University of Oregon
Washington State
Ducks Fall in Pullman
03/17/19 | Women's Tennis
The Oregon women's tennis team took three matches to third sets, but ultimately fell to WSU, 4-1, on Sunday.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Three singles matches went into third sets, but the Oregon women's tennis team couldn't hold on against No. 36 Washington State, falling 4-1 on Sunday.
How It Happened: The afternoon began with Oregon (6-9, 0-4 Pac-12) surrendering the doubles point to Washington State (15-4, 1-2 Pac-12) after the Cougs claimed wins on courts two and three. On court one, Shweta Sangwan and Rifanty Kahfiani were leading No. 71 Hikaru Sato and Tiffany Mylonas, 5-2, before their match went unfinished.
Washington State continued to build on its early lead as the match transitioned into singles, securing a straight-set win on court two to take a 2-0 lead over Oregon.
Paiton Wagner put the Ducks on the board, winning her ninth match of the dual season in a three-set thriller, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, on court four.
From there, WSU would rattle off two more wins on courts one and three to clinch the victory on its home courts.
Results:
Doubles Results
1. #71 Tiffany Mylonas/Hikaru Sato (WSU) vs. Shweta Sangwan/Rifanty Kahfiana (ORE) 2-5 DNF
2. Melisa Ates/Yang Lee (WSU) def. Daniela Nasser/Paiton Wagner (ORE) 6-2
3. Michaela Bayerlova/Aneta Miksovska (WSU) def. Allison Mulville/Julia Eshet (ORE) 6-4
Order of Finish: 2,3
Singles Results
1. #38 Michaela Bayerlova (WSU) def. #87 Shweta Sangwan (ORE) 6-0, 2-6, 7-6 (4)
2. Tiffany Mylonas (WSU) def. Daniela Nasser (ORE) 6-2, 6-4
3. Hikaru Sato (WSU) def. Rifanty Kahfiani (ORE) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
4. Paiton Wagner (ORE) def. Savanna Ly-Nguyen (WSU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
5. Yang Lee (WSU) vs. Allison Mulville (ORE) 6-3, 0-1 DNF
6. Aneta Miksovska (WSU) vs. Julia Eshet (ORE) 3-1 DNF
Order of Finish: 2,4,1,2
Up Next: The Ducks return to their home courts where they host USC on March 23 (12 p.m. PT) and UCLA on March 24 (11 a.m. PT).
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