Anderson-Littlewood clinches, Jones and Miclat lead Cougars over Zags

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Impressive performances of Mayci Jones, Toby Miclat and Morgan Anderson-Littlewood proved to be enough as No. 57 BYU women’s tennis clinched a 4-3 victory for the fourth consecutive West Coast Conference win in a match against Gonzaga, Friday.

 

“We played great doubles today which was a nice improvement from yesterday,” BYU head coach Lauren Jones-Spencer said. “We played some good singles today up until the clinch--great job to Mayci, Toby and Morgan for playing solid.”

 

The Cougars (12-7, 8-1 WCC ) swept the doubles point, giving them a head start agaisnt Gonzaga (8-9) who dropped to 3-5 WCC.

 

The freshmen Jones and Miclat cruised at No. 1 doubles over Kylie Peek and Samantha Polayes to the tune of 8-3. Freshman Savannah Ware and sophomore Nicolette Tran secured the point as they were too much for their opponents at the third slot. Juniors Meghan Sheehan-Dizon and Littlewood also edged their opponents in a narrow 8-7(10-8) win.

 

After taking the doubles, BYU jumped out to take three of the next four points, clinching the win. 

 

Miclat was first off the court as she dominated Franziska Koehler 6-3, 6-0, at No. 4 singles. Jones followed at first singles with a similar result, overpowering Kylie Peek 6-0, 6-3.

 

Sheehan-Dizon then fell at No. 3 to Polayes, 6-3, 6-0, bringing the score to 3-1 in favor of the Cougars.

 

For the second match in a row Littlewood seized the opportunity to clinch the win for BYU. The junior topped Isabell Klingert in straight sets, 6-2, 7-5.

 

Gonzaga then took the final two matches at No. 2 and No. 5.

 

Next, the Cougars look to make a strong showing as the No. 2 seed in the WCC Championships April 23-26 at San Diego.

 

No. 57 BYU 4, Gonzaga 3

 

Singles

1. Mayci Jones (BYU) def. Kylie Peek 6-0, 6-3

2. Katie Edwards def. Nicolette Tran (BYU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2

3. Samantha Polayes def. Meghan Sheehan-Dizon (BYU) 6-3, 6-4

4. Toby Miclat (BYU) def. Franziska Koehler 6-3, 6-0

5. Alexandra Tallas def. Savannah Ware (BYU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

6. Anderson-Littlewood (BYU) def. Isabell Klingert 6-2, 7-5

 

Doubles

1. Jones/Miclat (BYU) def. Peek/Polayes 8-3

2. Sheehan-Dizon/Anderson-Littlewood (BYU) def. Tallas/Edwards 8-7(10-8)

3. Ware/Tran (BYU) def. Klingert/Koehler 8-4

 

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4, 1, 3, 6, 2, 5)