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Murphy, Alvarez Sande Advance to Doubles Quarterfinals at ITA Northwest Regional
October 12, 2025 | Tennis
BERKELEY, Calif. (Oct. 12, 2025) – Washington State seniors Eva Alvarez Sande and Maxine Murphy cruised through their Round of 16 doubles match to highlight's Sunday's action at the 2025 ITA Northwest Regional, Friday at the Hellman Tennis Center.
Alvarez Sande and Murphy, the No. 2 seed, rolled into Monday's quarterfinal round as they had no trouble in posting an 8-1 win over Oregon's Tilde Jagare and Juliet Santitto. The pair will face No. 8 seed Reece Carter and Carina Syrtveit of Washington in the quarterfinals.
In singles action, both Murphy and Alvarez Sande were in Round of 16 matches, though neither advanced. Murphy faced off against Cal's Naomi Xu, falling 6-4, 6-3. Alvarez Sande never found her groove as she dropped a 6-2, 6-1 decision to Washington's Carter. Sophomore Chisato Kanemaki dropped a three-set consolation match to Fresno State's Eliza Dunbar, 4-6, 6-4, 14-12.
Doubles action continues Monday in Berkeley.
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
2025 ITA NORTHWEST REGIONAL
Oct. 12, 2025
Hellman Tennis Center
Berkeley, Calif.
Doubles
Round of 16
#2 Eva Alvarez Sande/Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Tilde Jagare/Juliet Santitto (Ore) 8-1
Singles
Round of 16
Naomi Xu (Cal) def. #9 Maxine Murphy (WSU) 6-4, 6-3
#3 Reece Carter (Wash) def. #9 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU 6-2, 6-1
Consolation
Eliza Dunbar (FSU) def. Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) 4-6, 6-4, 14-12
Alvarez Sande and Murphy, the No. 2 seed, rolled into Monday's quarterfinal round as they had no trouble in posting an 8-1 win over Oregon's Tilde Jagare and Juliet Santitto. The pair will face No. 8 seed Reece Carter and Carina Syrtveit of Washington in the quarterfinals.
In singles action, both Murphy and Alvarez Sande were in Round of 16 matches, though neither advanced. Murphy faced off against Cal's Naomi Xu, falling 6-4, 6-3. Alvarez Sande never found her groove as she dropped a 6-2, 6-1 decision to Washington's Carter. Sophomore Chisato Kanemaki dropped a three-set consolation match to Fresno State's Eliza Dunbar, 4-6, 6-4, 14-12.
Doubles action continues Monday in Berkeley.
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
2025 ITA NORTHWEST REGIONAL
Oct. 12, 2025
Hellman Tennis Center
Berkeley, Calif.
Doubles
Round of 16
#2 Eva Alvarez Sande/Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Tilde Jagare/Juliet Santitto (Ore) 8-1
Singles
Round of 16
Naomi Xu (Cal) def. #9 Maxine Murphy (WSU) 6-4, 6-3
#3 Reece Carter (Wash) def. #9 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU 6-2, 6-1
Consolation
Eliza Dunbar (FSU) def. Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) 4-6, 6-4, 14-12
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