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Cougars Make it Four Straight to Start Season

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State Women's Tennis team ran its season-opening winning streak to four with a 5-2 win over Idaho Saturday afternoon at the Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse. Earlier in the day, the Cougars posted a 5-2 win over Eastern Washington.

The Cougars (4-0) opened the day by taking two of three doubles matches against the Vandals (0-1). At No. 1, Idaho's Ke Syuan Jhang and Ines Oliveria rallied form 0-3 down to defeat and 6-3 for the early lead before the Cougars raced back. At No. 3, WSU's and improved to 4-0 this season with a 6-2 win over Saffron Dowse and Nicole Horacek while the Cougar's and earned a service break in the final game to defeat Melissa Huchet and Andrea Redondo, 6-4, clinching the opening point.