MORAGA, Calif. – BYU women's tennis defeated St. Mary's 4-2 on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Cougars improved to 12-8 on the season, 6-3 in conference play and 6-4 on the road. 

Doubles

1. Harris/Hovda (SMC) def. Astle/Dunyon 6-4
2. Huang/Li (BYU) def. Khan/Rook 6-2
3. Jiao/Wheatley (BYU) def. Dong/Silva 6-3

      Order of finish: 2, 1, 3

The win for Jiao and Wheatley secured the doubles point for the Cougars. 

Singles

1. Bobo Huang (BYU) def. Jordan Harris 6-3, 6-2
2. Lene Mari Hovda (SMC) def. Emilee Astle 6-2, 7-5
3. Tina Li (BYU) def. Olivia Rook 6-4, 6-4
4. Iman Khan (SMC) def. Jacque Dunyon 7-6, 6-3
5. Helen Jiao (BYU) UF. Tian Yu Dong 6-7, 6-5
6. Emmie Moore (BYU) def. Stefanie Silva 7-6, 7-5

      Order of finish: 1, 2, 4, 3, 6

Huang, at No. 1, defeated Harris in two sets for her 14th singles win of the season (14-4). 

Astle, at No. 2, was defeated by Hovda in two sets and fell to 8-11 on the year in singles.

Dunyon, at No. 4, fell to for just her fourth singles loss of the season. (12-4). 

Li, at No. 3, defeated Rook for her 14th singles victory of the year (14-6). 

Moore, at No. 6, was victorious against Silva, improving her singles record to 12-4 on the season and clinched the overall match win for BYU.

Jiao's match at No. 5 was left unfinished. 

The Cougars return to action next week for the West Coast Conference tournament in San Diego, California, which will begin Thursday, April 27.

PROVO, Utah — BYU women's tennis will head to California for its final WCC road trip for matchups against Pacific on Friday, April. 21, and St. Mary's on Saturday, April 22.

BYU Notes

• The Cougars are 10-8, with a loss against No. 5 Pepperdine (2-5) last week. 
• Head coach Holly Hasler is 55-45 at BYU in her fifth season. She is assisted by Gabby Curtis, who is in her second season.
• Sophomore Success: Jacque Dunyon is 11-3 and Bobo Huang is 12-4 in singles play.
• Freshmen Sensations: Emmie Moore is 11-4 and Tina Li is 13-5 in singles play. 
• The Cougars are in their final season in the WCC.

Pacific Notes

• The Tigers are 7-10 with a loss against Gonzaga (0-7) and a win over Portland (4-3) last week.
• Head coach Mike Erwin is in his fifth season leading the women's tennis team. 
• Erwin is 29-49 all-time at Pacific. 

St. Mary's Notes

• The Gaels are 7-10 with a win over Portland (4-2) and a loss against Gonzaga (2-4) last week. 
• Head coach Katharina Winterhalter is in his first season leading the women's tennis team. 
• Winterhalter is 7-10 all-time at St. Mary's. 

Series Information

• BYU-Pacific Series Record: BYU leads 13-2
• Last Meeting: The Cougars won 6-1 on Apr. 22, 2022, in Provo
• BYU-St. Mary's Series Record: St. Mary's leads 18-7. 
• Last Meeting: The Cougars won 4-2 on Apr. 23, 2022, in Provo