SEATTLE, Wash. – BYU women's tennis finished its weekend road trip to Washington on Saturday, falling to the Huskies 7-0.
BYU struggled against Washington in the doubles matches as the Huskies went 3-0. BYU senior Anastasia Abramyan and freshman Bobo Huang kept their match close before falling 6-4 to Vanessa Wong and Hikaru Sato in the No. 1 position. Junior Helen Jiao and freshman Madison Smith were defeated by Zoey Weil and Kelly Leung 6-2 in the No. 3 position. Rounding off the doubles matches, senior Leah Heimuli and freshman Jacque Dunyon were swept by Nika Zupancic and Sarah-Maude Fortin, falling 6-0.
BYU’s struggles continued into the singles matches as Jiao was the lone Cougar to win a set in her match, before falling to Weil 4-6, 6-1 (10-5). Heimuli lost her match to Wong, along with Smith being defeated by Leung, both with a 6-2, 6-2 scorea. Dunyon fell 6-2, 6-0 to the Huskies’ Fortin, with Abramyan losing to Zupancic 6-2, 6-1 and Huang’s defeat coming from Sato 6-3, 6-1.
The Cougars compete next in the ITA Kickoff in Berkeley, California on Jan. 28 and Jan. 29 at the Hellman Tennis Complex.
Singles
1. Vanessa Wong (UW) def. Leah Heimuli (BYU) – 6-2, 6-2
2. Sarah-Maude Fortin (UW) def. Jacque Dunyon (BYU) – 6-2, 6-0
3. Nika Zupancic (UW) def. Anastasia Abramyan (BYU) – 6-2, 6-1
4. Hikaru Sato (UW) def. Yujia Huang (BYU) – 6-3, 6-1
5. Zoey Weil (UW) def. Helen Jiao (BYU) – 4-6, 6-1, (10-5)
6. Kelly Leung (UW) def. Madison Smith (BYU) – 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 6, 1, 3, 4, 5
Doubles
1. Wong/Sato (UW) def. Abramyan/Huang (BYU) – 6-4
2. Zupancic/Fortin (UW) def. Heimuli/Dunyon (BYU) – 6-0
3. Leung/Weil (UW) def. Jiao/Smith (BYU) – 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1