LOGAN, Utah - Utah State women's tennis (9-8, 0-0 MW) lost, 4-1, to BYU (9-4, 2-1 WCC) on Thursday at the Sports Academy & Racquet Club.

"I'm pretty proud of the effort," head coach Sean McInerney said. "We knew BYU was a very good team coming in. In singles, we played smart and we moved well. We're getting better, definitely, in singles play. Doubles was a pretty big disappointment. I don't think we came out and executed at all, but we'll bounce back. We're definitely becoming a pretty good team. We've got a lot of work to do, but it's going to be a good last month of the season. I was proud of the effort, but upset with the result. We got a little bit better today which was important."

In doubles play, senior Maggie O'Meara and junior Jenna Kane lost, 1-6, at the No. 1 spot to senior Mayci Jones and freshman Anastasia Abramyan. Sophomore Hannah Jones and freshman Sasha Pisareva then lost, 2-6, at the No. 3 spot to junior Taylah Beckman and sophomore Samantha Smith. Senior Sabrina Demerath and sophomore Rhoda Tanui were down, 3-4, at the No. 2 spot against sophomores Kate Cusick and Polina Malykh, but the match ended unfinished due to the other courts' results.

In singles, Pisareva dropped just two games to win it, 6-0, 6-2, at the No. 1 spot against Jones. Demerath lost, 4-6, 3-6, at No. 2 to Abramyan. Tanui lost her first set, 5-7, at the No. 4 spot against Cusick, but dropped just two games in the second set to win, 6-2. Tanui lost in the third set, 4-6. O'Meara also lost her first set, 1-6, but came back to win the second, 7-5, at the No. 3 spot against freshman Madeline Almeida. Almeida clinched the win for BYU after winning the third set, 7-5.

USU is back in action on Sunday, March 25, when the Aggies host Montana (6-8, 2-3 Big Sky) at 10 a.m., at the Sports Academy & Racquet Club.

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RESULTS

BYU 4, Utah State 1

Doubles
1. Mayci Jones/Anastasia Abramyan (BYU) def. Jenna Kane/Maggie O'Meara (USU) 6-1

2. Sabrina Demerath/Rhoda Tanui (USU) vs. Kate Cusick/Polina Malykh (BYU) 3-4, unfinished

3. Taylah Beckman/Samantha Smith (BYU) def. Sasha Pisareva/Hannah Jones (USU) 6-2

Singles
1. Sasha Pisareva (USU) def. Mayci Jones (BYU) 6-0, 6-2

2. Anastasia Abramyan (BYU) def. Sabrina Demerath (USU) 6-4, 6-3

3. Madeline Almeida (BYU) def. Maggie O'Meara (USU) 6-1, 5-7, 7-5

4. Kate Cusick (BYU) def. Rhoda Tanui (USU) 7-5, 2-6, 6-4

5. Hannah Jones (USU) vs. Polina Malykh (BYU) 2-6, 3-1, unfinished

6. Sophia Haleas (USU) vs. Samantha Smith (BYU) 5-4, unfinished

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