 record and a second-round showing at the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship. Last season's highlights included wins over six nationally-ranked teams, a first-round victory over No. 36 Florida State at the NCAA Championship, a weekend sweep over No. 26 Arizona and No. 27 Arizona State, the first time that has occurred in school history, and the first win over Arizona State in 19 matches. The Cougars also posted six conference victories, more than any previous WSU team, and finished fifth in the Pac-12 Conference.