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Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis To Denver for 2020 Opener

GU will open with Colorado State, Denver U

Gonzaga (0-0) vs. Colorado State (0-0)
Jan. 18  |  11 a.m.  |  Denver, Colo. 

Gonzaga (0-0) vs. Denver (0-0)
Jan. 19  |  10 a.m.  |  Denver, Colo. 
Live Scoring

Gonzaga Invitational Tournament:
- Individually, freshman Jenna Sloan earned the singles title with an 81.8 win-percentage, winning 36 of her 44 games played for the tournament, including a 6-1, 6-1 win in Sunday's final round. 
Kate Ketels was next with a 76.6 win-percentage and Taylor Gruber was fourth at 66.1 percent.
- In doubles, GU's Kate Ketels and Vlada Medvedcova finished second with a win-percentage of 64.9 percent.

Fall Success
- Kate Ketels and Vlada Medvedcova each posted eight wins during the fall season to lead the team. 
- Cate Broerman had seven tournament wins and Haruna Tsuruta had six. 
- In doubles, the duo of Medvedcova and Ketels went 3-0, while Taylor Gruber and Broerman went 4-2 as a pair.
- Ketels made an impressive singles run at the ITA Northwest Regionals, advancing to the quarterfinals before falling to the top seed.
- Broerman made a run at regionals winning three matches to make it to the Round of 16. 
- Broerman also reached the final of her bracket at the Cal Invite in her first career tournament. 

Team Notes:
- Head coach D.J. Gurule is in his 16th season at the helm of the Gonzaga women's tennis program.
- GU returns seniors Kate Ketels, Haruna Tsuruta and Katie Day and sophomores Vlada Medvedcova and Tamara Anderson
- The Zags welcome four freshman to the squad as well as one transfer in Taylor Gruber from Missouri.
- The group of newcomers includes California natives Jenna Sloan and JennaMarie Gordon, Arizona's Cate Broerman and Montana's Maria Frampton
- Tsuruta posted a 9-6 singles record and 11-10 doubles record last year, playing in the No. 4 and 5 spots in the lineup.
- Ketels went 9-12 in singles and 15-13 in doubles, playing primarily at No. 5 and 6 in the lineup.
- Gruber brings collegiate experience to the squad after posting a 16-11 mark, spending time in the Nos. 3, 4, 5, and 6 spots in the Tiger lineup. 

Look Back to 2018-19
- The Zags ended the season ranked No. 51 and finished the year with a 13-10 overall record
- They advanced all the way to the West Coast Conference championship match before falling to top-seeded and sixth-ranked Pepperdine.
- The season included All-America and WCC Player of the Year awards for Sophie Whittle, berths in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships by Whittle and Graciela Rosas, and the pair being named to All-WCC Teams in singles and doubles.

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Players Mentioned

Graciela Rosas

Graciela Rosas

Senior
Sophie Whittle

Sophie Whittle

Senior
Katie Day

Katie Day

Senior
Kate Ketels

Kate Ketels

Senior
Vlada Medvedcova

Vlada Medvedcova

Sophomore
Haruna Tsuruta

Haruna Tsuruta

Senior
Cate Broerman

Cate Broerman

Freshman
Maria Frampton

Maria Frampton

Freshman
Jenna Sloan

Jenna Sloan

Freshman
Taylor Gruber

Taylor Gruber

Junior

Players Mentioned

Graciela Rosas

Graciela Rosas

Senior
Sophie Whittle

Sophie Whittle

Senior
Katie Day

Katie Day

Senior
Kate Ketels

Kate Ketels

Senior
Vlada Medvedcova

Vlada Medvedcova

Sophomore
Haruna Tsuruta

Haruna Tsuruta

Senior
Cate Broerman

Cate Broerman

Freshman
Maria Frampton

Maria Frampton

Freshman
Jenna Sloan

Jenna Sloan

Freshman
Taylor Gruber

Taylor Gruber

Junior