Tennis

The BYU Women’s Tennis team opened its season with two back-to-back wins at home, winning a hard-fought season opener 4-2 against Boise State Feb. 8.

What might not be apparent about Abramyan and Malykh at first glance is that they aren’t from Utah — or even the U.S. Abramyan and Malykh are from Russia.

Like other sports teams at BYU, the women's tennis team has experienced having to step down from tournament play because it was on a Sunday.

Sam and Jacob Tullis grew up playing tennis together, and now they both play for BYU. Although they are competitive on the court, the brothers have a great relationship off the court.

The BYU women’s tennis team credits its recent success at the Cal Fall invitational in Berkeley, California, to their new found positivity and sportsmanship.

Last season, the BYU men's tennis team held an 18-7 record, with a 7-2 record in the West Coast Conference, putting them second in the conference and 67th in the NCAA. This season, the team is looking to raise the bar and come out on top this year. With four new athletes, Coach Brad Pearce said he is putting an emphasis on the physical and technical aspects of the sport.

BYU tennis is no stranger to international athletes. This year six of the 22 athletes on the team are from outside of the United States.

BYU men's tennis team wins 6-1 to both Montana State and Weber State Jan. 20, 2018.

See all of the triumphs and disappointments in BYU sports from the past year.

BYU's men's tennis doubles team Jeffrey Hsu and Sean Hill made it to the semifinals of the 61st Annual Southern California Intercollegiate Championship hosted...

Sam Tullis won the singles draw at BYU's intra-squad competition in September and hopes to continue winning.

The BYU women's tennis team competed in the ITA Regionals on Oct. 11-13 in Salt Lake City, Utah.