SEATTLE – The Washington women’s tennis team opened their season with a resounding 7-0 win over Eastern Washington on Saturday at the Nordstrom Tennis Center.
The Dawgs (1-0) did not drop a game in the doubles matches that were played out. Alexia Jacobs and Astrid Olsen finished first on doubles, earning Jacobs her first dual match win at home as a Husky.
Matsuda handled Eastern’s No. 1 singles today for the Dawgs, rolling to a 6-1, 6-1 finish over Kida.
No. 2 singles Jacobs (6-3, 6-1) and No. 5 singles Sarah-Maude Fortin (6-2, 6-0) were the next two to finish helping clinch the match for the Huskies.
Dariya Detkovskaya also earned her first singles win as a Husky, defeating her Eastern opponent 6-3, 6-2.
The Huskies will head to Hawaii next week to take on Memphis (Jan. 19) and Hawai’i (Jan. 20). Both matches will begin at 2 p.m. PT.
Washington Women’s Tennis
Jan. 13, 2024
Seattle, Wash.
Washington – 7
San Jose State – 0
Doubles
- Jacobs/Olsen def. Mathews/Foshee (EWU), 6-0
- Fortin/Matsuda def. Arutiunian (EWU), 6-0
- Sakar/Detkovskaya def. Kida/Vasic, 4-2, DNF
Singles
- Erika Matsuda def. Kida (EWU), 6-1, 6-1
- Alexia Jacobs def. Mathews (EWU), 6-3, 6-1
- Astrid Olsen def. Arutiunian (EWU), 7-6, 7-5
- Melissa Sakar def. Foshee (EWU), 6-3, 6-1
- Sarah-Maude Fortin def. Nizetic (EWU), 6-2, 6-0
- Dariya Detkovskaya def. Arends (EWU), 6-3, 6-2
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