SEATTLE, Wash. – Washington State Women's Tennis captured two singles and one doubles match to open play at the Husky Invitational Friday at the Nordstrom Tennis Center.
 
In singles action, the Cougars faced Denver University and came away with two wins. Senior Elyse Tse and freshman Martina Puvill accounted for the two victories. Tse had no trouble in defeating Louise Wilkander, 6-2, 6-1, while Puvill needed three sets to get past Claudia Martinez de Velasco, 7-5, 4-6, 10-5. Junior Yura Nakagawa was about to split sets against Andra Burguete Beltran when she was forced to retire due to injury.
 
Denver captured the remaining three matches in straight sets.
 
In doubles play, Puvill and Chisato Kanemaki posted a 6-4 win over Washington's Zehra Suko and Carina Syrtveit, while the Husky pair of Sophie Luscher and Catherine Gagnon escaped with a 6-4 win over WSU's Hania Abouelsaad and Martina Markov. The Cougar pair of Tse and Madhu Satishbabu dropped a close, 6-4, decision to Iowa's Pia Kranholdt and Nikita Vishwase.
 
Play continues Saturday at the Husky Invitational, with the Cougars facing Washington and Seattle U in singles, and Seattle U in doubles. Play gets underway at 9 a.m. at the Seattle Tennis Club.
 
2024 HUSKY INVITATIONAL
Oct. 4-6, 2024
Nordstrom Tennis Center
Seattle, Wash.
 
Doubles
Sophie Luscher/Catherine Gagnon (UW) def. Hania Abouelsaad/Martina Markov (WSU) 6-4
Chisato Kanemaki/Martina Puvill (WSU) def. Zehra Suko/Carina Syrtveit (UW) 6-4
Pia Kranholdt/Nikita Vishwase (Iowa) def. Elyse Tse/Madhu Satishbabu (WSU), 6-4
 
Singles 
Elyse Tse (WSU) def. Louise Wilkander (DU), 6-2, 6-1
Martina Puvill (WSU) def. Claudia Martinez de Velasco (DU), 7-5, 4-6, 10-5
Andrea Burguete Beltran (DU) vs. Yura Nakagawa (WSU), 6-3, 3-5 (medical)
Marley Lambert (DU) def. Hania Abouelsaad (WSU), 6-0, 6-4
Natalie Cinkova (DU) def. Martina Markov (WSU), 6-1, 6-4
Hana Becirovic Novak (DU) def. Madhu Satishbabu (WSU), 6-3, 6-3