Saturday, January 31
Seattle, Wash.
3:00 p.m. PT
University of Washington
6
vs
1
Portland
No. 23 Washington Defeats Portland, 6-1
January 31, 2026 | Women's Tennis
SEATTLE – No. 23 Washington women's tennis improves to 3-0 following a 6-1 victory over Portland on Saturday afternoon at the Nordstrom Tennis Center.
UW moves to 35-0 all-time against the Pilots.
Playing for the first time in the No. 1 doubles spot, Alexia Jacobs and Marie Weissheim cruised to a 6-0 victory. Teaming up for the first time in doubles, Erika Matsuda and Zehra Suko followed closely behind to secure the 1-0 lead for the Dawgs with a 6-2 win.
In singles, Weissheim put the second Washington point on the board with a 6-1, 6-1 victory in the five spot. Jermine Sherif added the third point with a 6-0, 6-3 win on Court No. 4.
No. 43 Reece Carter clinched the match on Court No. 2 with a 6-0, 6-2 win.
No. 66 Erika Matsuda put up a battle on Court No. 1 and fought to a tiebreak victory 6-7(5), 6-3 [10-7]. It was Matsuda's first dual match of the season to go to a tiebreak.
Portland's Meagan Pearson won her match on Court No. 6 against Suko in a tiebreak, 6-4, 4-6 [10-8].
Next up, the Huskies head to the Lone Star State for a pair matches against versus Rice (Feb. 7) and at Baylor (Feb. 8) in Waco, Texas. Additional match information can be found on GoHuskies.com.
Doubles
1. Alexia Jacobs/Marie Weissheim (UW) def. Alaia Rubio Perez/Maria Galatescu (UP), 6-0
2. Erika Matsuda/Zehra Suko (UW) def. Dariya Radulova/Lexie Flores (UP), 6-2
3. Reece Carter/Jermine Sherif (UW) vs. Nadine Arbaizar Martinez/Meagan Pearson (UP), 4-5 DNF
Order of finish: 1, 2
Singles
1. #66 Erika Matsuda (UW) def. Alaia Rubio Perez (UP), 6-7(5), 6-3 [10-7]
2. #43 Reece Carter (UW) def. Dariya Radulova (UP), 6-0, 6-2
3. Alexia Jacobs (UW) def. Nadine Arbaizar Martinez (UP), 6-1, 6-4
4. Jermine Sherif (UW) def. Maria Galatescu (UP), 6-0, 6-3
5. Marie Weissheim (UW) def. Lexie Flores (UP), 6-1, 6-1
6. Meagan Pearson (UP) def. Zehra Suko (UW), 6-4, 4-6 [10-8]
Order of finish: 5, 4, 3, 2, 6, 1
For more information on the UW women's team, follow @UW_WTennis on X and Instagram.
UW moves to 35-0 all-time against the Pilots.
Playing for the first time in the No. 1 doubles spot, Alexia Jacobs and Marie Weissheim cruised to a 6-0 victory. Teaming up for the first time in doubles, Erika Matsuda and Zehra Suko followed closely behind to secure the 1-0 lead for the Dawgs with a 6-2 win.
In singles, Weissheim put the second Washington point on the board with a 6-1, 6-1 victory in the five spot. Jermine Sherif added the third point with a 6-0, 6-3 win on Court No. 4.
No. 43 Reece Carter clinched the match on Court No. 2 with a 6-0, 6-2 win.
No. 66 Erika Matsuda put up a battle on Court No. 1 and fought to a tiebreak victory 6-7(5), 6-3 [10-7]. It was Matsuda's first dual match of the season to go to a tiebreak.
Portland's Meagan Pearson won her match on Court No. 6 against Suko in a tiebreak, 6-4, 4-6 [10-8].
Next up, the Huskies head to the Lone Star State for a pair matches against versus Rice (Feb. 7) and at Baylor (Feb. 8) in Waco, Texas. Additional match information can be found on GoHuskies.com.
Doubles
1. Alexia Jacobs/Marie Weissheim (UW) def. Alaia Rubio Perez/Maria Galatescu (UP), 6-0
2. Erika Matsuda/Zehra Suko (UW) def. Dariya Radulova/Lexie Flores (UP), 6-2
3. Reece Carter/Jermine Sherif (UW) vs. Nadine Arbaizar Martinez/Meagan Pearson (UP), 4-5 DNF
Order of finish: 1, 2
Singles
1. #66 Erika Matsuda (UW) def. Alaia Rubio Perez (UP), 6-7(5), 6-3 [10-7]
2. #43 Reece Carter (UW) def. Dariya Radulova (UP), 6-0, 6-2
3. Alexia Jacobs (UW) def. Nadine Arbaizar Martinez (UP), 6-1, 6-4
4. Jermine Sherif (UW) def. Maria Galatescu (UP), 6-0, 6-3
5. Marie Weissheim (UW) def. Lexie Flores (UP), 6-1, 6-1
6. Meagan Pearson (UP) def. Zehra Suko (UW), 6-4, 4-6 [10-8]
Order of finish: 5, 4, 3, 2, 6, 1
For more information on the UW women's team, follow @UW_WTennis on X and Instagram.
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