SANTA CLARA, Calif – BYU women's tennis defeated Santa Clara 4-0 on Saturday night for its second WCC victory on the road. The Cougars improved to 5-3 on the season and 2-1 in conference play. 

Doubles

1. Astle/Huang (BYU) UF. Hayer/Kalinic 4-5
2. Moore/Li (BYU) def. Gordon/Feng 6-3
3. Jiao/Wheatley (BYU) def. Zlotnik/Carter 6-2

      Order of finish: 3, 2

Jiao and Wheatley, at no. 3 doubles, secured the victory as Jiao is now 3-0 in doubles matches on the year while Wheatley gained her sixth win (6-2). 

Li and Moore, at no. 2 doubles, obtained their fourth doubles win of the year. The win clinched the Cougars the doubles point, while the tandem is now 4-3 on the season. 

Astle and Huang, at no. 1 doubles, were trailing 4-5 before the match was brought to a halt due to BYU already clinching the doubles point. 

Singles

1. Bobo Huang (BYU) UF. JennaMarie Gordon 6-0, 4-1
2. Emilee Astle (BYU) UF. Finley Kalinic 5-7, 5-2
3. Jacque Dunyon (BYU) def. Velizara Fileva 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Tina Li (BYU) def. Dasee Carter 6-3, 6-1
5. Emmie Moore (BYU) UF. Giulia Hayer 3-6, 6-1, 1-3
6. Helen Jiao (BYU) def. Kasey Feng 6-1, 6-1

      Order of finish: 6, 3, 4

Jiao, at no. 6, obtained her second singles win of the year (2-1). 

Dunyon, at no. 3, won her seventh singles match of the season and is now 7-1.

Li, at no. 4, secured her sixth singles win of the year and clinched the overall match for the Cougars. The freshman is now 6-2 on the season. 

Huang, Astle and Moore's matches all went unfinished.

The Cougars return to action next week, Friday, Mar. 10 against Boise State. The home match will begin at 11:00 a.m. MST.

PROVO, Utah — BYU women's tennis will head to the Bay Area this weekend to visit San Francisco on Friday, Mar. 3, and Santa Clara Saturday on Mar. 4. for two road matches. 

BYU Notes

• The Cougars are 3-3, with losses against Colorado and Colorado State two weeks ago. 
• Head coach Holly Hasler is 48-40 at BYU in her fifth season. She is assisted by Gabby Curtis, who is in her second season.
• BYU is in its final season in the WCC.

San Francisco Notes

• San Francisco is 4-3 with a win against UC Davis (4-3) last week.
• Head coach Peter Bartlett is in his sixth season as head coach for the women's tennis team. 
• Bartlett is 43-54 overall at San Francisco.

Santa Clara Notes

• Santa Clara is 0-5 with a loss against Grand Canyon (4-0) two weeks ago. 
• Head Coach Clifton Awuy is 0-5 overall at Santa Clara in his first season.

Series Information

• BYU-San Francisco Series Record: BYU leads 9-4
• Last Meeting: San Francisco won 4-3 on Apr. 28, 2022, in the WCC Tournament
• BYU-SCU Series Record: Santa Clara leads 6-4
• Last Meeting: BYU won 6-1 on Apr. 9, 2022, in Provo