Nasser, Sangwan Advance at ITA Northwest Regional

Friday, October 19

Stanford, CA

All Day

University of Oregon

ITA Northwest Regional Championships

10/19/18 | Women's Tennis

Tournament Central

Daniela Nasser and Shweta Sangwan both went undefeated on the first day of the ITA Northwest Regional to advance to the round of 32

By: Hannah Krulevitch

STANFORD, Calif. - Daniela Nasser and Shweta Sangwan went undefeated in their first two singles matches of the ITA Northwest Regional on Friday, slotting them into the round of 32.

How It Happened: Nasser and Sangwan both looked good through each of their matches on the first day of the regional.

Nasser kicked off the regional for the Ducks with a strong 6-4, 6-0 win over Eastern Washington's Louise Waite. The senior then went on to defeat Liesl Pieters of St. Mary's in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2.

Sangwan downed her first opponent of the day, defeating Rylee Braden of Eastern Washington, 6-2, 6-0. Later that evening, Sangwan kept it rolling with a convincing 6-4, 6-0 win over Cal's Jasie Dunk.

In her first match of the day, Julia Eshet outlasted Susanne Boyden of Cal Poly, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2. However, in her second match, the Junior couldn't hold on, falling to Maria Kozyreva, 7-6(4), 6-4.

Eshet and Sangwan are No. 2 doubles pair in the draw, which gave them a bye in the round of 64. The duo will take the court tomorrow in the round of 32.

Up Next: The round of 32 for both singles and doubles begins tomorrow at the ITA Northwest Regional. For singles, Nasser and Sangwan will take the court at 10:30 a.m. PT while Sangwan and Eshet compete in doubles beginning at 9:00 a.m. PT.