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Kopcalic Wins Singles Title, Hance and Zamani Claim Doubles Victory
October 07, 2018 | Women's Tennis
SPOKANE, Wash. --- The Washington women's tennis team finished the final day of play at the Bulldog Invite on Sunday. Junior Katarina Kopcalic took home a singles title in the Blue Singles draw while freshman Delara Zamani and senior Kenadi Hance won the Zag Doubles Draw.
Kopcalic beat her Husky teammate Hance in Blue Singles Draw championship match 6-1, 3-6, 10-7.
In the Blue Singles flight, freshman Nika Zupancic finished third in her first collegiate tournament by beating Husky teammate Zamani 6-4, 6-4 in the third place match.
Junior Abbey Watanabe defeated Alex Walker from Montana in the seventh place match, winning 6-1, 6-3 in the white singles draw.
In the Zag Doubles Flight, it was an all Husky final as Zamani and Hance defeated Zupancic and Kopcalic 6-2.
Tournament Results
Singles Blue Flight
Quarterfinal - HANCE, Kenadi (Washington) def. MANSOURI, Yasmin (Eastern Washington) 6-0, 6-0
Quarterfinal - KOPCALIC, Katarina (Washington) def. BRAEDEN, Rylee (Eastern Washington) 4-6, 6-0, 10-2
Semifinal - HANCE, Kenadi (Washington) def. BROUSSARD, Stephanie (Eastern Washington) 6-3, 6-1
Semifinal - KOPCALIC, Katarina (Washington) def. NELSON, Zoey (Eastern Washington) 6-4, 6-2
Final - KOPCALIC, Katarina (Washington) def. HANCE, Kenadi (Washington) 6-1, 3-6, 10-7
Singles Red Flight
Quarterfinal - Zupancic, Nika (Washington) def. MARY, Laura (Montana State) 6-3, 6-1
Quarterfinal - ZAMANI, Delara (Washington) def. LAMOREAUX, Madeline (Eastern Washington) 6-3, 6-4
Semifinal - TSURUTA, Haruna (Gonzaga) def. Zupancic, Nika (Washington) 7-5, 6-2
Semifinal - GARLEY, Domonique (Gonzaga) def. ZAMANI, Delara (Washington) 2-6, 6-1, 10-4
3rd Place - ZUPANCIC, Nika (Washington) def. ZAMANI, Delara (Washington) 6-4, 6-4
Singles White Flight
Quarterfinal - WATABE, Shion (Idaho) def. WATANABE, Abbey (Washington) 5-7, 6-4, 11-9
Consolation Semifinal - WAITE, Louise (Eastern Washington) def. WATANABE, Abbey (Washington) 5-7, 7-5, 10-3
7th Place - WATANABE, Abbey (Washington) def. WALKER, Alex (Montana) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles Zag Flight
Quarterfinal - ZUPANCIC, Nika/KOPCALIC, Katarina (Washington) def. MANSOURI, Yasmin/WAITE, Louise (Eastern Washington) 6-4
Quarterfinal - ZAMANI, Delara/HANCE, Kenadi (Washington) def. LAMOREAUX, Madeline/BRAEDEN, Rylee (Eastern Washington) 6-3
Semifinal – ZUPANCIC, Nika/KOPCALIC, Katarina (Washington) def. KETELS, Kate/TSURUTA, Haruna (Gonzaga) 6-2
Semifinal - HANCE, Kenadi/ZAMANI, Delara (Washington) def. SPATARO, Laura/CHEN, Maggie (Idaho) 6-4
Final - ZAMANI, Delara/HANCE, Kenadi (Washington) def. ZUPANCIC, Nika/KOPCALIC, Katarina (Washington) 6-2
The Huskies will next be in action at the Portland Invitational on Oct. 12-14.
Check back at GoHuskies.com for more updates on the Husky women's tennis team, and follow the Huskies on Twitter @UW_WTennis, on Instagram @uw_wtennis and on Facebook at Washington Husky Women's Tennis.
Kopcalic beat her Husky teammate Hance in Blue Singles Draw championship match 6-1, 3-6, 10-7.
In the Blue Singles flight, freshman Nika Zupancic finished third in her first collegiate tournament by beating Husky teammate Zamani 6-4, 6-4 in the third place match.
Junior Abbey Watanabe defeated Alex Walker from Montana in the seventh place match, winning 6-1, 6-3 in the white singles draw.
In the Zag Doubles Flight, it was an all Husky final as Zamani and Hance defeated Zupancic and Kopcalic 6-2.
Tournament Results
Singles Blue Flight
Quarterfinal - HANCE, Kenadi (Washington) def. MANSOURI, Yasmin (Eastern Washington) 6-0, 6-0
Quarterfinal - KOPCALIC, Katarina (Washington) def. BRAEDEN, Rylee (Eastern Washington) 4-6, 6-0, 10-2
Semifinal - HANCE, Kenadi (Washington) def. BROUSSARD, Stephanie (Eastern Washington) 6-3, 6-1
Semifinal - KOPCALIC, Katarina (Washington) def. NELSON, Zoey (Eastern Washington) 6-4, 6-2
Final - KOPCALIC, Katarina (Washington) def. HANCE, Kenadi (Washington) 6-1, 3-6, 10-7
Singles Red Flight
Quarterfinal - Zupancic, Nika (Washington) def. MARY, Laura (Montana State) 6-3, 6-1
Quarterfinal - ZAMANI, Delara (Washington) def. LAMOREAUX, Madeline (Eastern Washington) 6-3, 6-4
Semifinal - TSURUTA, Haruna (Gonzaga) def. Zupancic, Nika (Washington) 7-5, 6-2
Semifinal - GARLEY, Domonique (Gonzaga) def. ZAMANI, Delara (Washington) 2-6, 6-1, 10-4
3rd Place - ZUPANCIC, Nika (Washington) def. ZAMANI, Delara (Washington) 6-4, 6-4
Singles White Flight
Quarterfinal - WATABE, Shion (Idaho) def. WATANABE, Abbey (Washington) 5-7, 6-4, 11-9
Consolation Semifinal - WAITE, Louise (Eastern Washington) def. WATANABE, Abbey (Washington) 5-7, 7-5, 10-3
7th Place - WATANABE, Abbey (Washington) def. WALKER, Alex (Montana) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles Zag Flight
Quarterfinal - ZUPANCIC, Nika/KOPCALIC, Katarina (Washington) def. MANSOURI, Yasmin/WAITE, Louise (Eastern Washington) 6-4
Quarterfinal - ZAMANI, Delara/HANCE, Kenadi (Washington) def. LAMOREAUX, Madeline/BRAEDEN, Rylee (Eastern Washington) 6-3
Semifinal – ZUPANCIC, Nika/KOPCALIC, Katarina (Washington) def. KETELS, Kate/TSURUTA, Haruna (Gonzaga) 6-2
Semifinal - HANCE, Kenadi/ZAMANI, Delara (Washington) def. SPATARO, Laura/CHEN, Maggie (Idaho) 6-4
Final - ZAMANI, Delara/HANCE, Kenadi (Washington) def. ZUPANCIC, Nika/KOPCALIC, Katarina (Washington) 6-2
The Huskies will next be in action at the Portland Invitational on Oct. 12-14.
Check back at GoHuskies.com for more updates on the Husky women's tennis team, and follow the Huskies on Twitter @UW_WTennis, on Instagram @uw_wtennis and on Facebook at Washington Husky Women's Tennis.
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