Saturday, October 12
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UW Continues Winning Ways on Day Two of Husky Invite
October 12, 2019 | Women's Tennis
SEATTLE --- Washington continued to pick up wins throughout the second day of the Husky Invitational at the Nordstrom Tennis Center on Saturday.
In singles action, the Huskies picked up a pair of quick wins from sophomore Sedona Gallagher and Natsuho Arakawa to start things off. Gallagher recorded a 6-1, 6-2 win over Lillian Mould of Oregon while Arakawa beat the Ducks' Allison Mulville 6-3, 6-0.Β
Elsewhere, Zoey Weil cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win over Madison Olsen with Katarina Kopcalic picking up a 6-4, 6-1 victory. Ashley Change worked quickly for her second collegiate win, downing Taryn Fujimori 6-1, 6-1. Nika ZupancicΒ picked up a victory in three sets with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 win over Uxia Martinez. Abbey Watanabe closed out the day with a solid 7-6, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6) win over Portland State's Gerda Upience to pick up her first win of the season.
The Huskies swept all four of their doubles matches highlighted by a commanding 6-0 victory by Vanessa Wong and Ashley Chang over the Colorado duo of Balzert/Derivan. Zupancic and Delara Zumani downwed Ecton and Farrow of Colorado 7-5 with Weil and Natsuho Arakawa beating Upneice/Zador of Portland State 6-3. Rounding out the doubles was Gallagher and Kopcalic, who beat Portland State's Melinkoski/Valk 6-3.Β
"I think even though it has been a long couple of days, everyone came back strong and was disciplined to do their jobs," said Arakawa. "I was happy that the energy was pretty high. I think we took our responsibility on each court and that was good to see."
"I felt okay about my matches today," said Zupancic. "There is always space for improvement and that's what the next two-and-a-half months are for. It was good for us to see where we stand against a Pac-12 team like Oregon. It was important for us to give it our best shot and see how it goes and I thought overall it went well and should be happy with the performance."
Washington wraps up the Husky Invite on Sunday with the Huskies hitting the courts at 11:00 a.m.
In singles action, the Huskies picked up a pair of quick wins from sophomore Sedona Gallagher and Natsuho Arakawa to start things off. Gallagher recorded a 6-1, 6-2 win over Lillian Mould of Oregon while Arakawa beat the Ducks' Allison Mulville 6-3, 6-0.Β
Elsewhere, Zoey Weil cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win over Madison Olsen with Katarina Kopcalic picking up a 6-4, 6-1 victory. Ashley Change worked quickly for her second collegiate win, downing Taryn Fujimori 6-1, 6-1. Nika ZupancicΒ picked up a victory in three sets with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 win over Uxia Martinez. Abbey Watanabe closed out the day with a solid 7-6, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6) win over Portland State's Gerda Upience to pick up her first win of the season.
The Huskies swept all four of their doubles matches highlighted by a commanding 6-0 victory by Vanessa Wong and Ashley Chang over the Colorado duo of Balzert/Derivan. Zupancic and Delara Zumani downwed Ecton and Farrow of Colorado 7-5 with Weil and Natsuho Arakawa beating Upneice/Zador of Portland State 6-3. Rounding out the doubles was Gallagher and Kopcalic, who beat Portland State's Melinkoski/Valk 6-3.Β
"I think even though it has been a long couple of days, everyone came back strong and was disciplined to do their jobs," said Arakawa. "I was happy that the energy was pretty high. I think we took our responsibility on each court and that was good to see."
"I felt okay about my matches today," said Zupancic. "There is always space for improvement and that's what the next two-and-a-half months are for. It was good for us to see where we stand against a Pac-12 team like Oregon. It was important for us to give it our best shot and see how it goes and I thought overall it went well and should be happy with the performance."
Washington wraps up the Husky Invite on Sunday with the Huskies hitting the courts at 11:00 a.m.
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