PROVO, Utah - Santa Clara women's tennis got off to a strong start taking the doubles point against BYU but dropped all six singles matches to fall 6-1 in a West Coast Conference match on the road.
The Broncos (9-7, 2-3 WCC) won two of the three doubles matches to earn the doubles point on Finley Kalinic and JennaMarie Gordon's 7-5 clinching win over Leah Heimuli anfd Helen Jiao.
However, the Cougars (9-13, 3-3 WCC) won the first three singles matches, all in straight sets, to take a 3-1 lead.
The three remaining matches went to three sets but Emilee Astle was the first one to get the win, defeating Velizara Fileva 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to clinch the match.
NEXT UP
The Broncos hosts San Francisco on *Saturday at 1 p.m. *UPDATE: The match will be held on Friday, April 15 at 1 p.m.
RESULTS
Brigham Young University 6, Santa Clara 1
Apr 09, 2022 at Provo, Utah (BYU Outdoor Tennis Courts)
Singles competition
1. Leah Heimuli (BYU) def. Finley Kalinic (SCUW) 6-1, 6-3
2. Anastasia Abramyan (BYU) def. Jamie Schroer (SCUW) 6-4, 5-6, 6-4
3. Bobo Huang (BYU) def. JennaMarie Gordon (SCUW) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
4. Emilee Astle (BYU) def. Velizara Fileva (SCUW) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
5. Kara Lin (BYU) def. Katherine Petty (SCUW) 6-0, 7-5
6. Xenia De Luna (BYU) def. Giulia Hayer (SCUW) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Finley Kalinic/JennaMarie Gordon (SCUW) def. Leah Heimuli/Helen Jiao (BYU) 7-5
2. Anastasia Abramyan/Bobo Huang (BYU) def. Giulia Hayer/Velizara Fileva (SCUW) 6-4
3. Jamie Schroer/Varya Zlotnik (SCUW) def. Kara Lin/Emilee Astle (BYU) 6-3
Match Notes
Santa Clara 9-7, 2-3 WCC
Brigham Young University 9-13, 3-3 WCC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,6,5,4,3,2)