Tuesday, February 19
Seattle, WA
5:00 PM
Gonzaga University
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Zags Fall Short at No. 25 Washington
2/19/2019 8:52:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Haruna Tsuruta earned a singles win at No. 4
SEATTLE — Gonzaga's women's tennis team battled, but fell short in a 6-1 loss at No. 25 Washington on Tuesday evening in Seattle, Wash.
"I thought we were really competitive for most of the match," head coach D.J. Gurule said. "Washington is a well-coached and very talented team. We will make some adjustments this week and look forward to playing back at home on Sunday."
Gonzaga (4-2) put up a valiant effort in the doubles point, but the Huskies (7-1) controlled play down the stretch. On No. 1, Sophie Whittle and Graciela Rosas dominated in a 6-2 victory, but Washington won 6-4 on No. 2 and 6-3 on No. 3 to take the point.
In singles, the momentum swung back and forth with Washington taking the first set on four of the six courts, but GU forced a third set on two of those to put them tied or in the lead on four courts. The Huskies battled back, however, to take the third set on Nos. 2 and 3 to clinch the victory.
GU added a win on No. 4 with Haruna Tsuruta taking a 7-5, 6-3 victory in straight sets. On No. 1, the nation's top-ranked player Sophie Whittle battled No. 97-ranked Stacey Fung, but fell in a tiebreaker 6-4, 6-7(6), 0-1(9).
GU returns home to the Stevens Center to face Washington State on Sunday at 2 p.m. Check GoZags.com for links to live coverage.
"I thought we were really competitive for most of the match," head coach D.J. Gurule said. "Washington is a well-coached and very talented team. We will make some adjustments this week and look forward to playing back at home on Sunday."
Gonzaga (4-2) put up a valiant effort in the doubles point, but the Huskies (7-1) controlled play down the stretch. On No. 1, Sophie Whittle and Graciela Rosas dominated in a 6-2 victory, but Washington won 6-4 on No. 2 and 6-3 on No. 3 to take the point.
In singles, the momentum swung back and forth with Washington taking the first set on four of the six courts, but GU forced a third set on two of those to put them tied or in the lead on four courts. The Huskies battled back, however, to take the third set on Nos. 2 and 3 to clinch the victory.
GU added a win on No. 4 with Haruna Tsuruta taking a 7-5, 6-3 victory in straight sets. On No. 1, the nation's top-ranked player Sophie Whittle battled No. 97-ranked Stacey Fung, but fell in a tiebreaker 6-4, 6-7(6), 0-1(9).
GU returns home to the Stevens Center to face Washington State on Sunday at 2 p.m. Check GoZags.com for links to live coverage.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
660
FUNG, Stacey / 0 (97/-) [UW]
471
#2 Singles Match
123
161
WONG, Vanessa / 0 [UW]
646
#3 Singles Match
123
360
KOPCALIC, Katarina / 0 (87/-) [UW]
636
#4 Singles Match
12
76
HANCE, Kenadi / 0 [UW]
53
#5 Singles Match
12
04
GALLAGHER, Sedona / 0 [UW]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
44
ZUPANCIC, Nika / 0 [UW]
66
Order of Finish:
5,3,6,2,4,1
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