Purohit and Chlodnicki beat the top seeds. One more win is still required.

The result

Washington’s Soham Purohit and Jan Chlodnicki defeated Stanford’s top-seeded Hudson Rivera and Nicholas Godsick 6–2, 7–6(4) in the ITA Northwest Regional doubles semifinals in Seattle on Monday, October 19. The ninth-seeded Huskies advanced to Tuesday’s championship match without needing a deciding set.

The distinction matters: Washington has reached the regional final, not yet secured the NCAA Doubles Championships place it is pursuing. UW’s official account describes Tuesday as the match in which the pair will compete to secure that berth.

Where the match turned

The opening set gave Washington room to work. The second demanded a different finish: Stanford took it to a tiebreak before the Huskies closed the match. Those are the two defining facts of the scoreline—a clear first-set margin followed by a much narrower second-set separation.

The published result does not provide a point-by-point account or serve-return statistics. It would therefore be premature to credit a particular tactical adjustment, identify an unreported break point or describe either player’s emotions. What can be said is that Washington avoided a third set against the draw’s highest-seeded team.

Analysis: a strong win, not a completed assignment

Beating the top seeds is a meaningful competitive result. It does not make the next opponent a formality. Tournament seeding supplies context for Monday’s win; it does not carry any points into Tuesday’s final.

For Washington, the useful expectation is another complete match rather than a repeat of the opening set’s comfortable margin. Monday’s two sets illustrate why: the same opponent can present a substantially tighter problem as a match progresses.

The editorial priority for the final is to turn an early advantage into sustained scoreboard pressure and remain prepared for another close finish. That is a forward-looking recommendation, not a claim that the semifinal exposed a specific technical flaw. The available official report does not establish one.

What comes next

Purohit and Chlodnicki are scheduled to face Portland State’s Maas Schotanus and Aarjun Pandit at 10 a.m. Pacific on Tuesday, October 20, in Seattle. That match will settle the regional doubles title and the Huskies’ next step toward the NCAA field.

UW’s October 19 recap contains no attributed player or coach reaction and no injury update. This account makes no claim about private conversations, team-wide sentiment or medical status. The completed semifinal is the result being reported; the final remains ahead.

Rain City Sports editorial desk | Published October 20, 2026. Results and schedule checked against Washington Athletics; analysis is identified above.

Sources

• Washington Athletics: Washington Men’s Tennis Duo Is Finals Bound (checked 2026-10-20)

Analysis and recommendations are the editorial desk’s interpretation. Reporting and attributed perspectives are linked above. Information is current as of the publication date.