SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Gonzaga women's tennis team continued their performance today in the Gonzaga Hidden Duel tournament. This is the first of two tournaments the Zags will play at the Steven Center this fall. The other fall home tournament will be the Gonzaga Invitational, which runs from October 28th to October 30th.
Before today's competition began, a ceremony was held to celebrate Gonzaga women's tennis legend Sophie Whittle. Playing for the Zags from 2015 to 2019, Whittle leads Gonzaga in overall wins, tournament wins, and was a WCC First Team selection in both 2018 and 2019. After a fall season that featured an ITA National Championship in singles, Whittle was ranked No. 1 in the nation and went on to remain in the top 15 throughout the spring. She capped her successful career at GU by being named an Intercollegiate Tennis Singles All-American, the school's first-ever in the sport in 2019. A banner listing Whittle's accomplishments and accolades can now be found in the above Court One in the Stevens Center.
Opening the singles competition, New Mexico's Sarah O'Connor defeated Gonzaga's Adrianna Sosnowska 6-1, 6-3 on court two. In the No.5 spot, New Mexico's Maud Vandeputte clinched a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Gonzaga's Caroline Wernli. Gonzaga picked up their first singles win of the day when Tiegan Aitken earned a dominate 6-1, 7-5 court four victory over New Mexico's Leonie Hoppe.
On court one, Gonzaga's Cate Broerman earned an impressive comeback victory against New Mexico's Katherine Jhang by the score of 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. In another back-and-forth match, New Mexico's Hsuan Huang earned a 0-6, 6-4, 6-3 court three win over Gonzaga's Jenna Sloan. In the final singles match for Gonzaga, New Mexico's Maria Sodre earned a close 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 win over Gonzaga's Maria Frampton in spot No.6.
Gonzaga continued to battle as they faced Washington State University in the doubles competition. On court three, Frampton and Wernlie teamed up to play Washington State's Yang Lee and Eva Alvarez and fell 6-0. Gonzaga clinched a doubles win when Aitken and Sloan earned a 6-2 court two victory over Washington State's Fifa Kumhom and Elyse Tse. In the final doubles match of the day for the Zags, Washington State's Maxine Murphy and Yura Nakagawa defeated Broerman and Sosnowska 6-3 in the No.1 spot.
Up next:
The Gonzaga Hidden Duel tournament concludes tomorrow, with action starting for the Zags at 11:30 a.m. A live stream of tomorrow's action can be found HERE.
After tomorrow, the Gonzaga women's tennis team will travel to the Cal Fall Invite, which runs from September 30th to October 2nd. The Zags will play four total tournaments in California this fall.
To stay up-to-date with Gonzaga women's tennis, visit the GoZags.com website and follow the @ZagWTennis account on social media!
Match Results:
Singles Competition
1. BROERMAN, Cate (GON) def. JHANG, Katherine (NMU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
2. O'CONNOR, Sarah (NMU) def. SOSNOWSKA, Adrianna (GON) 6-1, 6-3
3. HUANG, Hsuan (NMU) def. SLOAN, Jenna (GON) 0-6, 6-4, 6-3
4. AITKEN, Tiegan (GON) def. HOPPE, Leonie (NMU) 6-1, 7-5
5. VANDEPUTTE, Maud (NMU) def. WERNLI, Caroline (GON) 6-4, 6-0
6. SODRE, Maria (NMU) def. FRAMPTON, Maria (GON) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6
Doubles Competition
1. MURPHY, Maxine/NAKAGAWA, Yura (WSU) def. BROERMAN, Cate/SOSNOWSKA, Adrianna (GON) 6-3
2. AITKEN, Tiegan /SLOAN, Jenna (GON) def. KUMHOM, Fifa/TSE, Elyse (WSU) 6-2
3. LEE, Yang/ALVAREZ, Eva (WSU) def. FRAMPTON, Maria/WERNLI, Caroline (GON) 6-0
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,5,4,1,3,6
