Alvarez Sande, Murphy Head to ITA Sectional Championships

PULLMAN, Wash. (Nov. 5, 2025) – Washington State Tennis will send two players, seniors Eva Alvarez Sande and Maxine Murphy, to the ITA Sectional Championships, Nov. 6-9, in Seattle Wash. The Sectionals provide the final opportunity for individuals to qualify for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships in Orlando, Nov. 18-23.

Play begins Thursday morning at 9 a.m. with doubles, as Alvarez Sande and Murphy face Washington's Erika Matsuda and Carina Syrtveit in the first round. This will be a rematch from last month, when the Cougar duo posted a 6-3, 6-3 win over the Huskies in the semifinals of the ITA Northwest Regional Championships.

In singles action, Alvarez Sande will face Washington's Jermine Sherif at 10:30 Thursday morning while Murphy goes against Stanford's Sein Myoung, also at 10:30 a.m.

The 2025 ITA Sectional Championships consists of a 32-player singles draw and 16-team doubles draw. From those draws, six singles players will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship (semifinalists, two quarterfinal playoff winners). Meanwhile, three doubles teams will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship (champion, finalist, third place).

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Eva Alvarez Sande

Maxine Murphy

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