Dawgs Advance To Pac-12 Quarterfinal With Win Over Washington State

OJAI, Calif. – The Washington women's tennis team took down Washington State 4-1 Wednesday afternoon in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament at Weil Tennis Academy in Ojai, Calif.
 
The Dawgs will advance to the Pac-12 quarterfinal on Thursday, April 25 to take on the third-seeded USC Trojans at Weil Tennis Academy. Action will kick off around 6 p.m.
 
The Dawgs gave up the doubles point with losses on courts 2 and 3 but fought for every single point in singles to take down the Cougars in three straight singles matches.
 
No. 99 Alexia Jacobs was the first to finish with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over WSU's Tse to notch her 15th singles win of the season.
 
Dariya Detkovskaya gave the Huskies their first lead of the afternoon with a 6-3, 6-1 win on court 6.
 
No. 105 Astrid Olsen took Nakagawa to three sets to give the Huskies a more comfortable 3-1 lead and improve Olsen to 16-5 in singles on the season.
 
The dagger and clincher came from Erika Matsuda on the Dawgs' top court, securing a tough battle over Washington State's Alvarez Sande, 7-6, 7-5.
 
Washington Women's Tennis
April 24, 2024
Ojai, Calif.
 
(6) Washington – 4
(11) Washington State – 1
 
Doubles
1. No. 48 Astrid Olsen/Alexia Jacobs vs. Alvarez/Tse (WSU), 5-4 DNF
2. Nakagawa/Kumhom (WSU) def. Erika Matsuda/Dariya Detkovskaya, 6-2
3. Abouelsaad/Markov (WSU) def. Melissa Sakar/Catherine Gagnon, 6-2
 
Order of finish: 3, 2

Singles
1. Erika Matsuda def. Alvarez (WSU), 7-6, 7-5
2. No. 99 Alexia Jacobs def. Tse (WSU), 6-2, 6-4
3. No. 105 Astrid Olsen def. Nakagawa (WSU), 6-3, 0-6, 6-4
4. Melissa Sakar vs. Kumhom (WSU), 5-7, 6-3, 2-0 DNF
5. Sarah-Maude Fortin vs. Abouelsaad (WSU), 6-4, 4-6, 5-3 DNF
6. Dariya Detkovskaya def. Markov (WSU), 6-3, 6-1
 
Order of finish: 2, 6, 1