PROVO -- Scratch up another win for the girls in blue and white, as BYU's 22nd --ranked women's tennis team knocked out the Broncos with a 6-1 victory.
The landslide started with a sweep in doubles. BYU's 44th ranked duo of Lauren Jones and Dolly Chang overwhelmed Boise State's Biorkman and Alying 8-5, while freshman Sourkova and Miccoli beat the Bronco's Pongratz and Curtolo 8-5. The final Bronco duo met the same fate as their teammates, losing to BYU's Holden and Boulytcheva 8-5.
BYU's number one singles player, Sophomore Lauren Jones, set the pace for the Cougars as she beat a tough Megan Biorkman in three sets. Jones would lose the first 5-7, but battled back to take the second set 6-3. Jones would get the final set, winning 6-3 to notch the win.
The Cougars would go straight down the line-up with wins from Olga Boulytcheva 6-3,6-1 at two singles followed by Anastasia Sourkova's straight set win 6-1,6-1 at three singles. Then Soifa Holden kicked in a win at four singles with her tough three set match win 1-6,6-2,6-2.
Freshman Jennifer Miccoli picked up BYU's final win with an easy 6-2,6-1 match. BYU Junior Hadley MacFarlane lost the final match in a tough, hard fought, three set tiebreaker. MacFarlane cruised in the first set 4-6, lost the second set 6-3, and nearly held on to win the third but BSU's Curtolo proved too much in the end and MacFalane lost the heartbreaker 7-7 (12-10).
The Cougars advance their winning streak to four straight with a tough Wisconsin team coming to Provo on the 25th. Overall the Cougars are 6-1.
SINGLES
1.JONES (BYU) DEF. BIORKMAN (BSU) 5-7,6-3,6-3
2.BOULYTCHEVA (BYU) DEF, WOSCHEK(BSU) 6-3,6-1
3.SURKOVA (BYU) DEF. AYLING (BSU) 6-1,6-1
4.HOLDEN(BYU) DEF. PONGRATZ (BSU) 1-6,6-2,6-1
5.MICCOLI(BYU) DEF. COLL (BSU) 6-2,6-1
6.CURTOLO(BSU) DEF. MACFARLANE(BYU) 4-6,6-3,7-7(12-10)
DOUBLES
1.JONES/CHANG (BYU) DEF. BIORKMAN(BSU) 8-6
2.SURKOVA/MICCOLI(BYU) DEF. AYLING/PONGRATZ(BSU) 8-5
3.HOLDEN/BOULYTCHEVA(BYU) DEF. COLL/WOSCHEK(BSU) 8-5
BYU WINS 6-1