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PROVO -- The No. 73 BYU women’s tennis team fought hard, but narrowly missed victory in Friday’s 5-2 home match against the Washington State Cougars.

“The loss was disappointing,” BYU head coach Lauren Jones-Spencer said. “We did well at the start. We came out strong. But after the first sets, we seemed hesitant and maybe doubted a little bit. We couldn’t keep up the momentum, and they took advantage of it.”

No. 53 Callie Craig of Orem, Utah, and Megan Price showed up strong on Court 1 in doubles, only losing one game to Olga Musilovich and Liudmila Vasilieva and taking the match 8-1. Washington State’s Ksenia Googe and Andjela Kankaras defeated BYU’s senior duo Elle Carney and Elizaveta Ezhova 8-4, bringing the doubles score to a 1-1 tie.

Sophomores Aubrey Paul, a Sandy, Utah, native, and Andie Young, from Salt Lake City, fought hard against Elisabeth Fournier and Lea Jansen, but just missed the win (8-6) to give Washington State the doubles point.

In singles action, Freshman Craig pulled off BYU’s first point, going 6-4, 0-6, 6-1 for the victory against Googe on Court 3. Aubrey Paul had the second BYU point, beating Jansen in straight sets 7-6, 6-2.

Price on Court 1 and Carney on Court 2 both lost in set tiebreakers, Price falling 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 to Fournier and Carney falling 7-5, 7-6 to Vasilieva. Ezhova and Desiree Tran also lost their respective matches.

“Tomorrow, we’re focusing on believing,” Spencer said. “We need to work on confidence and focusing until the end of the match.”

The Cougars will play No. 38 Boise State Saturday at noon at the BYU Indoor Tennis Courts, located south of the Smith Fieldhouse. Admission is free and treats will be provided. Spectators may park in “Y Lot” parking lots to the northwest and southwest of the indoor courts.

No. 73 BYU vs. Washington State
BYU-2     WS-5
Doubles
1. C. Craig/M. Price (BYU) def. O. Musilovich/L. Vasilieva (WS) 8-1
2. K. Googe/A. Kankaras (WS) def. E. Carney/E. Ezhova (BYU) 8-4
3. E. Fournier/L. Jansen (WS) def. A. Paul/A. Young (BYU) 8-6
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1. Elisabeth Fournier (WS) def. Megan Price (BYU) 1-6, 6-1, 7-6
2. Liudmila Vasilieva (WS) def. Elle Carney (BYU) 7-5, 7-6
3. Callie Craig (BYU) def. Ksenia Googe (WS) 6-4, 0-6, 6-1
4. Olga Musilovich (WS) def. Desiree Tran (BYU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
5. Andjela Kankaras (WS) def. Elizaveta Ezhova (BYU) 6-3, 6-7, (10-4)
6. Aubrey Paul (BYU) def. Lea Jansen (WS) 7-6, 6-2
Order of finish: 1, 4, 3, 2, 6, 5

PROVO -- With another doubleheader on the weekend schedule, the No. 73 BYU women’s tennis team looks to add to its winning streak in matchups against Washington State and No. 38 Boise State.

The Cougars (2-1) will take on Washington State (5-0) at 11 a.m. Friday and Boise State (3-1) at 12 p.m. Saturday at the BYU Indoor Tennis Courts.

The Cougars are led by Callie Craig, who has a 12-6 singles record. Megan Price has an 11-7 singles record to put her in second for most wins on the team. No. 53 Craig and Price also lead in doubles with a 12-4 record.

Cougars Elizaveta Ezhova and Aubrey Paul are still undefeated in singles, each having a 3-0 record.

Two doubles duos from Boise State are ranked—No. 77 Marlena Pietzuch and Sonia Klamczynska and No. 90 Klamczynska and Lauren Megale. Pietzuch leads the team with 16 wins, followed by Klamczynska with 13 wins.

The BYU Indoor Tennis Courts are located south of the Smith Fieldhouse. Admission to both matches is free. Spectators may park in “Y Lot” parking lots to the northwest and southwest of the tennis courts on Saturday.