University of Washington
Pac-12 Championships
Senior Duo Advances to Semifinals at Pac-12 Championships
April 25, 2015 | Women's Tennis
OJAI, Calif. – University of Washington women's tennis seniors Capucine Gregoire and Riko Shimizu knocked off the top seed to advance to the semifinals of the doubles invitational bracket Friday afternoon at the 2015 Pac-12 Championships.
The senior duo defeated No. 1 seed Lynn Chi and Karla Popovic from California in a close 8-6 decision and will now face Alexandra Aiello and Nuria Ormeno Ruiz of Colorado to battle for a spot in the finals. Earlier in the day, the pair quickly handled Utah's Alexia Petrovic and Victoria Robertson 8-0 to advance to the quarters.
Gregoire and Shimizu now boast a 3-2 record and have won their last three matches. Also competing in doubles action Friday was Elianne Douglas-Miron and Julija Lukac, who were playing together for the first time this season. They faced three-seed Maegan Manasse and Denise Starr of Cal in the championship bracket and fell 8-3.
Doubles play for UW begins at 9 a.m. Saturday morning at the Ojai Valley Athletic Club.
Women's Doubles Invitational
Quarterfinals
Capucine Gregoire/Riko Shimizu (UW) def. No. 1 Lynn Chi/Karla Popovic (CAL), 8-6
Round of 16
Capucine Gregoire/Riko Shimizu (UW) def. Alexia Petrovic/Victoria Robertson (UTAH), 8-0
Women's Doubles Championship
Round of 16
No. 3 Maegan Manasse/Denise Starr (CAL) def. Elianne Douglas-Miron/Julija Lukac (UW), 8-3
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