ORLANDO, Fla. — Women’s doubles tennis teams from Washington State and Gonzaga made it to the second round of the NCAA championships before faltering Wednesday.
The Cougars’ tandem of Tiffany Mylonas and Kikaru Sato, the first WSU doubles team to ever win a match at the NCAAs, were eliminated 6-3, 6-3 by the fourth-ranked South Carolina team of Ingrid Gamarra Martins and Mia Horvit.
Mylonas and Sato end their season with a 27-7 mark, setting a school record for victories in a season.
The Gonzaga team of Sophie Whittle and Graciela Rosas finished with a 22-4 season record after losing to the top-seeded team from USC, Angela Kulikov and Rianna Valdes, 6-1, 6-4.