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Photo by: JEFF LIANG

Photo by: JEFF LIANG

Photo by: Red Box Pictures

Photo by: Red Box Pictures

The 2023-24 University of Washington women’s tennis team on September 29, 2023. (Photography by Scott Eklund/Red Box Pictures)

Sarah-Maude Fortin

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
High School:
University of Nebraska HS

» 2022 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
» 2021 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention

SEASON-BY-SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

2023-24 (Senior)

Went 7-5 in No. 2 doubles dual action with Erika Matsuda
Posted a 6-9 record at No. 5 singles, including a 6-3, 6-1 win over Tirunelveli (No. 43 Arizona)
Was ranked 53rd in doubles with Erika Matsuda (Feb. 20) after the pair took down 52nd ranked Fry/Piper (USC), 6-2
Defeated Eastern Washington singles opponent (6-2, 6-0) and EWU’s No. 2 doubles pair 6-0

2022-23 (Junior)

Was 17-15 in singles play for the year and 11-13 in dual matches, all but two coming at the No. 2 singles spot.
Ranked No. 92 in the fall preseason singles rankings, and was ranked again at No. 105 on Mar. 7.
Had one of the biggest wins of the season for UW in the win over USC, upsetting 24th-ranked Eryn Cayetano, 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-2, at No. 2 singles to clinch the victory.
Also had ranked wins over No. 59 Maria Sholokhova of Wisconsin, 6-3, 6-3, and over No. 56 Kelly Keller of Arkansas, 6-2, 6-3, in the NCAA Team Championships first round win
In the Pac-12 semis, was at 5-5 in the third set against 18th-ranked Connie Ma when the match was suspended.
Led the team with 22 overall doubles wins, including a 14-7 dual record, going 3-1 at No. 2 doubles and 11-6 at No. 3 doubles.
Had a 13-2 record with Erika Matsuda, including 10-2 in dual play, including winning six in a row together with big wins over Baylor, UCLA, USC, Arizona State, and Oregon.
Was 2-2 with Jennifer Kerr, including a 6-1 win at No. 3 against Duke’s Jackson/Bryzgalova as UW won the doubles point over the 4th-ranked Blue Devils.
A 2-3 mark teaming with Zehra Suko, getting victories over Washington State on Senior Day and a 7-5 win over UCLA’s Tian/Lutkmeyer in the Pac-12 tourney.
In the fall, reached the ITA NW Regional quarterfinals teaming with Astrid Olsen.
Was ranked No. 56 in the fall in doubles with Erika Matsuda after going 3-0 at the Gamecock Shootout.

2021-22 (Sophomore)

A standout for the Dawgs once again in the No. 2 singles spot, earning All-Pac-12 honorable mention once again in spite of missing the team’s final six matches due to an injury
Posted a 14-3 dual singles record at No. 2 prior to the injury, and went 22-7 overall on the season, helping UW make the NCAA Championships
Was ranked as high as No. 88 nationally in singles and finished the year ranked 120th
Went 2-0 in ITA Kickoff Weekend to help UW earn 4-3 wins over Denver and UCLA and qualify for ITA National Team Indoor Championships, including a clutch 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 win over Elysia Bolton of UCLA, in UW’s first ever road win over the Bruins
A 6-1, 6-3 win over Auburn’s No. 116 Ariana Arseneault at National Team Indoors
Back-to-back three set marathon wins on the road over Domenika Turkovic of Arizona State, and Kayla Wilkins of Arizona, as UW earned consecutive 4-3 dual wins in the desert
Also had Pac-12 wins over Emily Dush of Arizona, Carolina Pozo of Colorado and 67th-ranked Elysia Bolton of UCLA, but missed the final three conference matches against Stanford, Cal, and WSU
Went 11-8 in doubles play, including a 10-5 dual mark, going 4-4 at No. 2 with Nika Zupancic, 3-0 at No. 2 with Hikaru Sato, 1-0 at No. 2 with Tara Chilton, and 2-1 at No. 3 with Yolanda Lin
With Zupancic, had big wins at No. 2 in duals with Denver and UCLA as UW won the point in both matches and went on to 4-3 wins
With Lin, defeated Alloyarova/Turco of Kansas State, and beat Vendrell/Ernstberger of Boise State on Feb. 25-26
With Sato, had Pac-12 wins at No. 2 over Utah and Colorado, and then a big 6-4 win over USC’s Willson/Han
In the fall, lost in the ITA All-American Championships qualifying first round to 29th-ranked Ayana Akli of South Carolina
Won four matches at ITA Northwest Regionals to reach the quarterfinals, including a win over No. 106 Julia Rosenqvist of Cal
Made the quarterfinals of the Jack Kramer Invite
Earned ITA All-Academic distinction and a spot on the Pac-12 All-Academic Spring Honor Roll

2020-21 (Freshman)

Named All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention in her first season
Began the season going 5-0 at No. 3 singles then moved up to No. 2 where she went 10-4 for a 15-4 dual singles record
Won her final five singles matches of the season, and was up one set in four more matches that did not finish during that streak
Finished ranked No. 11 in the ITA Northwest Region singles rankings and No. 6 in the region doubles rankings with Vanessa Wong
Defeated Jelena Lukic of Arizona, 6-4, 6-4, in a 4-3 win. Lukic ranked 99th in final ITA rankings.
A 2-6, 6-4 (12-10) win over Stanford’s Emily Arbuthnott at No. 2 singles
Won first eight matches of career including wins over Washington State and Baylor
Was 16-9 in doubles matches and 14-8 in dual play, going 3-0 with Yolanda Lin, 8-6 with Vanessa Wong, and 3-2 with Tara Chilton
A Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll recipient

GETTING TO KNOW SARAH-MAUDE

Favorite way to end a rally: Winner with my forehand
Favorite pro tennis player: Rafael Nadal
Random hobby: I love cars
Career aspirations: Pro tennis player followed by a job in finance on Wall Street
Favorite movie/shows: The Office and Gossip Girl and James Bond: Casino Royale
I watch too much... When I get hooked on a TV show on Netflix it's like I become addicted to it so I start watching way too many episodes every day.
Favorite sport besides tennis: It is hard to say one sport in particular. I love playing sports in general, so whenever I have free time I try to be active as much as I can. My favorite sports to watch besides tennis are football and basketball.
Favorite tennis memory: When I won the Canadian National Championships in singles. The months prior to that title had been very rough so for me it was a great accomplishment.

PERSONAL

Ranked as one of Canada's top junior players coming into UW ... won a Canadian national championship in singles and reached the finals three times ... four-time Canadian doubles national champion ... represented Canada in Junior Fed Cup ... ranked in the Top 180 in the ITF Junior Rankings and qualified for 60K WTA event, also holding a UTR rating as high as 11.04 ... defeated three top 60 ITF juniors and a top 500 WTA player ... won ITF G4 in singles and has won G4, G3 and G2 ITF doubles titles.

STATISTICS

	CAREER SINGLES RECORD			CAREER DOUBLES RECORD
YEAR	DUAL	TOURN	OVERALL	DUAL	TOURN	OVERALL
2020-21	15-4	0-0	15-4	14-8	2-1	16-9
2021-22	14-3	8-4	22-7	10-5	1-3	11-8
2022-23	11-13	6-2	17-15	14-7	8-2	22-9
2023-24	6-10	3-4	9-14	7-6	--	7-6
Career	46-30	17-10	63-40	45-26	11-6	56-32