Sunday, January 26
Seattle, WA
11:00 AM
University of Washington
4
vs
3
Kentucky
Photo by: Red Box Pictures
Huskies Rebound With 4-3 Win Over Kentucky
January 26, 2020 | Women's Tennis
SEATTLE --- Washington got back on the winning track on Sunday, picking up a key 4-3 win over Kentucky in the consolation final of the ITA Kickoff Weekend tournament at the Nordstrom Tennis Center.
The Huskies improve to 5-2 with the victory while Kentucky falls to 5-2.
Washington got the match off to a great start by getting the doubles point to take an early lead. Zoey Wiel and Nika Zupancic were first off with a 6-2 win at No. 3, followed minutes later by a 6-4 win by Kat Kopcalic and Sedona Gallagher at No. 2. The match at No. 1 went unfinished with Vanessa Wong and Natsuho Arakawa leading the No. 21-ranked team of Akvile Parazinskaite and Lesedi Jacobs.
The Huskies kept the roll going with a pair of wins at the top of the lineup. Wong was first off for the second-straight day with a quick 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1. That was followed by another impressive win over a ranked opponent by Arakawa, who downed No. 59 Jacobs 6-2, 6-4.
Kentucky pulled back within two in the overall match with wins at No. 5 and No. 6 doubles, leaving the match to be decided on two courts. The Wildcats would get a big win at No. 3 to even the score, but Gallagher battled her way to a tough, three-set 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 win at No. 4 to give the Huskies the match.
In what turned out to be one of the most evenly matched of the 15 on-campus sites in the ITA Kickoff, all four matches were decided by 4-3 scores. Princeton knocked off No. 11 USC 4-3 in the championship match Sunday afternoon.
The Huskies return to the courts on Friday, hosting Portland at 4:00 p.m., then welcoming Purdue to the Nordstrom Tennis Center on Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. showdown with the Boilermakers.
The Huskies improve to 5-2 with the victory while Kentucky falls to 5-2.
Washington got the match off to a great start by getting the doubles point to take an early lead. Zoey Wiel and Nika Zupancic were first off with a 6-2 win at No. 3, followed minutes later by a 6-4 win by Kat Kopcalic and Sedona Gallagher at No. 2. The match at No. 1 went unfinished with Vanessa Wong and Natsuho Arakawa leading the No. 21-ranked team of Akvile Parazinskaite and Lesedi Jacobs.
The Huskies kept the roll going with a pair of wins at the top of the lineup. Wong was first off for the second-straight day with a quick 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1. That was followed by another impressive win over a ranked opponent by Arakawa, who downed No. 59 Jacobs 6-2, 6-4.
Kentucky pulled back within two in the overall match with wins at No. 5 and No. 6 doubles, leaving the match to be decided on two courts. The Wildcats would get a big win at No. 3 to even the score, but Gallagher battled her way to a tough, three-set 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 win at No. 4 to give the Huskies the match.
In what turned out to be one of the most evenly matched of the 15 on-campus sites in the ITA Kickoff, all four matches were decided by 4-3 scores. Princeton knocked off No. 11 USC 4-3 in the championship match Sunday afternoon.
The Huskies return to the courts on Friday, hosting Portland at 4:00 p.m., then welcoming Purdue to the Nordstrom Tennis Center on Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. showdown with the Boilermakers.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Akvile Parazinskaite / 0 [KENT]
33
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Lesedi Jacobs / 0 [KENT]
24
66
#3 Singles Match
123
Carlota Molina / 0 [KENT]
276
654
#4 Singles Match
123
Carla Girbau / 0 [KENT]
564
746
#5 Singles Match
123
Diana Tkachenko / 0 [KENT]
626
361
#6 Singles Match
123
Anastasia Tkachenko / 0 [KENT]
267
636
Order of Finish:
1,2,5,6,3,4
Players Mentioned
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