Murphy, Alvarez Sande Lead Cougars on Day Two at ITA Northwest Regional

BERKELEY, Calif. (Oct. 11, 2025) – Washington State seniors Eva Alvarez Sande and Maxine Murphy every received two singles matches and teamed to win their second-round doubles match to advance to the Round of 16 in each occasions Saturdays on the 2025 ITA Northwest Regional, Friday on the Hellman Tennis Center.
 
Murphy, the #9 seed, posted straight-set wins in each her singles matches, defeating Oregon’s Patsy Daughters 6-4, 6-3 within the first spherical adopted by a 6-2, 6-2 win over Gonzaga’s Elizabeth Tindera within the second spherical. Alvarez Sande, the No. 9 seed, additionally cruised into the Round of 16 as she accomplished a 6-0, 6-2 win over Seattle’s Lamija Avdic earlier than defeating Pacific’s Milena Mayorova 6-0, 6-3 within the second spherical.
 
Four addition Cougs dropped their first-round matches, as Chisato Kanemaki fell to No. 1 seed Mai Mushika of Cal, 6-2, 6-2, whereas Martina Puvill fell to Cal’s Tiziana Schomburg, 6-4, 6-4. Junior Zali Morris dropped a three-set, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 determination to UC Davis’ Polina Marakhtanova whereas redshirt-junior Yura Nakagawa fell 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 to Waverly Potter of Washington.
 
In doubles play, the duo of Alvarez Sande and Murphy, the No. 2 seed, had little hassle with Cal’s Anya Murthy and Naomi Xu, profitable 8-3. WSU’s #9-seed duo of Nakagawa and Puvill dropped an 8-2 match towards Portland’s Alaia Rubio Perez and Maria Galatesco.
 
Singles and doubles motion continues Sunday in Berkeley.
 
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
2025 ITA NORTHWEST REGIONAL
Oct. 11, 2025
Hellman Tennis Center
Berkeley, Calif.
 
Doubles
Second Round
Alaia Rubio Perez/Maria Galatescu (Port) def. #9 Yura Nakagawa/Martina Puvill (WSU) 8-2
#2 Eva Alvarez Sande/Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Anya Murthy/Naomi Xu (Cal) 8-4
 
Singles
First Round
#1 Mao Mushika (Cal) def. Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) 6-2, 6-2
#9 Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Patsy Daughters (Ore) 6-4, 6-3
#9 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) def. Lamija Avdic (Sea) 6-0, 6-2
Tiziana Schomburg (Cal) def. Martina Puvill (WSU) 6-4, 6-3
Polina Marakhtanova (UCD) Def. Zali Morris (WSU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Waverly Potter (UW) def. Yura Nakagawa (WSU) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
 
Second Round
#9 Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Elizabeth Tindera (Gonz) 6-2, 6-2
#9 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU def. Milena Mayorova (Pacific) 6-0, 6-3