Saturday, October 19
Stanford, CA
All Day
University of Washington
vs
ITA Northwest Regional Championships
Photo by: Red Box Pictures
Kopcalic Advances to Quarterfinals of ITA NW Regional
October 19, 2019 | Women's Tennis
PALO ALTO, Calif. --- Washington senior Katarina Kopcalic picked up a pair of victories on Saturday to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2019 ITA Northwest Regionals hosted by Stanford University.
Kopcalic opened the day with a quick 6-2, 6-3 win over Portland's Neli Sunjic in the round of 32, then defeated Melisa Ates from Washington State 6-4, 7-5 to becoming the Huskies' lone representative in the quarterfinal. Her quarterfinal match on Sunday is against Stanford's Janice Shin.
On the doubles side, three of the four doubles teams advanced to the round of 16 with wins on Saturday. Natsuho Arakawa and Vanessa Wong defeated Melisa Ates and Hikaru Sato from Washington State 8-5 to advance to play on Sunday. Sedona Gallagher and Kopcalic cruised past Emily Ackerman and Susanne Boyden from Cal Poly 8-2 while Ashley Chang and Delara Zamini defeated Georgia Townsend and Danielle Zamora from Pacific 8-6.
On the singles side, one of the best matches of the day came from Nika Zupancic, who faced off against the tournament's No. 3 seed and No. 30th ranked Emily Arbuthnott from Stanford, winning a tight first set 7-6 (3) before losing the next two sets 6-2, 6-0.
Arakawa also picked up a quick 6-1, 6-4 win over Dohee Lee from Pacific in the round of 32, but lost a tough three-set match in the round of 16 against the No. 6 seed and No. 42 ranked Anna Bright from Cal 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
Matches resume on Sunday with doubles matches beginning at 10:00 am and singles competition starting at 12:00 p.m.
Doubles
(Round - Match)
64 - Arakawa/Wong d. Jacinta Milenkoski and Gerda Upeniece (PSU) 8-0
32 - Arakawa/Wong d. Melisa Ates and Hikaru Sato (WSU) 8-5
16 - Arakawa/Wong vs. Sara Choy and Niluka Madurawe (Stanford)
64 - Gallagher/Kopcalic d. Jenna Dorian and Tsveti Yotova (Sac State), 8-2
32 - Gallagher/Kopcalic d. Emily Ackerman and Susanne Boyden (Cal Poly) 8-3
16 - Gallagher/Kopcalic vs. Savannah Sendar and Rozalina Youseva (SJSU)
64 - Chang/Zamani d. Lottie Meszaros and Nina Nikitovic (PSU) 8-6
32 - Chang/Zamani d. Georgia Townsend and Danielle Zamora (Pacific) 8-6
16 - Chang/Zamani vs. #5 Maria Kozyreva and Danielle McIntyre (SMC)
64 - Weil/Zupancic d. Neli Sunjic/Jana Tanevska (Portland) 8-3
32 - #2 Emily Arbuthnott and Angelica Blake (Stanford) d. Weil/Zupancic 8-3
Singles
(Round - Match)
128 - #7 Vanessa Wong d. Kristina Breisacher (UC Davis) 6-1, 6-4
64 - #7 Vanessa Wong d. Alli Valk (PSU) 6-1, 6-0
32 - #7 Vanessa Wong d. Susanne Boyden (Cal Poly) 6-1, 6-0
16 - Kate Ketels (Gonzaga) d. #7 Vanessa Wong 7-5, 6-3
