SPOKANE, Wash- The Gonzaga women's tennis team won both their matches Saturday, sweeping both Idaho and Seattle inside the Stevens Center. The Zags opened the day with a 7-0 win over the Vandals and closed the day with a 4-0 sweep of the Redhawks. GU improves to 8-3 on the season with the victories.
 
The Bulldogs swept their first match against Idaho, defeating th Vandals 7-0. The team opened with a 6-2 win at No. 2 as Kate Ketels and Haruna Tsuruta defeated Idaho's Maggie Chen and Kathering Jhang. Taylor Gruber and Kianna Oda clinched the doubles point for the Zags with a 6-4 win against the Vandals on court three.
 
In singles play, Tsuruta was first to finish for Gonzaga on court four, winning 6-3, 6-0 against Marta Magalhaes. Gonzaga's Hannah Jones was next to finish on court 6, defeating Saffron Dowse 6-3, 6-2. Cate Broerman at No. 3 singles, solidified the win with a final score of 6-3, 6-2 against Vandal's Jhang.
 
While the Bulldogs had already taken the match 4-0, courts 1, 2, and 5 played their matches out. Gruber at No. 5 was first to finish, winning 6-3, 6-4 against Chen. Courts 1 and 2 both extended to three sets, with each ending in victories for the Zags. Ketels finished first of the two, winning 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 against Huchet and Sosnowska finished close after, defeating Laura Spataro 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.
 
Later in the day, Gonzaga competed against Seattle and won 4-0. The team dominated doubles, but this time it was Gruber and Oda who finished first by defeating Jillian Rasmussen and Alisa Sabotic 6-1 at No. 3. Ketels and Tsuruta were next to finish on court 2, winning 6-2 against Jade Lancaster and Hannah Grossman.
 
The Bulldogs made quick work of singles. Ketels was first to finish on court one, winning 6-2, 6-0 against Peggy Rooke. Tsuruta also finished quickly in singles defeating Grossman 6-1, 6-1. On court 5, Gruber had a clean sweep in both sets 6-0, 6-0 against Rasmussen to get the Zags their fourth and final point of the match.
 
"Overall, we had a very solid performance today," said Assistant Coach Natalie Pluskota-Hamberg. "It was great to get a good amount of matches in, and we are grateful for that opportunity. We look forward to spring break and getting some matches on the road."
 
The team is set face San Diego State Thursday, March 11 at 2 p.m. in San Diego, Calif. Visit GoZags.com for up-to-date match time information.