Washington State University Athletics
Friday, February 20
Pullman, Wash.
11 a.m.
Washington State University
5
vs
2
Portland State
Photo by: Shelly Hanks/WSU Photo Services
Cougars Complete 5-2 Win Over Portland State
February 20, 2026 | Tennis
PULLMAN, Wash. (Feb. 20,, 2026) – After dropping the opening doubles point, Washington State captured five of six singles matched en route to a 5-2 win over Portland State Friday at Hollingbery Fieldhouse. With the win, the Cougars improve to 4-3 on the season and 14-0 all-time against Portland State. The Vikings fall to 3-2.
Portland State captured the opening point by taking two out of three doubles matches. It was WSU which jumped out quick as Yura Nakagawa and Zali Morris posted a 6-1 win over Scarlett Perkins and Angola Ige at No. 3. PSU got the equalizer at No. 2 when Nene Uemura and Kasumi Hirayama led wire-to-wire in a 6-2 over Eva Alvarez Sande and Martina Puvill. The deciding match came down to Court 1, where WSU's Maxine Murphy and Chisato Kanemaki had raced to a 4-1 lead over Hana Abdelhamid and Marta Giglio. The Viking pair captured four-straight games to a take a 5-4 lead. The match went to a tiebreaker where the PSU duo came away with a 7-6 (7-2) win to secure the opening point.
In singles play, WSU quickly regained the lead as Alvarez Sande had no trouble in posting a 6-1, 6-0 win over Perkins at No. 1. Puvill followed quickly behind with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Hirayama at No. 4 to give the Cougars a 2-1 advantage.
The Vikings evened it at 2-2 when Giglio completed a hard-fought, 6-4, 6-4 win over Nakagawa at No. 3. At No. 2, Murphy needed three sets en route to a 6-1, 2-6, 7-5 win over Uemura, pushing the Cougars to within one win of the team victory. That came once Morris finished a 6-0, 6-0 win over Ige at No. 6, giving WSU a 4-2 advantage with one match remaining. It was the first time since the opening match against Idaho on Jan. 18 that Morris had played while recovering from injury. At No. 5, Kanemaki defeated Abdelhamid 6-4, 6-2, for the final margin of victory.
Washington State returns to the court Sunday when they host a doubleheader against Montana and Montana State. The Monday match begins at 10 a.m.. from Hollingbery Fieldhouse with Montana State to follow at 2 p.m.
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
Washington State 5 def. Portland State 2
February 20, 2026
Hollingbery Fieldhouse
Pullman, Wash.
DOUBLES
No. 1 Hana Abdelhamid/Marta Giglio (PSU) def. Maxine Murphy/Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) 7-6 (2)
No. 2 Nene Uemura/Kasumi Hirayama (PSU) def. Eva Alvarez Sande/Martina Puvill (WSU) 6-2
No. 3 Yura Nakagawa/Zali Morris (WSU) def. Scarlett Perkins/Angola Ige (PSU) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3,2,1
SINGLES
No. 1 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) def. Scarlett Perkins (PSU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Nene Uemura (PSU) 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
No. 3 Marta Giglio (PSU) def. Yura Nakagawa (WSU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 Martina Puvill (WSU) def. Kasumi Hirayama (PSU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) def. Hana Abdelhamid (PSU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 6 Zali Morris (WSU) def. Angola Ige (PSU) 6-0, 6-0
Order of Finish: 1,4,3,2,6,5
Portland State captured the opening point by taking two out of three doubles matches. It was WSU which jumped out quick as Yura Nakagawa and Zali Morris posted a 6-1 win over Scarlett Perkins and Angola Ige at No. 3. PSU got the equalizer at No. 2 when Nene Uemura and Kasumi Hirayama led wire-to-wire in a 6-2 over Eva Alvarez Sande and Martina Puvill. The deciding match came down to Court 1, where WSU's Maxine Murphy and Chisato Kanemaki had raced to a 4-1 lead over Hana Abdelhamid and Marta Giglio. The Viking pair captured four-straight games to a take a 5-4 lead. The match went to a tiebreaker where the PSU duo came away with a 7-6 (7-2) win to secure the opening point.
In singles play, WSU quickly regained the lead as Alvarez Sande had no trouble in posting a 6-1, 6-0 win over Perkins at No. 1. Puvill followed quickly behind with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Hirayama at No. 4 to give the Cougars a 2-1 advantage.
The Vikings evened it at 2-2 when Giglio completed a hard-fought, 6-4, 6-4 win over Nakagawa at No. 3. At No. 2, Murphy needed three sets en route to a 6-1, 2-6, 7-5 win over Uemura, pushing the Cougars to within one win of the team victory. That came once Morris finished a 6-0, 6-0 win over Ige at No. 6, giving WSU a 4-2 advantage with one match remaining. It was the first time since the opening match against Idaho on Jan. 18 that Morris had played while recovering from injury. At No. 5, Kanemaki defeated Abdelhamid 6-4, 6-2, for the final margin of victory.
Washington State returns to the court Sunday when they host a doubleheader against Montana and Montana State. The Monday match begins at 10 a.m.. from Hollingbery Fieldhouse with Montana State to follow at 2 p.m.
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
Washington State 5 def. Portland State 2
February 20, 2026
Hollingbery Fieldhouse
Pullman, Wash.
DOUBLES
No. 1 Hana Abdelhamid/Marta Giglio (PSU) def. Maxine Murphy/Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) 7-6 (2)
No. 2 Nene Uemura/Kasumi Hirayama (PSU) def. Eva Alvarez Sande/Martina Puvill (WSU) 6-2
No. 3 Yura Nakagawa/Zali Morris (WSU) def. Scarlett Perkins/Angola Ige (PSU) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3,2,1
SINGLES
No. 1 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) def. Scarlett Perkins (PSU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Nene Uemura (PSU) 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
No. 3 Marta Giglio (PSU) def. Yura Nakagawa (WSU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 Martina Puvill (WSU) def. Kasumi Hirayama (PSU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) def. Hana Abdelhamid (PSU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 6 Zali Morris (WSU) def. Angola Ige (PSU) 6-0, 6-0
Order of Finish: 1,4,3,2,6,5
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Scarlett Perkins / 0 [PSU]
10
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Nene Uemura / 0 [PSU]
165
627
#3 Singles Match
12
Marta Giglio / 0 [PSU]
66
44
#4 Singles Match
12
Kasumi Hirayama / 0 [PSU]
21
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Hana Abdelhamid / 0 [PSU]
42
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Angola Ige / 0 [PSU]
00
66
Order of Finish:
1,4,3,2,6,5
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