PULLMAN, Wash. - Saint Mary's headed north for a two-match road trip to take on #52 Washington State and Gonzaga. They fell to the Cougars on Thursday 4-0 to end their three-match win streak and record their first loss of conference play. 

The Gaels top doubles team in Iman Khan and Olivia Rook fell 6-3 to the 41st ranked pair in Eva Alvarez Sande and Maxine Murphy, clinching the doubles point for the Cougars. Stefanie Silva and Juliette Daries led 4-1 in their doubles match but were unable to finish before Sande and Murphy clinched the point. 

In singles play, Daries went down in a hard fought three-set match which needed a tiebreaker in the third set to secure the fourth point of the day for Washington State. In earlier matches, Eva Alvarez Sande defeated Iman Khan, 6-0 6-1, and MiaAngelina Ruja fell in straight sets to Elyse Tse, 6-3 6-4. Madison Weekley, Stefanie Silva and Olivia Rook all forced a third set to prolong the match but the Cougars eventually prevailed for the 4-0 victory, their fifth shutout of the season. 

Full match results can be found below: 

#52 Washington State 4, Saint Mary's 0

Singles competition
1. Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) def. Iman Khan (SMC) 6-0, 6-1
2. Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Juliette Daries (SMC) 6-1, 3-6, 7-5
3. Elyse Tse (WSU) def. MiaAngelina Ruja (SMC) 6-3, 6-4
4. Hania Abouelsaad (WSU) vs. Olivia Rook (SMC) 2-6, 7-6 (8-6), 1-1, unfinished 5. Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) vs. Stefanie Silva (SMC) 4-6, 6-1, 3-1, unfinished
6. Martina Puvill (WSU) vs. Madison Weekley (SMC) 3-6, 7-6 (7-0), 1-1, unfinished
(1,3,2)

Doubles competition
1. #41 Eva Alvarez Sande/Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Iman Khan/Olivia Rook (SMC) 6-3
2. Elyse Tse/Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) def. Madison Weekley/Tiana Fox (SMC) 6-2
3. Hania Abouelsaad/Martina Markov (WSU) vs. Stefanie Silva/Juliette Daries (SMC) 1-4, unfinished
(2,1)

Match Notes:
Saint Mary's 6-7
Washington State 11-5; National ranking #52

Saint Mary's will remain in Washington to take on Gonzaga on Friday, March 28th at 11:00 AM. Full match information, live scoring and stream links can be found at smcgaels.com. 

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