SPOKANE, Wash. – The fall season continues for women's tennis senior Sophie Whittle as she will begin play at the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex in Surprise, Ariz. Whittle qualified for the tournament following her spectacular performance at the ITA/Riviera All-American Championships in early October.
 
"We're just excited to have the opportunity to compete a little bit more," head women's tennis coach D.J. Gurule said. "It's going to be really high-caliber tennis."
 
Whittle secured the No. 4 seed in the 64-player field and is set to face Pepperdine's Jessica Failla in the first round Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. PT. Second round matches are scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 8; round of 16 and quarterfinal matches are scheduled for Friday, Nov. 9; semifinal matches are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 10 while the finals are slated for Sunday, Nov. 11.
 
This is the first time in program history that Gonzaga has had representation at the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, previously the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. Live scoring for the tournament is available here, while live streaming will be available only for courts 13 and 14 inside the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex. The stream link will be available at a later time. Check GoZags.com for updates and follow @ZagsWTennis on Twitter.