Friday, February 3
Boise, ID
4:00 PM
University of Washington
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Boise State
Dawgs Win Fifth-Straight, 7-0, Over Broncos
February 03, 2023 | Women's Tennis
BOISE – Washington started its road trip with a victory over the Boise State Broncos today. The Dawgs started with a doubles win to head into singles with a 1-0 lead, then racked up an additional six wins in singles to end the day with a 7-0 sweep. The Huskies remain undefeated at 5-0 early in the season. Sarah-Maude Fortin provided the clincher at No. 2 singles today.
Washington took the early 1-0 lead with winning two of the three doubles matches. Erika Matsuda and Astrid Olsen got the first win, over Discenza/Marruffo, not giving up a game in their first match as a pair. Doubles partners, Sarah-Maude Fortin and Jennifer Kerr, followed in their teammates' footsteps with their 6-1 win over Ernstberger/Heffernan at the No. 3 spot. Freshman, Zehra Suko, made her collegiate debut with her doubles partner, Hikaru Sato. The Huskies were trailing at that spot, 2-4, but it went unfinished as the Huskies headed into singles with an early 1-0 lead.
Junior Astrid Olsen started off the singles matches strong with a No. 3 win 6-2, 6-2, over Holly Stewart. Jennifer Kerr followed this example and remained victorious at No. 4 over Joana Baptista with a 6-0, 6-4 win. The clincher belonged to Sarah-Maude Fortin with her No. 2 win over Lorelyz Marruffo, 6-3, 6-3.
Fourth to finish was freshman Erika Matsuda. Matsuda at the No. 6 singles position lost in set one 4-6. This fueled her fire and led her to rally and defeat Bronco, Bhakti Shah, with a 6-2 win in set two and a tiebreaker win of 10-8. In No. 1 singles, Hikaru Sato won 7-6, 6-2 to defeat Pauline Ernstberger. At fifth singles, Melissa Sakar lost set one, 3-6, but was able to come back and win sets two and three 6-2, 6-2 to stay undefeated in dual play at 5-0.
The Huskies will stay in Boise to take on Wisconsin tomorrow, Feb. 4 at 1 p.m.
Washington Women's Tennis
February 3, 2023
Boise, Idaho | Boas Indoor Tennis Center
Washington – 7
Boise State – 0
Singles
1. Hikaru Sato (UW) def. Pauline Ernstberger (BSU) – 7-6 (1), 6-2
2. Sarah-Maude Fortin (UW) def. Lorelyz Marruffo (BSU) – 6-3, 6-3
3. Astrid Olsen (UW) def. Holly Stewart (BSU) – 6-2, 6-2
4. Jennifer Kerr (UW) def. Joana Baptista (BSU) – 6-0, 6-4
5. Melissa Sakar (UW) def. Shauna Heffernan (BSU) – 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
6. Erika Matsuda (UW) def. Bhakti Shah (BSU) – 4-6, 6-2, (10-8)
Order of finish: 3, 4, 2, 6, 1, 5
Doubles
1. Matsuda/Olsen (UW) def. Discenza/Marruffo (BSU) – 6-0
2. Sato/Suko (UW) vs. Baptista/Stewart (BSU) – 2-4, DNF
3. Fortin/Kerr (UW) def. Ernstberger/Heffernan (BSU) – 6-1
Order of finish: 1, 3
Washington took the early 1-0 lead with winning two of the three doubles matches. Erika Matsuda and Astrid Olsen got the first win, over Discenza/Marruffo, not giving up a game in their first match as a pair. Doubles partners, Sarah-Maude Fortin and Jennifer Kerr, followed in their teammates' footsteps with their 6-1 win over Ernstberger/Heffernan at the No. 3 spot. Freshman, Zehra Suko, made her collegiate debut with her doubles partner, Hikaru Sato. The Huskies were trailing at that spot, 2-4, but it went unfinished as the Huskies headed into singles with an early 1-0 lead.
Junior Astrid Olsen started off the singles matches strong with a No. 3 win 6-2, 6-2, over Holly Stewart. Jennifer Kerr followed this example and remained victorious at No. 4 over Joana Baptista with a 6-0, 6-4 win. The clincher belonged to Sarah-Maude Fortin with her No. 2 win over Lorelyz Marruffo, 6-3, 6-3.
Fourth to finish was freshman Erika Matsuda. Matsuda at the No. 6 singles position lost in set one 4-6. This fueled her fire and led her to rally and defeat Bronco, Bhakti Shah, with a 6-2 win in set two and a tiebreaker win of 10-8. In No. 1 singles, Hikaru Sato won 7-6, 6-2 to defeat Pauline Ernstberger. At fifth singles, Melissa Sakar lost set one, 3-6, but was able to come back and win sets two and three 6-2, 6-2 to stay undefeated in dual play at 5-0.
The Huskies will stay in Boise to take on Wisconsin tomorrow, Feb. 4 at 1 p.m.
Washington Women's Tennis
February 3, 2023
Boise, Idaho | Boas Indoor Tennis Center
Washington – 7
Boise State – 0
Singles
1. Hikaru Sato (UW) def. Pauline Ernstberger (BSU) – 7-6 (1), 6-2
2. Sarah-Maude Fortin (UW) def. Lorelyz Marruffo (BSU) – 6-3, 6-3
3. Astrid Olsen (UW) def. Holly Stewart (BSU) – 6-2, 6-2
4. Jennifer Kerr (UW) def. Joana Baptista (BSU) – 6-0, 6-4
5. Melissa Sakar (UW) def. Shauna Heffernan (BSU) – 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
6. Erika Matsuda (UW) def. Bhakti Shah (BSU) – 4-6, 6-2, (10-8)
Order of finish: 3, 4, 2, 6, 1, 5
Doubles
1. Matsuda/Olsen (UW) def. Discenza/Marruffo (BSU) – 6-0
2. Sato/Suko (UW) vs. Baptista/Stewart (BSU) – 2-4, DNF
3. Fortin/Kerr (UW) def. Ernstberger/Heffernan (BSU) – 6-1
Order of finish: 1, 3
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