Tennis Falls In Pac-12 Opener

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PULLMAN, Wash. – In a battle of nationally ranked teams, the No. 53 Washington State Cougars won the doubles point, then took three of the next five singles slots to take a 4-2 win over the University of Colorado women’s tennis in the Pac-12 opener for both schools.

The Cougars continue to roll through their 2014 slate winning their third straight, including 11 of their last 12 matches and improve to 13-2. CU, winners of four of their last six matches, fall to 7-5 overall and to 0-3 against WSU in Pac-12 play.

WSU goes ahead in the all-time series, 3-2 and drops the Buffs to 1-2 in matches played in Pullman, and 0-3 in Pac-12 openers.

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No. 53 Washington State 4, No. 60 Colorado 2
WSU (13-2, 1-0 Pac-12), CU (7-5, 0-1 Pac-12)
March 7, Pullman, Wash.
Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse

1d) Luzina/Leenknecht (WSU) def. Janssens/Ormeño Ruiz (CU) 8-6
2d) Biryukova/Musilovich (WSU) def. Aiello/Manzi Tenorio (CU) 8-1
3d) Koning/Ognjenovic (WSU) vs. Steur/Ashley Tiefel (CU) 7-3 (DNF)
Order of Finish: 1, *2

1s) Julyette Steur (CU) def. (116) Elizaveta Luzina (WSU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
2s) Maria Biryukova (WSU) def. Alexandra Aiello (CU) 7-5, 7-6(4)
3s) Lize Leenknecht (WSU) def. Winde Janssens (CU) 6-4, 7-5
4s) Nuria Ormeño Ruiz (CU) def. Olga Musilovich (WSU) 1-6, 7-6(2), 6-4
5s) Dajana Ognjenovic (WSU) vs. Carla Manti Tenorio (CU) 4-6, 6-3, 0-1 (DNF)
6s) Charlotte Koning (WSU) def. Ashley Tiefel (CU) 6-2, 7-6(4)
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1, 4, *6