2025-26 Women’s Tennis Season Recap
June 08, 2026 | Women's Tennis
SEATTLE – The Husky women's tennis team wrapped up a historic 2025-26 season, finishing 20-6 overall and 9-4 in Big Ten play, closing the year ranked 23rd and reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive year.
RECORD-BREAKING START
Washington opened 2025 with 12 consecutive wins, the best start in program history. The Dawgs never looked back from there and Montlake proved to be a fortress all season long. UW went 12-0 at home, the first time the program has gone undefeated on its own courts since 2003.
BACK-TO-BACK 20-WIN SEASONS
The Huskies posted back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since the 1980 and 1981 squads, with the final record of 20-6 following last season's total of 21-5.
STEPHENSON BECOMES ALL-TIME WINNINGEST HEAD COACH
Robin Stephenson recorded her 193rd win at Washington, becoming the all-time winningest coach in program history. The win came against Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Stephenson passed Lisa Moldrem (1984-97) who had 192 in her 14 seasons at the helm.
FIVE SENT TO NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Washington hosted the first and second rounds of the ITA Sectional Championships on Montlake for the first time since 2019. The Dawgs made the most of the home crowd, clinching qualification for five of our players to go to the NCAA Individuals Championships.
The Huskies were one of just six programs nationally to send five or more student-athletes to the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships earlier in the season. Doubles teams consisting of Erika Matsuda/Carina Syrtveit and Marie Weissheim/Alexia Jacobs, along with singles players Reece Carter and Matsuda, who were the first two singles players sent to the second round for the Dawgs since Stacey Fung and Vanessa Wong did so in 2018.
QUARTERFINALS IN BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At the Big Ten Championships, Washington showed it belonged among the conference's elite. The Dawgs knocked off Penn State 4-1 before falling to No. 4 UCLA 1-4 in the quarterfinals.
20TH NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE
Washington earned its 20th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history, and it had not had back-to-back second round appearances since the 2010 and 2011 seasons. The Dawgs made the most of the opportunity, defeating Liberty 4-0 in the first round.
SINGLES SUCCESS
Reece Carter closed the season with a final ITA singles ranking of 56, the highest for a Husky since Stacey Fung in 2019. Carter went 26-5 in singles overall, including an 18-2 mark in dual action. Her .839 singles winning percentage is tied for fifth in UW program history for a single season. Carter earned Big Ten Women's Tennis Player of the Week honors twice during the season.
Erika Matsuda finished the year ranked 87th in singles. At the ITA West Sectionals, Matsuda went undefeated across all six of her matches in singles and doubles, defeating two ranked opponents in singles and one ranked opponent in doubles.
DOUBLES SUCCESS
The 2025-26 team became the first UW women's tennis program since 2011 to finish the season with two doubles teams in the final ITA national rankings. Jacobs and Weissheim closed at No. 67, and Erika Matsuda and Carina Syrtveit finished at No. 84. Weissheim also moved into the UW record books, ranking eighth all-time in program history with a .778 doubles winning percentage for the season.
BIG TEN HONORS
Carter was named to the All-Big Ten First Team this season, her fourth consecutive year earning a first team all-conference honors. She also earned Big Ten Women's Tennis Player of the Week twice, on April 1 and April 21. Matsuda earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors and was named to the Big Ten Sportsmanship Team. She was recognized as Big Ten Women's Tennis Player of the Week on March 11. Jermine Sherif also earned Player of the Week honors on Feb. 11, giving Washington three player of the week recipients during the 2025 season.
FOUR EARN ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS
Carter, Matsuda, Sherif and Weissheim were all named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, giving Washington four honorees in a single season for the first time in program history. The Academic All-District team recognizes student-athletes who have achieved excellence in both athletics and the classroom.
