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Women's Tennis

No. 47 Zags Hosting No. 15 WSU on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Fourth-ranked Sophie Whittle leads the Zags

No. 47 Gonzaga (4-2) vs. No. 15 Washington State (8-1)
Sunday, Feb. 23  |  2 p.m. PT
Spokane, Wash.  |  Stevens Center
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Team Notes:
- The head-to-head matchup of two ranked teams is the first inside the Stevens Center this season. 
- Gonzaga enters the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Rankings at No. 47. They reached as high as No. 41 last season, an all-time program high.
- Sophie Whittle moved from No. 1 to No. 4 in the latest ITA rankings released on Feb. 19.
- Whittle is 7-2 against ranked players this season, including an ITA National Championship with a tournament win at the ITA All-American in the fall. She is a 4-1 in the dual-match season and 18-5 overall on the season.
- Gonzaga returns to the Stevens Center after making a trip to Seattle to take on Washington at the Nordstrom Tennis Center. GU fell in that match 6-1 with Haruna Tsuruta taking a straight-set win on No. 5, 7-5, 6-3. 
- Whittle and partner Graciela Rosas, won their doubles match against the No. 35-ranked pair from Washington, 6-2.  
- The 15th-ranked Cougars are off to an 8-1 start this season, with ranked wins over SMU (ranked No. 39) and Baylor (42), and Power 5 wins over Michigan State and Purdue.
- Head coach D.J. Gurule is in his 15th season at the helm of the Gonzaga women's tennis program.

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Players Mentioned

Graciela Rosas

Graciela Rosas

Senior
Haruna Tsuruta

Haruna Tsuruta

Junior
Sophie Whittle

Sophie Whittle

Senior

Players Mentioned

Graciela Rosas

Graciela Rosas

Senior
Haruna Tsuruta

Haruna Tsuruta

Junior
Sophie Whittle

Sophie Whittle

Senior