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PROVO, Utah - Behind a strong performance from senior Nicolette Poulsen, BYU women's tennis defeated WCC opponent San Francisco 5-2, on Tuesday at the Indoor tennis courts.

"I'm very happy with the way we bounced back after our last match," BYU head coach Lauren Jones-Spencer said. "We looked like a new team today. We fought hard on every court and played with confidence and that made the difference today."

Poulsen clinched both the doubles and singles points for BYU (2-7, 1-0 WCC) starting with a victory at No. 2 doubles along with teammate junior Savannah Ware. The duo defeated San Francisco's (0-9, 0-2 WCC) Hanna Borjensen and Genevieve McConnel, 6-2. Playing at third doubles, Erica Chichoni recorded her first doubles victory of the season along with partner Natella Nabieva, beating USF's Sofia Holmberg and Shanna Dos Santos, 6-1.

In singles competition, the Cougars continued to roll with Ware finishing first after a decisive 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 4 singles over the Dons' Dos Santos. Toby Miclat finished next, giving BYU a 3-0 lead after a 6-3, 6-4 victory at second singles over USF's Thyra Taune.

Poulsen clinched the match for the Cougars, defeating McCloskey in three sets, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 3 singles. The victory puts Poulsen just one win shy of 40 career singles victories.

San Francisco scored its first point of the match when Andrea Ka defeated BYU's Mayci Jones at No. 1 singles in a three-set battle, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

In the final two singles matches, Nabieva recorded a strong 6-2, 6-2 victory over the Dons' Sofia Holmberg at No. 5 singles. Playing at the No. 6 spot, Chichoni fell to USF's Borjenson 6-7, 6-2, 10-3.

BYU will travel to face Portland on Friday, March 4, at 12 p.m. in its next WCC match. Fans can follow the match live.
 

BYU 5, San Francisco 2

Singles Competition

1. Andrea Ka (USF) def. Mayci Jones (BYU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

2. Toby Miclat (BYU) def. Thyra Taune (USF) 6-3, 6-4

3. Nicolette Poulsen (BYU) def. Genevieve McCloskey (USF) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3

4. Savannah Ware (BYU) def. Shanna Dos Santos (USF) 6-1, 6-1

5. Natella Nabieva (BYU) def. Sofia Holmberg (USF) 6-2, 6-2

6. Hanna Borjeson (USF) def. Erica Chichoni (BYU) 7-6, 2-6, 10-3

Doubles Competition

1. Mayci Jones and Toby Miclat (BYU) vs. Andrea Ka and Thyra Taune (USF) 3-4, unfinished

2. Nicolette Poulsen and Savannah Ware (BYU) def. Hanna Borjeson and Genevieve McCloskey (USF) 6-2

3. Erica Chichoni and Natella Nabieva (BYU) def. Shanna Dos Santos and Sofia Holmberg (USF) 6-1

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

PROVO, Utah – BYU women's tennis begins West Coast Conference play with matches against San Francisco and Portland this upcoming week.

The Cougars will host San Francisco on Tuesday, March 1, at 11 a.m. MST at the BYU indoor courts before traveling to Oregon to face Portland on Friday, March 4, at 1:30 PST at the Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center.

"Facing San Francisco at home is going to be a great opportunity for us to build some momentum as a team," BYU head coach Lauren Jones-Spencer said. "We have a talented team and we just have to believe that in order to play at our best."

The Cougars (1-7, 0-0) look to rebound after a loss at No. 66 Utah. The Cougars finished fifth in the WCC last season with a 5-3 record and were picked to finish fourth in the WCC coaches' preseason poll.

The Dons (0-7, 0-1) finished third in the WCC last season with a 7-2 conference record and are coming off a 6-1 loss against UC Santa Barbara. BYU leads 4-1 in the all-time series between the two teams.

Portland (1-5, 0-0), picked to finish one spot ahead of the Cougars in the WCC coaches' preseason poll, finished second last season with a 7-2 record. Earlier this season, the Pilots defeated No. 72 Harvard 4-3. BYU holds a 6-7 all-time record against Portland.

Admission is free to the public and free pizza will be provided. Fans can also follow the matches live.