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Rutgers
Carter Clinches, UW Takes Down Rutgers 4-0
March 09, 2025 | Women's Tennis
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. β The No. 21 Washington women's tennis team (9-1) finished an east coast sweep this weekend, defeating Rutgers 4-0 Sunday in the first ever matchup between the Huskies and Scarlet Knights.
Doubles play proved successful yet again for Washington, as second and third doubles toughed out a pair of battles to come away with the doubles point.
McKenna Koenig and Carina Syrtveit won their sixth straight match at No. 3 doubles. The match went to a tiebreak to decide the winner, with the Huskies going down 4-1 before winning six straight points to clinch the match and the doubles point.
Syrtveit and Sophie Luescher won quickly on courts six and five, respectively, giving the Huskies a 3-0 advantage.
Reece Carter capped things off for Washington with her first win on the top court, besting Rutgers' Nguyen, 7-5, 6-2 to clinch the sweep.
Erika Matsuda, Alexia Jacobs, and Koenig each dropped a first set and were midway through the second when Carter clinched.
The Huskies head back to Seattle for a pair of B1G home matches against USC on Friday, March 14 followed by the UCLA Bruins on Sunday the 16th.
Washington Women's Tennis
March 9, 2025
East Brunswick, N.J. | East Brunswick Racquet Club
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No. 21 Washington β 4
No. 74 Rutgers β 0
Doubles
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
1. Nguyen/Karki (RU) def. No. 85Β Reece Carter/Alexia JacobsΒ (UW), 6-3
2.Β Sophie Luescher/Erika MatsudaΒ (UW) def. Frankowska/Ilker (RU), 7-5
3.Β McKenna Koenig/Carina SyrtveitΒ (UW) def. Jumazhanova/Lopez (RU), 7-6 (4)
Singles
Order of finish: 6, 5, 1
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Doubles play proved successful yet again for Washington, as second and third doubles toughed out a pair of battles to come away with the doubles point.
McKenna Koenig and Carina Syrtveit won their sixth straight match at No. 3 doubles. The match went to a tiebreak to decide the winner, with the Huskies going down 4-1 before winning six straight points to clinch the match and the doubles point.
Syrtveit and Sophie Luescher won quickly on courts six and five, respectively, giving the Huskies a 3-0 advantage.
Reece Carter capped things off for Washington with her first win on the top court, besting Rutgers' Nguyen, 7-5, 6-2 to clinch the sweep.
Erika Matsuda, Alexia Jacobs, and Koenig each dropped a first set and were midway through the second when Carter clinched.
The Huskies head back to Seattle for a pair of B1G home matches against USC on Friday, March 14 followed by the UCLA Bruins on Sunday the 16th.
Washington Women's Tennis
March 9, 2025
East Brunswick, N.J. | East Brunswick Racquet Club
Β
No. 21 Washington β 4
No. 74 Rutgers β 0
Doubles
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
1. Nguyen/Karki (RU) def. No. 85Β Reece Carter/Alexia JacobsΒ (UW), 6-3
2.Β Sophie Luescher/Erika MatsudaΒ (UW) def. Frankowska/Ilker (RU), 7-5
3.Β McKenna Koenig/Carina SyrtveitΒ (UW) def. Jumazhanova/Lopez (RU), 7-6 (4)
Singles
Order of finish: 6, 5, 1
- Reece Carter (UW) def. Mai Nguyen (RU), 7-5, 6-2
- Erika Matsuda (UW) vs. Zuzanna Frankowska (RU), 5-7, 4-4 DNF
- Alexia Jacobs (UW) vs. Minchae Kim (RU), 6-7 (5), 4-2 DNF
- McKenna Koenig (UW) vs. Karina Jumazhanova (RU), 6-7 (9-11), 2-2 DNF
- Sophie Luescher (UW) def. Jackeline Lopez (RU), 6-3, 6-1
- Carina Syrtveit (UW) def. Zeynep Ilker (RU), 6-2, 6-1
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