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ITA Regional Championships
Huskies Claim Historic Doubles Title And Earn NCAA Berths
October 12, 2026 | Women's Tennis
STANFORD, Calif. – On day five of the ITA Northwest Regional, three huskies qualified for the NCAA Championships, and a women's Husky duo claimed a regional doubles title for the first time in program history.
In the doubles final Monday afternoon, Nela Jandova and Marina Markina were crowned Northwest Regional Doubles Champions after defeating Santa Clara's Priya Nelson and Stella Remander in a match tiebreak. The Husky pair dropped the opening set 4-6, but responded with a 6-3 win in the second to even the match, before taking the championship with a 10-8 victory in the tiebreaking set.
Jandova and Markina are the first Huskies to earn a regional doubles title, and will compete in the NCAA Doubles Championships.
The Huskies domination continued in singles as Marie Weissheim secured her spot in the NCAA Singles Championships. In straight sets, Weissheim won the regional semifinals against Saint Mary's Sofia Daryaie 6-3, 6-2.
Monday Results
Doubles Final
[6] Jandova/Markina (Washington) def. [9] Nelson/Remander (Santa Clara) 4-6, 6-3, [10-8]
Singles Semifinals
[6] Marie Weissheim (Washington) def. Sofia Daryaie (Saint Mary's) 6-3, 6-2
[2] Alyssa Ahn (Stanford) def. [9] Jermine Sherif (Washington) 6-2, 6-2
UP NEXT
Washington women's tennis returns to Montlake before heading south to Los Angeles, Calif. for the ITA Sectional Championships.
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