BERKELEY, Calif. --  Earlier today, the Gonzaga women's tennis team opened the 2023-24 season at the Cal Fall Invite. This is the second consecutive season the Zags have participated at the Cal Fall Invite, with former Zags Adrianna Sosnowska and Cate Broerman making the Semifinals of the doubles competition last season.
 
Gonzaga opened the tournament by seeing two freshman Zags earn their first victories with the program. To start, Gonzaga senior Kianna Oda and freshman Emily Robertson picked up an impressive 8-5 victory in their Round of 16 match against Fresno State's Charlotte Gisclon and Carolina Piferi. Shortly after, Gonzaga sophomore Rose Hayes and freshman Ella Nielen also found success, defeating Nevada's Gabriella Charalampidi and Kennedy Robinson by a score of 8-6 in the Round of 16.
 
Gonzaga junior Caroline Wernli and freshman Lia Espinal also performed in the doubles competition, battling hard, but dropping their Quarterfinal match against Sacramento State's Grace McSkimming and Utah's Isabella Pitchford by a score of 8-2.
 
Moving to the singles competition, Wernli clinched a gritty victory in her first round match, ending with a score of 6-3, 1-6, 6-1. Only minutes later, Nielsen claimed her second victory of the day, clinching a 6-1, 6-1 win over Utah's Isabella Pitchford in her first round match. Robertson also earned her second win of the day, defeating Romane Mosse by a score of 6-3, 6-0 in the first round. Tiegan Aitken closed out the night with a win over UCSB's Tyra Richardson. Aitken won in a three set battle, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5.
 
Up next:
Following today's action, the Gonzaga women's tennis team will continue their participation in the Cal Fall Invite tomorrow, with matches beginning at 8:30 am. A live stream of tomorrow's action can be found ar GoZags.com.
 
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