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Motivated for Success

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The constant drive to keep getting better is something that has well represented fifth year tennis star Michaela Bayerlova during her time as a Coug. WSU fans know better than anyone that her passion has translated directly to the court.

Bayerlova recently received the highest singles ranking of her young career at 522 in the world, but she said that the ranking to her purely means she can still continue to improve.

"It shows me that I can keep going; it's a motivation for sure," Bayerlova said. "It's a lot more of a motivational aspect than something I think about going into a match.