Gonzaga University
Gonzaga Invite
11/1/2026 2:58:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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SPOKANE, Wash. – The Gonzaga women's tennis team closed out play at the Gonzaga Invite Sunday afternoon. After a dominant weekend across singles and doubles matches, the Zags won the final rounds in both, even competing against teammates for the titles.
In doubles play, the final-round matchup was between two Gonzaga duos: Karla Brown and Sveva Zerpelloni and Ella Nielsen and Aisulu Zholbolat. Brown and Zerpelloni took the win, 6-4, becoming the Invite's doubles champions and making Nielsen and Zholbolat the runners-up.
Zerpelloni also took the win in the Red singles bracket after another Zag-versus-Zag match. She defeated teammate Luana De Freitas Avelar in straight sets, 7-6(2), 6-2. In Blue singles play, Nielsen played against Eastern Washington's Alena Dziubenko in the final round and claimed a straight-set victory, 6-4, 6-3.
To close out the Invite, Brown and Zholbolat participated in extra singles matches against Eastern Washington players. Zholbolat dropped her first set, 1-6, but came back to win the second and third sets, 6-3 and 6-4, respectively. Brown dominated her matchup in straight sets, with a final score of 6-2, 6-0.
Up Next: The Gonzaga women's tennis team will close out its fall play at the UNLV Classic in Las Vegas, Nev., from Nov. 6-8.
Results:
Doubles:
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Finals: Karla Brown/Sveva Zerpelloni def. Ella Nielsen/Aisulu Zholbolat, 6-4
Singles:
Red Singles:
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Finals: Sveva Zerpelloni def. Luana De Freitas Avelar, 7-6(2), 6-2
Blue Singles:
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Finals: Ella Nielsen def. Alena Dziubenko (EWU), 6-4, 6-3
Extra Sunday Matches:
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Aisulu Zholbolat def. Zoe Pradel (EWU), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
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Karla Brown def. Noa Ribera Brisa (EWU), 6-2, 6-0
