ROME, Ga. (May 8, 2025) – Junior Eva Alvarez Sande closed out a straight-set win at No. 1 singles to give No. 57 Washington State a 4-0 victory over North Texas in a semifinal match at the UTR Sports National Invitational Tournament Thursday at the Rome Tennis Center on the Berry College campus.
With the win, the Cougars improve to 19-8 on the season and advance to Friday's NIT Championship match where they will face UNC Charlotte, who defeated North Alabama in Thursday's other semifinal.
The win over North Texas pushes WSU into the championship match of a postseason tournament for the first time in program history.