Saturday, January 27
Durham, NC
7:00 AM
University of Washington
4
vs
3
LSU
Fung Completes Upset For Huskies Over No. 20 LSU
January 27, 2018 | Women's Tennis
DURHAM, N.C. β No. 6 Stacey Fung battled a tight-knit three-set match to seal the win for Washington women's tennis against No. 20 LSU, 4-3, at the ITA Kick-off Weekend on Saturday morning at the Sheffield Tennis Center.
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"It was a great college match," Washington head coach Robin Stephenson said. "We came out strong in doubles and won five first sets of singles. We knew LSU wouldn't go away. They were going to battle, and they did. There were a lot of ups and down in the match, so I'm really proud of how they competed and found a way to win. Stacey battled so hard to get her match to a third. I could tell by the look on her face that she was going to win the match for her team."
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With the dual match tied at 3-3, all eyes were on the third set for the court one matchup between No. 6 Stacey Fung and No. 47 Elyse Lavender. Fung took the early 3-0 lead, riding the momentum from her second-set win. Lavender battled back to get within one at 4-3, but Fung powered through to win the set, 6-4, and seal the upset.
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"We were fired up going into singles after winning the doubles point," Fung said. "My match was really long and tiring, but it was a good battle. I had all of the girls on the court besides me cheering me on. I haven't been in a situation like that a lot, so it was good to have them supporting me. My opponent was playing really well, so to bounce back and win the tiebreaker gave me a lot of momentum and confidence going into the third set. This is the best match of my career so far. To be able to overcome the mental block and focus and dig deep was a lot of fun."
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The Dawgs (2-1) got off to a strong start by winning the doubles point against the Tigers (2-1). The duos of Miki Kobayashi and Vanessa Wong along with Fung and Alexis Prokopuik both won their matches by the same score of 6-3. Kenadi Hance and Lana Slavica's match was cut short after UW clinched the point. They were leading 5-4.
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"The girls have put in a lot of work in doubles and have focused on it," Stephenson said. "They've practiced really well. Hopefully we can keep building on this."
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Washington continued to roll in singles, winning four of the six first sets. The matchups were competitive with five of them going to a third set.
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Fung had set point in her first set, but Lavender battled back to tie it at 5-5. They traded games to make It 6-6, forcing a tiebreaker, and leading to Lavender winning the first set, 7-6. The second set saw another 6-6 tiebreaker situation, this time with Fung coming out on top and going on to win the third set, 6-4.
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After missing last week due to injury, Kobayashi was back in the lineup. Facing a 5-4 set point for No. 73 Ryann Foster, she fought to take the 6-5 lead. She then took the advantage to win the break point and take the first set 7-5. It was all Foster the rest of the match, winning the second and third sets 6-3 and 6-1.
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Down 4-3, Wong won three-straight games to take the first set, 6-4, against No. 56 Eden Richardson. The second set was competitive as well, the two trading games, but Wong closed it out to win 6-4, taking the match.
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Prokopuik won her first set 6-3 and cruised to a 4-0 lead in the second. No. 66 Jessica Golovin battled back into the set, going on a 7-1 run to win the second set, 7-5, and force a third. Prokopuik lost the match after dropping the third set, 6-4.
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Hance took her first set, 6-4. In the second set, she fell to an early 3-0 deficit but battled back to get within one at 4-3. LSU's Kennan Johnson won two-straight games to win the second set and force a third. Hance dominated the third set, winning 6-1 to take the match.
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Katarina Kopcalic fell in her first set, 6-2. She took an early lead in the second set, going up 3-1. Her opponent tied it up 3-3 before she surged ahead to win 6-3, forcing a third set. Kopcalic ultimately dropped the match, falling 6-4 in the third set.
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Washington now awaits the winner of the Duke and Fresno State match. The winners will play on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
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RESULTS
Washington β 4
#20 LSU β 3
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Doubles (Order of finish: 1, 2)
1) Kobayashi/Wong (UW) def. Foster/Johnson (LSU) 6-3
2) Hance/Slavica (UW) vs. Golovin/Richardson (LSU) 5-4, DNF
3) Fung/Prokopuik (UW) def. Lavender/Vasilyuk (LSU) 6-3
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Singles (Order of finish: 3, 5, 6, 2, 4, 1)
1) #6 Stacey Fung (UW) def. #47 Elyse Lavender (LSU) 6-7(4), 7-6(6), 6-4
2) #73 Ryann Foster (LSU) def. Miki Kobayashi (UW) 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
3) #115 Vanessa Wong (UW) def. #56 Eden Richardson (LSU) 6-4, 6-4
4) #66 Jessica Golovin (LSU) def. Alexis Prokopuik (UW) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
5) Kenadi Hance (UW) def. Kennan Johnson (LSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
6) Luba Vasilyuk (LSU) def. Katarina Kopcalic (UW) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
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"It was a great college match," Washington head coach Robin Stephenson said. "We came out strong in doubles and won five first sets of singles. We knew LSU wouldn't go away. They were going to battle, and they did. There were a lot of ups and down in the match, so I'm really proud of how they competed and found a way to win. Stacey battled so hard to get her match to a third. I could tell by the look on her face that she was going to win the match for her team."
