SEATTLE, Wash. – The Eastern Washington University women's tennis squad battled Washington to a 6-1 deficit in Seattle, Wash., today (Feb. 12) at the Nordstrom Tennis Center. Following the match, the Eagles now sit 0-3 overall.

"I'm very proud of the team again today for the grit and desire they showed out on court. Every match was a battle and we showed the kind of tennis we can play against the best competition in Division 1 tennis. Great win at No.3 doubles and No.2 singles. And we took three of the other singles matches to a deciding third set," said head coach Dustin Hinson. "Jennifer Kida is playing really great tennis to beat two tough PAC-12 opponents in straight sets over the past two matches. I'm very proud of that effort. We have more confidence and more belief in what we can do as a team and that's a big positive. We have a long way to go yet this season but I'm really pleased with our progress thus far."

The Eagles found success against the Huskies with freshman Jennifer Kida in No.2 singles and in No.3 doubles with the pair of Louise Waite and Renata Gabuzyan. Kida, the California native, won her second PAC-12 singles victory in a row at No.2 singles, dominating both performances against WSU and UW.

Official Match Results

Singles Results
Vanessa Wong (UW) def. Scout Mathews (6-4. 6-1)
Jennifer Kida def. Sedona Gallagher (UW) (6-2, 6-1)
Sarah-Maude Fortin (UW) def. Zoey Nelson (6-0, 4-6, 6-1)
Zoey Weil (UW) def. Louise Waite (3-6, 6-0, 6-2)
Yolanda Lin (UW) def. Rylee Braeden (6-3, 4-6, 6-1)
Tara Chilton (UW) def. Renata Gabuzyan (6-4, 6-3)
 
Doubles Results
Vanessa Wong/Sarah-Maude Fortin def. Zoey Nelson/Rylee Braeden (6-1)
Sedona Gallagher/Yolanda Lin def. Scout Mathews/Jennifer Kida (6-3)
Louise Waite/Renata Gabuzyan def. Tara Chilton/Ashley Chang (6-3)

The Eagles travel down to Oregon for two matches in two days beginning with the University of Oregon on Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. Pacific time, and then on Feb. 21 versus the University of Portland at 10 a.m. PT.