SEATTLE, Wash. (Feb. 14, 2025) – The Washington State Women's Tennis team managed just one singles win as it dropped a 6-1 decision to Washington Friday afternoon at the Nordstrom Tennis Center. The Cougars fall to 7-3 on the season while Washington improves to 4-1.
 
The match began with doubles and Washington jumped out quick as its No. 3 team of McKenna Koenig and Carina Syrtveit rolled by WSU's Hania Abouelsaad and Martina Markov, 6-1. The Cougars responded at No. 1 where Eva Alvarez Sande and Maxine Murphy dominated the nation's 35th-ranked duo, completing a 6-2 win over Reece Carter and Alexia Jacobs, pushing the deciding point to Court 2. There, WSU's pair of Elyse Tse and Chisato Kanemaki saved one match point but couldn't save another as they fell 6-4 to Erika Matsuda and Sophie Luescher.
 
In singles play, Alvarez Sande provided WSU with its lone singles win as she posted a 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-7) victory over Matsuda at No.1. At No. 2, Carter completed a 6-2, 6-4 win over Murphy while Jacobs needed a third-set tiebreaker to defeat Tse, 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5) at No. 3.
 
Abouelsaad's late rally came up short as she fell to Koenig, 6-2, 7-6 (5) at No. 4, Luescher defeated Martina Puvill 6-1, 6-4 at No. 5 while Markov had to retires in her match at No. 6, trailing Syrtveit, 6-3, 2-0.
 
The Cougars return to Pullman to host a Sunday doubleheader at Hollingbery Fieldhouse. The day begins against Boise State at 10 a.m. followed by a 2:30 contest against Seattle.
 
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
Washington 6 def. Washington State 1
February 14, 2025
Nordstrom Tennis Center
Seattle, Wash.
 
DOUBLES
No. 1 Eva Alvarez Sande/Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. #35 Reece Carter/Alexia Jacobs (UW) 6-2
No. 2 Erika Matsuda/Sophie Luescher (UW) def. Elyse Tse/Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) 6-4
No. 3 McKenna Koenig/Carina Syrtveit (UW) def. Hania Abouelsaad/Martina Markov (WSU) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3,1,2
 
SINGLES
No. 1 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) def. Erika Matsuda (UW) 6-2, 2-6, (10-7)
No. 2 Reece Carter (UW) def. Maxine Murphy (WSU) 6-2, 6-4
No.3 Alexia Jacobs (UW) def. Elyse Tse (WSU) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0, (10-5)
No. 4 McKenna Koenig (UW) def. Hania Abouelsaad (WSU) 6-2, 7-6 (5)
No. 5 Sophie Luescher (UW) def. Martina Puvill (WSU) 6-1, 6-4
No. 6 #123 Carina Syrtveit (UW) def. Martina Markov (WSU) 6-3, 2-0 DNF
Order of Finish: 6,5,2,3,1,4