SEATTLE – The Huskies women’s tennis team defeated Colorado Friday afternoon 4-1 at Quillian Tennis Stadium.
In the first outdoor match at home for the Huskies, Washington went down 0-1 early after losing doubles matches on courts 1 and 3. Washington toughed out four singles wins to come back and take the match 4-1 to improve to 11-6 on the season and secure their first conference win.
Jacobs was the first to win her singles match, as the freshman put the Huskies on the board with her 7-5, 6-0 win over Colorado’s Elys Ventura.
Melissa Sakar was relentless on court 4 and didn’t give up a single game, besting the Buffs’ Abyasova in straight sets, 6-4, 6-0 to improve to 13-3 in singles play.
Catherine Gagnon won her match on 6 in straight sets for the third Dawg win, 6-3, 7-6.
Astrid Olsen went up 6-1 in her first set before dropping the second 6-2. She came back from a 3-1 deficit in the third to tie things at 3-3 and go on to win, 6-4 and clinch.
Erika Matsuda on court 1 and Dariya Detkovskaya on 5 abandoned their matches as the Huskies clinched the match.
Washington will face Utah on Sunday at 11 a.m. at Quillian Tennis Stadium.
Washington Women’s Tennis
March 15, 2024
Quillian Tennis Stadium
No. 29 Washington – 4
No. 51 Colorado – 1
Doubles
1. El Sayed/Rebec (Colorado) def. No. 55 Astrid Olsen/Alexia Jacobs, 6-4
2. Stanojevic/Ventura (Colorado) vs. Dariya Detkovskaya/Erika Matsuda, 5-6 DNF
3. Nelson/Bubalo (Colorado) def. Melissa Sakar/Catherine Gagnon, 6-4
Order of finish: 3, 1
Singles
1. Erika Matsuda vs. Aya El Sayed (Colorado), 5-7, 6-4, 1-2 DNF
2. No. 67 Alexia Jacobs def. Elys Ventura (Colorado), 7-5, 6-0
3. Astrid Olsen def. Mila Stanojevic (Colorado), 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
4. Melissa Sakar def. Alexandra Abyasova (Colorado), 6-4, 6-0
5. Dariya Detkovskaya vs. Pia Rebec (Colorado), 6-4, 5-7, 2-1 DNF
6. Catherine Gagnon def. Carri Hayes (Colorado), 6-3, 7-6
Order of finish: 2, 4, 6, 3
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