SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga women's tennis notched a 5-2 victory over Eastern Washington on Sunday at the Stevens Center, improving to 2-0 on the non-conference dual season.

In doubles, both Emily Robertson/Safien Boulonois and Rose Hayes/Lia Espinal won their matches 6-2 to claim the point for the Bulldogs. Norhan Hesham/Brooke Bittner were ahead 5-3 over the Eagles when the point was clinched.

The Zags prevailed in four of the singles bouts, beginning with two quick sets by both Hesham (6-1, 6-3) and Bittner (6-2, 6-2). After Boulonois fell 6-4, 6-3 to EWU, Espinal outlasted her opponent in a second-frame tiebreaker to win 6-2, 7-6 (1). The final two singles matches went to a 10-point tiebreaker instead of a third set, with Ella Nielsen surviving 10-7 and Hayes falling 10-6.

Up next: The Bulldogs will travel to Boise State (Jan. 26), New Mexico State (Jan. 31), and New Mexico (Feb. 2), before returning to the Stevens Center to face Air Force (Feb. 8) and UW (Feb. 9).

Match Notes:
- GU women's tennis is 2-0 this dual season after beating Michigan State 5-2 on Friday.
- The Bulldogs have now opened the non-conference dual schedule 2-0 all three years of head coach Natalie Pluskota-Hamberg's tenure.

1/19 Dual Results:
Gonzaga 5, EWU 2

Doubles

1. Emily Robertson/Safien Boulonois def. Anait Arutiunian/Kenzington Mann (EWU) 6-2
2. Rose Hayes/Lia Espinal def. Leandra Nizetic/Sara Vasic (EWU) 6-2
3. Norhan Hesham/Brooke Bittner vs. Zoe Pradel/Olivia Marais (EWU) 5-3 (unfinished)

Singles

1. Anait Arutiunian (EWU) def. Rose Hayes 3-6, 6-4, 10-6
2. Leandra Nizetic (EWU) def. Safien Boulonois 6-4, 6-3
3. Norhan Hesham def. Kenzington Mann (EWU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Ella Nielsen def. Zoe Pradel (EWU) 7-5, 3-6, 10-7
5. Brooke Bittner def. Sara Vasic (EWU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Lia Espinal def. Olivia Marais (EWU) 6-2, 7-6 (1)