Cougars Fall to No. 26 Washington

PULLMAN, Wash. (April 19, 2024) – The 26th-ranked Washington Huskies captured the opening doubles and took the momentum into singles en route to a 4-0 win over Washington State Friday afternoon at the WSU Outdoor Tennis Courts. With the loss, the Cougars fall to 10-11 overall, 1-9 in Pac-12 play. Washington improved to 16-9, 5-5.
 
Doubles began the day and Washington escaped with the opening point with narrow wins at the top two spots. At No. 2, UW's Dariya Detkovskaya and Erika Matsuda came from behind to defeat Yura Nakagawa and Fifa Kumhom, 6-4 before WSU evened the match when Hania Abouelsaad and Martina Markov completed a 7-5 win over Melissa Sakar and Catherine Gagnon at No. 3. The deciding point came down to No. 1 where Washington's Astrid Olsen and Alexia Jacobs, ranked No. 44 nationally, narrowly defeated Eva Alvarez Sande and Elyse Tse, 7-5, to claim the first point.
 
In singles action, Washington claimed straight-set wins at No. 2,3 and 6 to clinch the match. No. 3 was first off as Olsen, 94th nationally, completed a 6-1, 6-4 over Nakagawa just before Jacobs, ranked 103, finished off a 6-2, 6-4 win over Tse at No.2. After a close first set, Detkovskaya pulled away in the second with a 7-6 (2), 6-0 win over Markov at No. 6, clinching the team victory.
 
With the match outcome no longer in doubt, the remaining three matches were all stopped, with all in the third set. At No. 1, Alvarez Sande was even with Matsuda, 6-3, 3-6 and about to begin the third. At No. 4, Kumhom was leading Sakkar 6-4, 4-4, while Abouelsaad was down a break, trailing 4-6, 6-1, 1-3 against Sarah-Maude Fortin at No. 5.
 
The Cougars are next in action Wednesday when they open play at the Pac-12 Championships in Ojai, Calif. WSU's first-round opponent will be determined Saturday evening.
 
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
#26 Washington 4 def. Washington State 0
April 19, 2024
WSU Outdoor Tennis Courts
Pullman, Wash.
 
DOUBLES
No. 1 #44 Astrid Olsen/Alexia Jacobs (UW) def. Eva Alvarez Sande/Elyse Tse (WSU) 7-5
No. 2 Dariya Detkovskaya/Erika Matsuda (UW) def. Yura Nakagawa/Fifa Kumhom (WSU) 6-4
No. 3 Hania Abouelsaad/Martina Markov (WSU) def. Melissa Sakar/Catherine Gagnon (UW) 7-5
Order of Finish: 2,3,1
 
SINGLES
No. 1 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) vs. Erika Matsuda (UW) 6-3, 3-6, DNF
No. 2 #103 Alexia Jacobs (UW) def . Elyse Tse (WSU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 #94 Astrid Olsen (UW) def. Yura Nakagawa (WSU) 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 Fifa Kumhom (WSU) vs. Melissa Sakar (UW) 6-4, 4-4 DNF
No. 5 Hania Abouelsaad (WSU) vs. Sarah-Maude Fortin (UW) 4-6, 6-1, 0-2 DNF
No. 6 Dariya Detkovskaya (UW) def. Martina Markov (WSU) 7-6 (2), 6-0
Order of Finish: 3,2,6