Cougars defeat Broncos 4-0 for second-straight WCC win

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.