Wednesday, March 11
Fort Myers, FL
7:00 AM
Gonzaga University
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at
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Florida Gulf Coast
Photo by: Nick Tomoyasu
Women’s Tennis Hangs On Beat FGCU, 4-3
3/11/2020 12:12:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Ketels finished off the win on Court 1
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Gonzaga women's tennis bounced back with a 4-3 win over Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday in Fort Myers, Fla.
The Zags (8-6) earned the win with a hard-fought doubles point and three singles wins to take down FGCU (5-7). The match came down to the No. 1 court with GU senior Kate Ketels erasing a one-set deficit to win.
"I was really impressed with the team today," head coach D.J. Gurule said. "It was a tough turnaround after a delayed match last night and an early one today, but we showed a lot of grit and determination. Kate [Ketels] and Haruna [Tsuruta] were clutch today, and it's really rewarding to see them blossom into leaders."
After Jenna Sloan and Taylor Gruber took a 6-3 win in doubles on No. 3, FGCU squared it up with a win on No. 2 to leave the match to a tiebreaker on No. 1. GU's Vlada Medvedcova and Ketels held on for a 7-6(4) win to secure the 1-0 lead.
Then in singles, Tsuruta and Cate Broerman dominated to give GU a 3-0 lead. Tsuruta finished first with a 6-1, 6-0 win on No. 3, and Broerman followed with a 6-1, 6-2 win on No. 2.
FGCU battled back with wins on Nos. 4 and 6 to bring the score to 3-2, before a third-set tiebreak went the Eagles way to knot the score at 3-3.
On the final court left, No. 1, GU's Ketels dropped the first set in a tiebreak, but forced a third when she won the second 6-3. In the deciding set, Ketels again took control for a 6-3 win.
Gonzaga will wrap up its spring break trip to Florida with a neutral-site matchup with Boston U on Friday in Coconut Creek, Fla., at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET.
The Zags (8-6) earned the win with a hard-fought doubles point and three singles wins to take down FGCU (5-7). The match came down to the No. 1 court with GU senior Kate Ketels erasing a one-set deficit to win.
"I was really impressed with the team today," head coach D.J. Gurule said. "It was a tough turnaround after a delayed match last night and an early one today, but we showed a lot of grit and determination. Kate [Ketels] and Haruna [Tsuruta] were clutch today, and it's really rewarding to see them blossom into leaders."
After Jenna Sloan and Taylor Gruber took a 6-3 win in doubles on No. 3, FGCU squared it up with a win on No. 2 to leave the match to a tiebreaker on No. 1. GU's Vlada Medvedcova and Ketels held on for a 7-6(4) win to secure the 1-0 lead.
Then in singles, Tsuruta and Cate Broerman dominated to give GU a 3-0 lead. Tsuruta finished first with a 6-1, 6-0 win on No. 3, and Broerman followed with a 6-1, 6-2 win on No. 2.
FGCU battled back with wins on Nos. 4 and 6 to bring the score to 3-2, before a third-set tiebreak went the Eagles way to knot the score at 3-3.
On the final court left, No. 1, GU's Ketels dropped the first set in a tiebreak, but forced a third when she won the second 6-3. In the deciding set, Ketels again took control for a 6-3 win.
Gonzaga will wrap up its spring break trip to Florida with a neutral-site matchup with Boston U on Friday in Coconut Creek, Fla., at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
123
666
ORNBERG, Maja / 0 [FGCU]
733
#2 Singles Match
12
66
PEREZ, Sofia / 0 [FGCU]
12
#3 Singles Match
12
66
MOMOSE, Satomi / 0 [FGCU]
10
#4 Singles Match
12
40
KELLY, Sara / 0 [FGCU]
66
#5 Singles Match
123
606
FERDING, Ida / 0 [FGCU]
067
#6 Singles Match
12
30
RAMALLE, Lourdes / 0 [FGCU]
66
Order of Finish:
3,2,6,4,5,1
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