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Winner Washington State WSU
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Washington State WSU
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Lions Compete Tough in Road Test at No. 74 Washington State

PULLMAN, Wash. - The LMU women's tennis team faced a tough road test on Sunday afternoon, as No. 74 Washington State secured a 4-0 victory over the Lions at Hollingbery Fieldhouse.

Washington State claimed the early momentum by earning the doubles point with wins on courts two and three. Eva Alvarez Sande and Ava-Monet Sycamore defeated Lidia Gonzalez and Sofia Perovani 6-4 at the No. 2 position, while Yura Nakagawa and Zali Morris earned a 6-2 win over Kim-Michaela Zahraj and Helene Schnack on court three. The match at No. 1 doubles between Maxine Murphy and Chisato Kanemaki and LMU's Anastasia Bozova and Ada Piestrzynska was left unfinished at 6-5 as the Cougars secured the 1-0 lead heading into singles play.

In singles, Washington State quickly built on its advantage with straight-set victories at multiple positions. Martina Puvill defeated Zahraj 6-0, 6-4 at No. 3 singles, followed by Yura Nakagawa's 6-4, 6-0 win over Bozova at the No. 4 spot. Maxine Murphy then clinched the match for the Cougars with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Piestrzynska at No. 2 singles.

Several other courts featured competitive battles before going unfinished. At the top of the lineup, Lidia Gonzalez took the opening set against No. 84 Eva Alvarez Sande and was tied 4-6, 6-4 before the match was halted. Helene Schnack and Sofia Perovani were also in the midst of early-set contests at Nos. 5 and 6 singles, respectively, when play was stopped following the match decision.

Despite the result, LMU showed fight across the lineup, highlighted by Gonzalez's strong start at the No. 1 position and multiple unfinished matches that remained competitive as the Lions completed their road stretch.

RESULTS

DOUBLES
#1 - Murphy / Kanemaki (WSU) vs. Bozova / Piestrzynska (LMU) - 6-5, unfinished
#2 - Alvarez Sande / Sycamore (WSU) def. Gonzalez / Perovani (LMU) - 6-4
#3 - Nakagawa / Morris (WSU) def. Zahraj / Schnack (LMU) - 6-2
Washington State wins doubles point
Order of finish: 3,2

SINGLES
#1 - #84 Alvarez Sande (WSU) vs. Gonzalez (LMU) - 4-6, 6-4, unfinished
#2 - #99 Murphy (WSU) def. Piestrzynska (LMU) - 6-4, 7-5
#3 - Puvill (WSU) def. Zahraj (LMU) - 6-0, 6-4
#4 - Nakagawa (WSU) def. Bozova (LMU) - 6-4, 6-0
#5 - Kanemaki (WSU) vs. Schnack (LMU) - 2-3, unfinished
#6 - Sycamore (WSU) vs. Perovani (LMU) - 0-1, unfinished
Order of finish: 3, 4, 2
 
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