128 - Zoey Weil d Jasie Dunk (Cal) 6-4; 1-6; 6-3
64 - Klara Kosan (Pacific) d. Zoey Weil 6-4, 6-0
CON - Zoey Weil d. Nikita Pradeep (UC Davis) 6-4; 7-6(5)
128 - Sedona Gallagher d. Skyler Holm (UC Davis) 6-0, 6-0
64 - Sedona Gallagher d. Chloe Goyette (SMC) 6-2, 6-0
32 - Sedona Gallagher d. #9 Angelica Blake (Stanford) 5-4 Ret (ill)
16 - #4 Haley Giavara (Cal) d. Sedona Gallagher 6-4; 6-3
128 - Delara Zamani d. Melissa LaMette (Cal Poly) 6-4; 6-7(6); 6-2
64 - Jordan Harris (SMC) d. Delara Zamani 6-4; 1-6; 6-4
CON - Delara Zamani d. Allison Mulville (Oregon) 5-7; 7-6(7); 1-0(6)
128 - #9 Natsuho Arakawa d. Rozalina Touseva (SJSU) 6-3; 6-1
64 - #9 Natsuho Arakawa d. Sara Tsukamoto (UC Davis) 6-3, 6-2
32 - #9 Natsuho Arakawa d. Dohee Lee (Pacific) 6-1; 6-4
16 - #6 Anna Bright (Cal) d. #9 Natsuho Arakawa 6-3; 4-6; 6-4
128 - Nika Zupancic d. Shirley Hall (UC Davis) 3-2 Ret (inj)
64 - Nika Zupancic d. Alexa Meyer (USF) WO (inj)
32 - #3 Emily Arbuthnott (Stanford) d. Nika Zupancic 6-7(3); 6-2; 6-0
128 - Ashley Chang d. Karina Vyrian (Pacific) 3-6; 7-5 Ret (ill)
64 - Maddie Pothoff (Santa Clara) d. Ashley Chang 6-1; 2-6; 6-2
CON-Hikaru Soto(WSU) d. Ashley Chang 6-1. 6-2
128 - Katarina Kopcalic d. Lauren Ko (UC Davis) 6-3, 6-3
64 - Katarina Kopcalic d. Louise Waite (EWU) 6-2, 6-0
32 - Katarina Kopcalic d. Neli Sunjic (Portland) 6-2, 6-3
16 - Katarina Kopcalic d. Melisa Ates (WSU), 6-4, 7-5
QF - Katarina Kopcalic vs Janice Shin (Stanford)
CON – Abigail Watanabe d. Hannah Grossman (Seattle) 6-1; 6-1
Kopcalic opened the day with a quick 6-2, 6-3 win over Portland's Neli Sunjic in the round of 32, then defeated Melisa Ates from Washington State 6-4, 7-5 to becoming the Huskies' lone representative in the quarterfinal. Her quarterfinal match on Sunday is against Stanford's Janice Shin.
On the doubles side, three of the four doubles teams advanced to the round of 16 with wins on Saturday. Natsuho Arakawa and Vanessa Wong defeated Melisa Ates and Hikaru Sato from Washington State 8-5 to advance to play on Sunday. Sedona Gallagher and Kopcalic cruised past Emily Ackerman and Susanne Boyden from Cal Poly 8-2 while Ashley Chang and Delara Zamini defeated Georgia Townsend and Danielle Zamora from Pacific 8-6.
On the singles side, one of the best matches of the day came from Nika Zupancic, who faced off against the tournament's No. 3 seed and No. 30th ranked Emily Arbuthnott from Stanford, winning a tight first set 7-6 (3) before losing the next two sets 6-2, 6-0.
Arakawa also picked up a quick 6-1, 6-4 win over Dohee Lee from Pacific in the round of 32, but lost a tough three-set match in the round of 16 against the No. 6 seed and No. 42 ranked Anna Bright from Cal 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
Matches resume on Sunday with doubles matches beginning at 10:00 am and singles competition starting at 12:00 p.m.
