Friday, March 26
Berkeley, CA
1:30 PM
University of Washington
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at
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California
Gritty Effort By Dawgs Comes Up Just Short At Cal
March 26, 2021 | Women's Tennis
BERKELEY, Calif. – The Huskies have put themselves right on the cusp of a breakthrough win for the third time this season, and most impressively this one came on the road, but 25th-ranked California had enough to pull out a 4-3 win over the Dawgs at the Hellman Tennis Complex. 49th-ranked Washington (9-5, 1-4 Pac-12) split singles matches against the Bears (11-3, 4-1) but Cal came out on top with the doubles point win.
This was Washington's first road match all season but it stepped up to the challenge against a Cal opponent that came in 7-0 on its home courts. Washington has now had 4-3 losses this year against then-No. 15 Baylor, then-No. 16 USC, and now No. 25 Cal.
The Huskies won on all the odd courts today. 30th-ranked Vanessa Wong kept rolling in singles, defeating 83rd-ranked Haley Giavara, 7-5, 6-2, at the No. 1 spot. Wong is now 14-1 on the season. Sedona Gallagher also put up a 6-3, 6-3 win over Hannah Viller Moeller at No. 3 to improve to 12-2 in dual matches. Junior Zoey Weil then grabbed a huge point at the No. 5 singles spot, 6-4, 6-0, over Erin Richardson.
The Bears had straight set wins at No. 4 and No. 6 over freshmen Tara Chilton and Yolanda Lin. The match was even at 3-3 with freshman Sarah-Maude Fortin battling at No. 2 singles with Julia Rosenqvist. Rosenqvist had pulled out a tight first set, 7-5, and Fortin looked to get back even in the second set, but Rosenqvist held serve for a 5-3 lead and then broke to clinch it, 6-3.
Cal swept the doubles point to start things off. Bright/Viller Moeller defeated Weil and Lin, 6-2, and then Giavara/Ivanov won a number of close games en route to a 6-3 win at No. 1 over Gallagher and Wong. With the point clinched, Cal won the final three games at No. 3 doubles to earn a 7-5 win over Chilton and Fortin.
Washington will have another big road test tomorrow at 12 noon, heading across the Bay to take on 35th-ranked Stanford which is 8-0 to date.
Washington Women's Tennis
March 26, 2021
Hellman Tennis Complex | Berkeley, Calif.
#49 Washington – 3
#25 California – 4
Singles
1. (#30) Vanessa Wong (UW) def. (#83) Haley Giavara (Cal) – 7-5, 6-2
2. Julia Rosenqvist (Cal) def. Sarah-Maude Fortin (UW) – 7-5, 6-3
3. Sedona Gallagher (UW) def. Hannah Viller Moeller (Cal) – 6-3, 6-3
4. Anna Bright (Cal) def. Tara Chilton (UW) – 6-0, 6-1
5. Zoey Weil (UW) def. Erin Richardson (Cal) – 6-4, 6-0
6. Cami Brown (Cal) def. Yolanda Lin (UW) – 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 6, 1, 3, 2
Doubles
1. Giavara/Ivanov (Cal) def. Wong/Gallagher (UW) – 6-3
2. Bright/Viller Moeller (Cal) def. Weil/Lin (UW) – 6-2
3. Rosenqvist/Bui (Cal) def. Fortin/Chilton (UW) – 7-5
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
This was Washington's first road match all season but it stepped up to the challenge against a Cal opponent that came in 7-0 on its home courts. Washington has now had 4-3 losses this year against then-No. 15 Baylor, then-No. 16 USC, and now No. 25 Cal.
The Huskies won on all the odd courts today. 30th-ranked Vanessa Wong kept rolling in singles, defeating 83rd-ranked Haley Giavara, 7-5, 6-2, at the No. 1 spot. Wong is now 14-1 on the season. Sedona Gallagher also put up a 6-3, 6-3 win over Hannah Viller Moeller at No. 3 to improve to 12-2 in dual matches. Junior Zoey Weil then grabbed a huge point at the No. 5 singles spot, 6-4, 6-0, over Erin Richardson.
The Bears had straight set wins at No. 4 and No. 6 over freshmen Tara Chilton and Yolanda Lin. The match was even at 3-3 with freshman Sarah-Maude Fortin battling at No. 2 singles with Julia Rosenqvist. Rosenqvist had pulled out a tight first set, 7-5, and Fortin looked to get back even in the second set, but Rosenqvist held serve for a 5-3 lead and then broke to clinch it, 6-3.
Cal swept the doubles point to start things off. Bright/Viller Moeller defeated Weil and Lin, 6-2, and then Giavara/Ivanov won a number of close games en route to a 6-3 win at No. 1 over Gallagher and Wong. With the point clinched, Cal won the final three games at No. 3 doubles to earn a 7-5 win over Chilton and Fortin.
Washington will have another big road test tomorrow at 12 noon, heading across the Bay to take on 35th-ranked Stanford which is 8-0 to date.
Washington Women's Tennis
March 26, 2021
Hellman Tennis Complex | Berkeley, Calif.
#49 Washington – 3
#25 California – 4
Singles
1. (#30) Vanessa Wong (UW) def. (#83) Haley Giavara (Cal) – 7-5, 6-2
2. Julia Rosenqvist (Cal) def. Sarah-Maude Fortin (UW) – 7-5, 6-3
3. Sedona Gallagher (UW) def. Hannah Viller Moeller (Cal) – 6-3, 6-3
4. Anna Bright (Cal) def. Tara Chilton (UW) – 6-0, 6-1
5. Zoey Weil (UW) def. Erin Richardson (Cal) – 6-4, 6-0
6. Cami Brown (Cal) def. Yolanda Lin (UW) – 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 6, 1, 3, 2
Doubles
1. Giavara/Ivanov (Cal) def. Wong/Gallagher (UW) – 6-3
2. Bright/Viller Moeller (Cal) def. Weil/Lin (UW) – 6-2
3. Rosenqvist/Bui (Cal) def. Fortin/Chilton (UW) – 7-5
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
76
Haley Giavara / 0 (83/-) [CAL]
52
#2 Singles Match
12
53
Julia Rosenqvist / 0 [CAL]
76
#3 Singles Match
12
66
H. Viller Moeller / 0 [CAL]
33
#4 Singles Match
12
01
Anna Bright / 0 [CAL]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Erin Richardson / 0 [CAL]
40
#6 Singles Match
12
31
Cami Brown / 0 [CAL]
66
Order of Finish:
4,5,6,1,3,2
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