AWARDS
All-Big Ten
Reece Carter – First Team
Erika Matsuda – Second Team, Sportsmanship
Academic All-District
Reece Carter – Senior – Real Estate
Erika Matsuda – Senior – Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
Jermine Sherif – Junior – Undeclared
Marie Weissheim – Junior – Psychology
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RECORD-BREAKING START
Washington opened 2025 with 12 consecutive wins, the best start in program history. The Dawgs never looked back from there and Montlake proved to be a fortress all season long. UW went 12-0 at home, the first time the program has gone undefeated on its own courts since 2003.
BACK-TO-BACK 20-WIN SEASONS
The Huskies posted back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since the 1980 and 1981 squads, with the final record of 20-6 following last season's total of 21-5.
STEPHENSON BECOMES ALL-TIME WINNINGEST HEAD COACH
Robin Stephenson recorded her 193rd win at Washington, becoming the all-time winningest coach in program history. The win came against Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Stephenson passed Lisa Moldrem (1984-97) who had 192 in her 14 seasons at the helm.
FIVE SENT TO NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Washington hosted the first and second rounds of the ITA Sectional Championships on Montlake for the first time since 2019. The Dawgs made the most of the home crowd, clinching qualification for five of our players to go to the NCAA Individuals Championships.
The Huskies were one of just six programs nationally to send five or more student-athletes to the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships earlier in the season. Doubles teams consisting of Erika Matsuda/Carina Syrtveit and Marie Weissheim/Alexia Jacobs, along with singles players Reece Carter and Matsuda, who were the first two singles players sent to the second round for the Dawgs since Stacey Fung and Vanessa Wong did so in 2018.
QUARTERFINALS IN BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At the Big Ten Championships, Washington showed it belonged among the conference's elite. The Dawgs knocked off Penn State 4-1 before falling to No. 4 UCLA 1-4 in the quarterfinals.
20TH NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE
Washington earned its 20th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history, and it had not had back-to-back second round appearances since the 2010 and 2011 seasons. The Dawgs made the most of the opportunity, defeating Liberty 4-0 in the first round.
SINGLES SUCCESS
Reece Carter closed the season with a final ITA singles ranking of 56, the highest for a Husky since Stacey Fung in 2019. Carter went 26-5 in singles overall, including an 18-2 mark in dual action. Her .839 singles winning percentage is tied for fifth in UW program history for a single season. Carter earned Big Ten Women's Tennis Player of the Week honors twice during the season.
Erika Matsuda finished the year ranked 87th in singles. At the ITA West Sectionals, Matsuda went undefeated across all six of her matches in singles and doubles, defeating two ranked opponents in singles and one ranked opponent in doubles.
DOUBLES SUCCESS
The 2025-26 team became the first UW women's tennis program since 2011 to finish the season with two doubles teams in the final ITA national rankings. Jacobs and Weissheim closed at No. 67, and Erika Matsuda and Carina Syrtveit finished at No. 84. Weissheim also moved into the UW record books, ranking eighth all-time in program history with a .778 doubles winning percentage for the season.
BIG TEN HONORS
Carter was named to the All-Big Ten First Team this season, her fourth consecutive year earning a first team all-conference honors. She also earned Big Ten Women's Tennis Player of the Week twice, on April 1 and April 21. Matsuda earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors and was named to the Big Ten Sportsmanship Team. She was recognized as Big Ten Women's Tennis Player of the Week on March 11. Jermine Sherif also earned Player of the Week honors on Feb. 11, giving Washington three player of the week recipients during the 2025 season.
FOUR EARN ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS
Carter, Matsuda, Sherif and Weissheim were all named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, giving Washington four honorees in a single season for the first time in program history. The Academic All-District team recognizes student-athletes who have achieved excellence in both athletics and the classroom.
AWARDS
All-Big Ten
Reece Carter – First Team
Erika Matsuda – Second Team, Sportsmanship
Academic All-District
Reece Carter – Senior – Real Estate
Erika Matsuda – Senior – Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
Jermine Sherif – Junior – Undeclared
Marie Weissheim – Junior – Psychology
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