Dawgs Record Fifth Sweep Of Season, Defeat San Diego State 4-0

SEATTLE – The No. 34 Washington women’s tennis team swept for the fifth time this season as they defeated No. 75 San Diego State 4-0.
 
Erika Matsuda and Sarah-Maude Fortin dropped the first doubles match on court 2, 6-0, but courts 1 and 3 got it done to secure the doubles point.
 
All three singles Husky wins came within a minute or two of each other. Melissa Sakar got the first singles point with a 6-1, 6-3 victory in her first match this season on court 3.
 
With Erika Matsuda out, all the Dawgs moved all moved up a spot – led my Alexia Jacobs in her first match at No. 1. She took down 53^rd– ranked Kabbaj in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2.
 
Catherine Gagnon clinched the match on court 6, defeating SDSU’s Olmos 6-1, 6-2 to give the Huskies a 4-0 advantage.
 
Washington hits the road for matches next weekend at Illinois on Friday, March 1 and Ohio State on the 3^rd.
 
Washington Women’s Tennis

Feb. 25, 2024

Seattle, Wash.
 
Washington – 4
San Diego State – 0
 
Doubles

1. No. 34 Astrid Olsen/Alexia Jacobs def. Kabbaj/Petchey (SDSU), 6-4
2. Velcea/Skrobonja (SDSU) def. Sarah-Maude Fortin/Erika Matsuda, 6-0
3. Melissa Sakar/Catherine Gagnon def. Alogo/Olmos (SDSU), 7-6 (7-2)

Order of finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles

1. No. 78 Alexia Jacobs vs. No. 53 Kabbaj (SDSU), 6-3, 6-2
2. Astrid Olsen vs. No. 106 Skrobonja (SDSU), 2-6, 6-2, 2-0 DNF
3. No. 118 Melissa Sakar def. Petchey (SDSU), 6-1, 6-3
4. Sarah-Maude Fortin vs. Alogo (SDSU), 6-2, 5-1 DNF
5. Dariya Detkovskaya vs. Velcea (SDSU), 6-3, 2-6 DNF
6. Catherine Gagnon def. Olmos (SDSU), 6-1, 6-2

Order of finish: 3, 1, 6

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