Bijlsma, Kochelaevskaia Go Undefeated at ITA Regional

PROVO, Utah -- It was another successful day on the courts for the Wyoming Cowgirl duo of Silver Bijlsma and Anastasiia Kochelaevskaia.

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The duo from Laramie won a pair of doubles matches together Thursday on day two of the ITA Mountain Regionals, hosted by BYU, while in singles, both won a round to advance to the Round of 16.

The day began with the tandem taking care of Berdecio and Sampere of Utah Tech with a convincing 8-2 win. In the next round, the two defeated Idaho’s Cajigas and Koprowska, 8-4. With the two doubles victories, the duo advances to the quarterfinals where they will face Alexin and Bubalo from Colorado.

Kochelaevskaia took care of business in her singles match, earning a nice straight sets victory over Amy Findlay of Idaho. Kochelaevskaia won 7-6 (7-2) and 6-2.

Bijlsma, meanwhile picked up an impressive win Thursday, defeating Colorado's No. 1 Louise Ternstrom in straight sets, 6-0 and 7-6 (7-5).

Day three from Provo is Friday.

From Bison to Triceratops - All of Wyoming's Official Things

Every state in our nation has chosen things that represent the state in one way or another to be official state things. Like a flower, or animal. Wyoming is no different.

The Equality State, or the Cowboy State, depending on which state slogan you want to go with, has a state flower. But did you know we also have a state tree and a state fish? Yes, we even have a state code.

To be an official thing, a member of the state legislature must write and submit a bill to the legislature declaring that a thing will be the official state thing. Then the legislature votes to pass the bill, or not, if it passes, the governor signs the bill into law and we have a new official state thing.

Here is what we have so far, all of Wyoming's official things. Now you can win big on Wyo Trivia Night if that's a thing that exists.

Gallery Credit: Ben Kuhns

- From Bison to Triceratops - All of Wyoming's Official Things