Samantha Smith helped lead the BYU women’s tennis team to a great start in the first day of play at the ITA Regional. Smith defeated Montana’s Elimear Maher, 6-3, 6-0, to advance to Thursday's second-round play. Smith also played doubles with teammate Polina Malykh and beat Dominque Beauvais and Mckenna Lloyd of Weber State, 8-2.
“It was a great first day of competition,” BYU head coach Lauren Jones-Spencer said. “The girls looked confident and played well. It was a good day of solid tennis.”
The Cougars saw success in the doubles draw from two other duos. Sophomore Kate Cusick and freshman Anastasia Abramyan played an excellent match against UTEP’s Maria Paula Medina and Lois Wagenvoort, winning 8-1.