Box Score SPOKANE, Wash — The Gonzaga women's tennis team had a successful season opener with a 5-1 win over Montana State.

The Zags came out strong and claimed the doubles point. Cate Broerman and Adrianna Sosnowska played at the No. 1 spot and defeated Mirte van Baelen and M. Garcia-Reboredo, 6-0, as the duo finished first for GU. Frederikke Svarre and Caroline Wernli were the next team off the court after defeating Jazmin Lerman and Maria Villarejo, 6-4, on the third court.

Going into singles with the 1-0 advantage, Svarre continued the success for the Zags as she won 6-1, 6-3, over Andrea Cuquerella in the No. 3 spot. Tiegan Aitken recorded the next win for GU with a 6-2, 6-0, victory over Maria Villarejo on the No. 5 court.

Kianna Oda clinched the match for Gonzaga with a 6-2, 6-2, win over JJ Chen in the No. 4 position. On the second court, Sosnowska had a three-set battle with Mirte van Baelen and fell 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (6). Caroline Wernli also competed in the sixth spot, but her match went unfinished at 6-3, 4-5.

Broerman closed out the match for the Zags with a battle in the No. 1 spot. In the first set, she won 7-6 (5). She then fell in the second set, 6-7 (5). In the tiebreaker, she won 10-8, to clinch the victory.


Gonzaga 5, Montana State 1
Singles competition
1. BROERMAN, Cate (GON) def. GARCIA-REBOREDO, M. (MSU-W) 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (10-8)
2. VAN BAELEN, Mirte (MSU-W) def. SOSNOWSKA, Adrianna (GON) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6)
3. SVARRE, Frederikke (GON) def. CUQUERELLA, Andrea (MSU-W) 6-1, 6-3
4. ODA, Kianna (GON) def. CHEN, JJ (MSU-W) 6-2, 6-2
5. AITKEN, Tiegan (GON) def. VILLAREJO, Maria (MSU-W) 6-2, 6-0
6. WERNLI, Caroline (GON) vs. LERMAN, Jazmin (MSU-W) 6-3, 4-5, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. SOSNOWSKA, Adrianna/BROERMAN, Cate (GON) def. VAN BAELEN, Mirte/GARCIA-REBOREDO, M. (MSU-W) 6-0
2. ODA, Kianna/AITKEN, Tiegan (GON) def. CHEN, JJ/CUQUERELLA, Andrea (MSU-W) 5-3
3. SVARRE, Frederikke/WERNLI, Caroline (GON) def. LERMAN, Jazmin/VILLAREJO, Maria (MSU-W) 6-4

Match Notes:Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (3,5,4,2,1)