WACO, Texas — Despite losing the doubles point, the No. 68 Cougars rallied in the round of singles play, taking the first three singles matches before clinching a 4-2 victory with Tan's three-set win.
BYU lost 4-3 to Kansas State earlier this season, aided by a default singles win for the Wildcats after Chelsea Bluestein suffered an injury. Tonight, Bluestein took the second singles point for the Cougars in two sets.
Doubles Results
- Maralgoo Chomsomjav / Charlotte Keitel (KSU) def. Kendall Kovick / Chelsea Bluestein (BYU), 6-4
- Sana Garakani / Zhanel Rustemova (KSU) uf. Bobo Huang / Sue Yan Tan (BYU), 5-4
- Veronika Kulhava / Tereza Polakova (KSU) def. Grace Levelston / Elizabeth Tullis (BYU), 6-1
Order of finish: 3,1
Kansas State took the doubles point after winning two-straight doubles matches. Huang and Tan left their match unfinished, down 5-4.
Singles Results
- Bobo Huang (BYU) def. Maralgoo Chomsomjav (KSU), 7-6(5), 6-1
- Grace Levelston (BYU) def. Zhanel Rustemova (KSU), 6-0, 6-4
- Charlotte Keitel (KSU) def. Kendall Kovick (BYU), 6-4, 5-7, 6-1
- Chelsea Bluestein (BYU) def. Maria Santos (KSU), 6-4, 6-2
- Sue Yan Tan (BYU) def. Veronika Kulhava (KSU), 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
- Madison Smith (BYU) uf. Tereza Polakova (KSU), 0-6, 7-6(5), 6-6(3-2)
Order of finish: 2,4,1,3,5
Levelston took the first point for BYU after winning her first set 6-0 and securing a 6-4 second-set victory. Bluestein followed suit with a two-set win, giving the Cougars a 2-1 overall lead.
After a 7-6 tiebreak win in the first set, Huang carried that momentum to win 6-1 in the second and put BYU up 3-1.
Kovick lost her first set 6-4 but came back to win 7-5 in the second. She lost the third set 6-1, but the Cougars maintained their lead 3-2.
Tan won the first set 7-5 after being down 1-4, then lost the second set 6-3. She fought to gain a 5-3 lead in the third set and ultimately won 6-4, sealing BYU's 4-2 victory.
Smith came back from a 6-0 first-set loss and won her second-set tiebreak 7-5. She was down 6-5 in the third but broke her opponent to take the set to another tiebreak. Smith left her match unfinished in the tiebreak, up 3-2.
Up Next
The Cougars will face the UCF Knights on Friday, Apr. 18, at noon MDT, and the match will be streamed on ESPN+. Check the BYU women's tennis schedule for links to live stats and livestreams.