Pullman, Wash. (Oct. 21, 2026) – WSU Tennis returns to the court for the Pac-12 Qualifier October 23-25, 2026. The Qualifier will be held at the Stevens Center in Spokane, Wash. and hosted by Gonzaga. This will be the first time the team has participated in the qualifier in the past decade.
The Cougars will be sending Yura Nakagawa to participate in both singles and doubles, Chisato Kanemaki will participate in singles, and Gabriella Harper will be participating in doubles with Nakagawa.
Last time on the court, Nakagawa finished at the ITA Northwest Regionals in the singles round of 16 after beating out Saint Mary’s and Pacific, eventually falling to Stanford on day four of the ITA Northwest Regionals hosted by Stanford.
Kanemaki ended her singles run on day two of the tournament after beating Portland State on day one. In doubles play, Kanemaki also ended her run on day two after moving past Cal on day one.
Harper went 5-0 during the tournament, taking singles wins over Seattle U, UC Davis, Santa Clara, and Pacific. Harper and Nakagawa earned a win over Eastern Washington on day one of doubles play.
In addition to Washington State and hosting Gonzaga, schools competing in the singles and doubles draws at the Pac-12 Qualifying include Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Texas State, and Utah State.
Fans can follow all the action at the Pac-12 Qualifiers by following along on WSU Tennis social media and by watching HERE.