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With the dual match tied at 3-3, all eyes were on the third set for the court one matchup between No. 6 Stacey Fung and No. 47 Elyse Lavender. Fung took the early 3-0 lead, riding the momentum from her second-set win. Lavender battled back to get within one at 4-3, but Fung powered through to win the set, 6-4, and seal the upset.
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"We were fired up going into singles after winning the doubles point," Fung said. "My match was really long and tiring, but it was a good battle. I had all of the girls on the court besides me cheering me on. I haven't been in a situation like that a lot, so it was good to have them supporting me. My opponent was playing really well, so to bounce back and win the tiebreaker gave me a lot of momentum and confidence going into the third set. This is the best match of my career so far. To be able to overcome the mental block and focus and dig deep was a lot of fun."
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The Dawgs (2-1) got off to a strong start by winning the doubles point against the Tigers (2-1). The duos of Miki Kobayashi and Vanessa Wong along with Fung and Alexis Prokopuik both won their matches by the same score of 6-3. Kenadi Hance and Lana Slavica's match was cut short after UW clinched the point. They were leading 5-4.
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"The girls have put in a lot of work in doubles and have focused on it," Stephenson said. "They've practiced really well. Hopefully we can keep building on this."
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Washington continued to roll in singles, winning four of the six first sets. The matchups were competitive with five of them going to a third set.
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Fung had set point in her first set, but Lavender battled back to tie it at 5-5. They traded games to make It 6-6, forcing a tiebreaker, and leading to Lavender winning the first set, 7-6. The second set saw another 6-6 tiebreaker situation, this time with Fung coming out on top and going on to win the third set, 6-4.
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After missing last week due to injury, Kobayashi was back in the lineup. Facing a 5-4 set point for No. 73 Ryann Foster, she fought to take the 6-5 lead. She then took the advantage to win the break point and take the first set 7-5. It was all Foster the rest of the match, winning the second and third sets 6-3 and 6-1.
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Down 4-3, Wong won three-straight games to take the first set, 6-4, against No. 56 Eden Richardson. The second set was competitive as well, the two trading games, but Wong closed it out to win 6-4, taking the match.
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Prokopuik won her first set 6-3 and cruised to a 4-0 lead in the second. No. 66 Jessica Golovin battled back into the set, going on a 7-1 run to win the second set, 7-5, and force a third. Prokopuik lost the match after dropping the third set, 6-4.
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Hance took her first set, 6-4. In the second set, she fell to an early 3-0 deficit but battled back to get within one at 4-3. LSU's Kennan Johnson won two-straight games to win the second set and force a third. Hance dominated the third set, winning 6-1 to take the match.
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Katarina Kopcalic fell in her first set, 6-2. She took an early lead in the second set, going up 3-1. Her opponent tied it up 3-3 before she surged ahead to win 6-3, forcing a third set. Kopcalic ultimately dropped the match, falling 6-4 in the third set.
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Washington now awaits the winner of the Duke and Fresno State match. The winners will play on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
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RESULTS
Washington β 4
#20 LSU β 3
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Doubles (Order of finish: 1, 2)
1) Kobayashi/Wong (UW) def. Foster/Johnson (LSU) 6-3
2) Hance/Slavica (UW) vs. Golovin/Richardson (LSU) 5-4, DNF
3) Fung/Prokopuik (UW) def. Lavender/Vasilyuk (LSU) 6-3
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Singles (Order of finish: 3, 5, 6, 2, 4, 1)
1) #6 Stacey Fung (UW) def. #47 Elyse Lavender (LSU) 6-7(4), 7-6(6), 6-4
2) #73 Ryann Foster (LSU) def. Miki Kobayashi (UW) 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
3) #115 Vanessa Wong (UW) def. #56 Eden Richardson (LSU) 6-4, 6-4
4) #66 Jessica Golovin (LSU) def. Alexis Prokopuik (UW) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
5) Kenadi Hance (UW) def. Kennan Johnson (LSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
6) Luba Vasilyuk (LSU) def. Katarina Kopcalic (UW) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
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