San Diego, Calif. (April 27, 2006) -- BYU's two-time defending Mountain West Conference women's tennis team took its first step toward protecting its title Thursday, defeating Colorado State 4-0 in the quarterfinals of the MWC Tournament at the Barnes Tennis Center.
The Cougars got off to a hot start behind their reliable doubles squads. The No. 57 duo of Olga Boulytcheva and Lauren Jones collected their eleventh victory of the year, defeating Jasmin Singh and Jessica Jones handily 8-1. Boulytcheva and Jones are undefeated in doubles this season. The other doubles teams were equally dominant, playing to 8-3 and 8-2 victories to seal the doubles point for the Cougars.
The team wouldn't let the Rams up off the mat in singles play, turning in impressive performances there as well. Sophomore Anastasia Sourkova netted her twentieth victory of the season with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Anne Andersen. That performance was followed by stellar performances by Jennifer Miccoli and Sofia Holden, who collected 6-3, 6-0 and 6-2, 6-0 victories to close the door on Colorado State.
The second-seeded Cougars will face the winner of No. 3 UNLV and No. 6 Utah in the semifinals Friday at 10 a.m.
Women's Results -- April 27, 2006
Quarterfinal No. 1
No. 2 BYU def. No. 7 Colorado State, 4-0
Doubles
1. Anastasia Sourkova/Jennifer Miccoli (BYU) def. Anne Andersen/Emily Kirchem (CSU) 8-3
2. Sofia Holden/Dolly Chang (BYU) def. Lauren Strasburger/Carla Pallares(CSU)8-2
3. Olga Boulytcheva/Lauren Jones (BYU) def. Jasmin Singh/Jessica Jones (CSU) 8-1
Singles
1. Emily Kirchem (CSU) vs. Lauren Jones (BYU) 6-2, 4-3 (DNF)
2. Anastasia Sourkova (BYU) def. Anne Andersen (CSU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Sofia Holden (BYU) def. Lauren Strasburger (CSU) 6-2, 6-0
4. Dolly Chang (BYU) vs. Carla Pallares (CSU) 6-5 (DNF)
5. Jennifer Miccoli (BYU) def. Jessica Jones (CSU) 6-3, 6-0
6. Rana El Derwy (BYU) vs. Jasmin Singh (CSU) 7-6 (DNF)