Santa Barbara, Calif. – The No. 74 Washington State tennis team earned a gritty 4-3 win over No. 60 UC Santa Barbara, Saturday evening at Elings Park. The Cougars 10-0 record is the best start in school history.
Washington State found themselves in a hole early, surrendering the doubles point. The No. 3 duo of Barbara Michalkova and Aneta Miksovska couldn’t find their form, falling to Lou Adler and Amanda Atanasson, 6-1. At No. 2, Maria Biryukova and Trang Huynh gave WSU a chance at the doubles point taking down Jaimee Gilbertson and Stephanie Yamada, 6-4.