Thursday, April 25
Ojai, CA
6:00 PM
University of Washington
4
vs
0
Arizona State
Huskies Sweep ASU, Advance To Semifinals
April 25, 2019 | Women's Tennis
OJAI, Calif. – The 11th ranked Washington women's tennis team swept Arizona State 4-0 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Championships on Thursday afternoon. The Huskies will face No. 2 seed UCLA in the semifinals on Friday at 3:00 p.m.
The defeat of the Sun Devils was the second conference match sweep for UW and the sixth overall.
The Huskies jumped out to a 1-0 lead after winning a hard fought doubles point. At No. 3 doubles, senior Kenadi Hance and junior Natsuho Arakawa defeated Savannah Slaysman and Tereza Kolarova 6-3. The Sun Devils won 6-3 on Court 2, as sophomore Vanessa Wong and freshman Zoey Weil lost 6-3 to Sammi Hampton and Samantha Alicea.
The doubles point would be decided at No. 1 doubles as the 29th ranked doubles pair of Stacey Fung and Nika Zupanic defeated the nation's top-ranked doubles team of Lauryn John-Baptiste and Ilze Hattingh 7-6 (7-5). Fung and Zupancic now stand at 12-6 in dual matches.
As singles play began, the Huskies did not look back, winning three singles matches with relative ease. Arakawa defeated Hampton at No. 4 singles, 6-3, 7-5 to extend the Washington lead to 2-0. With the victory, Arakawa improved her singles dual record to 13-4 and 7-2 in Pac-12 play.
Shortly after, Wong made it a 3-0 UW lead as she took down 103rd ranked John-Baptiste 6-3, 6-4. Wong's record now stands at 17-4 in dual matches and 7-4 in conference action.
Zupancic clinched the match on Court 6 as she beat Alicea 6-3, 7-6. Zupancic remained perfect in Pac-12 matches, as she is now 7-0 and 11-1 in dual matches.
Fung's match at No. 1 singles against Hattingh went unfinished. Fung was leading 4-6, 6-1, 3-0 at the time of the completed match. Junior Katarina Kopcalic was down 6-7, 4-3 and Gallagher lead 3-6, 6-4, 4-2 when the match was completed.
The Huskies previously lost to UCLA, 4-1, on April 14 this season. It was only the second conference loss and the third overall for UW.
The defeat of the Sun Devils was the second conference match sweep for UW and the sixth overall.
The Huskies jumped out to a 1-0 lead after winning a hard fought doubles point. At No. 3 doubles, senior Kenadi Hance and junior Natsuho Arakawa defeated Savannah Slaysman and Tereza Kolarova 6-3. The Sun Devils won 6-3 on Court 2, as sophomore Vanessa Wong and freshman Zoey Weil lost 6-3 to Sammi Hampton and Samantha Alicea.
The doubles point would be decided at No. 1 doubles as the 29th ranked doubles pair of Stacey Fung and Nika Zupanic defeated the nation's top-ranked doubles team of Lauryn John-Baptiste and Ilze Hattingh 7-6 (7-5). Fung and Zupancic now stand at 12-6 in dual matches.
As singles play began, the Huskies did not look back, winning three singles matches with relative ease. Arakawa defeated Hampton at No. 4 singles, 6-3, 7-5 to extend the Washington lead to 2-0. With the victory, Arakawa improved her singles dual record to 13-4 and 7-2 in Pac-12 play.
Shortly after, Wong made it a 3-0 UW lead as she took down 103rd ranked John-Baptiste 6-3, 6-4. Wong's record now stands at 17-4 in dual matches and 7-4 in conference action.
Zupancic clinched the match on Court 6 as she beat Alicea 6-3, 7-6. Zupancic remained perfect in Pac-12 matches, as she is now 7-0 and 11-1 in dual matches.
Fung's match at No. 1 singles against Hattingh went unfinished. Fung was leading 4-6, 6-1, 3-0 at the time of the completed match. Junior Katarina Kopcalic was down 6-7, 4-3 and Gallagher lead 3-6, 6-4, 4-2 when the match was completed.
The Huskies previously lost to UCLA, 4-1, on April 14 this season. It was only the second conference loss and the third overall for UW.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
1234
Ilze Hattingh / 0 (112/-) [ASU]
6100
463UF
#2 Singles Match
12
Lauryn John-Baptiste / 0 (103/-) [ASU]
34
66
#3 Singles Match
123
Tereza Kolarova / 0 [ASU]
730
64UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Sammi Hampton / 0 [ASU]
35
67
#5 Singles Match
1234
Savannah Slaysman / 0 [ASU]
6420
364UF
#6 Singles Match
12
Samantha Alicea / 0 [ASU]
36
67
Order of Finish:
4,2,6
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