Doubles
(Round - Match)
64 - Arakawa/Wong d. Jacinta Milenkoski and Gerda Upeniece (PSU) 8-0
32 - Arakawa/Wong d. Melisa Ates and Hikaru Sato (WSU) 8-5
16 - Arakawa/Wong vs. Sara Choy and Niluka Madurawe (Stanford)
64 - Gallagher/Kopcalic d. Jenna Dorian and Tsveti Yotova (Sac State), 8-2
32 - Gallagher/Kopcalic d. Emily Ackerman and Susanne Boyden (Cal Poly) 8-3
16 - Gallagher/Kopcalic vs. Savannah Sendar and Rozalina Youseva (SJSU)
64 - Chang/Zamani d. Lottie Meszaros and Nina Nikitovic (PSU) 8-6
32 - Chang/Zamani d. Georgia Townsend and Danielle Zamora (Pacific) 8-6
16 - Chang/Zamani vs. #5 Maria Kozyreva and Danielle McIntyre (SMC)
64 - Weil/Zupancic d. Neli Sunjic/Jana Tanevska (Portland) 8-3
32 - #2 Emily Arbuthnott and Angelica Blake (Stanford) d. Weil/Zupancic 8-3
Singles
(Round - Match)
128 - #7 Vanessa Wong d. Kristina Breisacher (UC Davis) 6-1, 6-4
64 - #7 Vanessa Wong d. Alli Valk (PSU) 6-1, 6-0
32 - #7 Vanessa Wong d. Susanne Boyden (Cal Poly) 6-1, 6-0
16 - Kate Ketels (Gonzaga) d. #7 Vanessa Wong 7-5, 6-3
128 - Zoey Weil d Jasie Dunk (Cal) 6-4; 1-6; 6-3
64 - Klara Kosan (Pacific) d. Zoey Weil 6-4, 6-0
CON - Zoey Weil d. Nikita Pradeep (UC Davis) 6-4; 7-6(5)
128 - Sedona Gallagher d. Skyler Holm (UC Davis) 6-0, 6-0
64 - Sedona Gallagher d. Chloe Goyette (SMC) 6-2, 6-0
32 - Sedona Gallagher d. #9 Angelica Blake (Stanford) 5-4 Ret (ill)
16 - #4 Haley Giavara (Cal) d. Sedona Gallagher 6-4; 6-3
128 - Delara Zamani d. Melissa LaMette (Cal Poly) 6-4; 6-7(6); 6-2
64 - Jordan Harris (SMC) d. Delara Zamani 6-4; 1-6; 6-4
CON - Delara Zamani d. Allison Mulville (Oregon) 5-7; 7-6(7); 1-0(6)
128 - #9 Natsuho Arakawa d. Rozalina Touseva (SJSU) 6-3; 6-1
64 - #9 Natsuho Arakawa d. Sara Tsukamoto (UC Davis) 6-3, 6-2
32 - #9 Natsuho Arakawa d. Dohee Lee (Pacific) 6-1; 6-4
16 - #6 Anna Bright (Cal) d. #9 Natsuho Arakawa 6-3; 4-6; 6-4
128 - Nika Zupancic d. Shirley Hall (UC Davis) 3-2 Ret (inj)
64 - Nika Zupancic d. Alexa Meyer (USF) WO (inj)
32 - #3 Emily Arbuthnott (Stanford) d. Nika Zupancic 6-7(3); 6-2; 6-0
128 - Ashley Chang d. Karina Vyrian (Pacific) 3-6; 7-5 Ret (ill)
64 - Maddie Pothoff (Santa Clara) d. Ashley Chang 6-1; 2-6; 6-2
CON-Hikaru Soto(WSU) d. Ashley Chang 6-1. 6-2
128 - Katarina Kopcalic d. Lauren Ko (UC Davis) 6-3, 6-3
64 - Katarina Kopcalic d. Louise Waite (EWU) 6-2, 6-0
32 - Katarina Kopcalic d. Neli Sunjic (Portland) 6-2, 6-3
16 - Katarina Kopcalic d. Melisa Ates (WSU), 6-4, 7-5
QF - Katarina Kopcalic vs Janice Shin (Stanford)
CON – Abigail Watanabe d. Hannah Grossman (Seattle) 6-1; 6-1
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
Washington 4, Southern California 1 | Big Ten Tournament Highlights
Wednesday, April 30
2025 Go BIG! for Washington Day
Friday, February 28
UW Officially Joins the Big Ten
Thursday, August 01
Rapid Fire with UW Women's Tennis
Saturday, May 18
