Huskies Leave Honolulu Victorious – University of Washington Athletics

HONOLULU – Washington said aloha (the goodbye version) to Oahu with a victory over the host University of Hawaii today, securing a tough doubles point win and adding four wins in singles for a 5-2 victory. The Huskies improve to 2-0 on the young season, heading home for the home opener next Saturday.
 
Washington took the 1-0 lead with two tiebreak wins at second and third doubles. Sarah-Maude Fortin and Erika Matsuda got the first win, over Takamura/Vilcek, at second doubles. Then Melissa Sakar and Hikaru Sato had another 7-6 win at third doubles over Kim/Merrill to clinch the point.
 
The Dawgs then earned four straight singles wins in straight sets to put the match away, leading 5-0, before Hawaii got the last two points.
 
Sakar won first at No. 5, losing just one game to Madison Kim, 6-0, 6-1. Astrid Olsen had a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles over Satsuki Takamura, then Jennifer Kerr got the clincher with a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 4 singles over Klara Novakova.
 
Sato lost just one game in the No. 1 singles match, beating Nikol Homolkova, 6-0, 6-1. Erika Matsuda dropped a 7-6, 6-1 match at No. 6 singles, and Fortin lost a third set super-tiebreak at No. 2 singles after the match was clinched.
 
The Huskies will make their Nordstrom Tennis Center season debut next Saturday, Jan. 28, at 1 p.m. against Portland.
 

Washington Women’s Tennis

January 21, 2023

Honolulu, Hawaii

 

Washington – 5

Hawaii – 2

 

Singles

1. Hikaru Sato (UW) def. Nikola Homolkova (UH) – 6-0, 6-1

2. Ana Vilcek (UH) def. Sarah-Maude Fortin (UW) – 6-7, 6-1, (10-7)

3. Astrid Olsen (UW) def. Satsuki Takamura (UH) – 6-1, 6-2

4. Jennifer Kerr (UW) def. Klara Novakova (UH) – 6-4, 6-1

5. Melissa Sakar (UW) def. Madison Kim (UH) – 6-0, 6-1

6. Rita Pinto (UH) def. Erika Matsuda (UW) – 7-6, 6-1

Order of finish: 5, 3, 4, 1, 6, 2

 

Doubles

1. Homolkova/Novakova (UH) def. Olsen/Kerr (UW) – 6-2

2. Fortin/Matsuda (UW) def. Takamura/Vilcek (UH) – 7-6

3. Sato/Sakar (UW) def. Kim/Merrill (UH) – 7-6

Order of finish: 1, 2, 3