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2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster

Cassie Lee
Cassie Lee
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Nick Tomoyasu
Nick Tomoyasu

Kate Ketels

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Kalamazoo, Mich.
  • Highschool Kalamazoo

Biography

2020-21 (Graduate): All-WCC Singles Honorable Mention…All-WCC Doubles Honorable Mention…WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention…Singles: Named All-WCC Honorable Mention Singles for the first time in her career…in singles play, finished the season with a 6-11 overall record, most often at the No. 1 singles position…also had four matches left unfinished on the season…in WCC play, finished with a 1-5 overall mark, earning her first conference win in a three-set tiebreak battle over Pacific's Maya Lopez on Senior Day, defeating Lopez 6-7(6-8), 7-6(7-3), 12-10…Doubles: Teamed up with Haruna Tsuruta to earn GU's first All-WCC Doubles Honorable Mention honor since 2018…Tsuruta and Ketels paired together at the No. 2 doubles position in early March, combining for an 8-6 overall record…in WCC play, the pair posted a 5-3 overall record, which ties for fifth for the most conference wins as a pair in program history.

2019-20 (Senior): WCC All-Academic...ITA Scholar Athlete. Singles: 12-7 overall on the year, with a 1-1 record in the WCC… claimed her first victory in WCC play against Neli Sunjic of Portland with a 6-1, 6-3 win…finished the season with a 6-7, 6-3, 6-3 win against FGCU’s Maja Ornberg before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Doubles: 10-7 in doubles play, with a 7-3 record in duals…primarily paired with Vlada Medvedcova and Haruna Tsuruta throughout the season…Won 8-5 against Saint Mary’s with Tsuruta to open the fall season…rattled off three straight wins against Portland, Idaho and Montana State in November ... 1-0 in WCC matchups.

2018-19 (Junior): WCC All Academic-Honorable Mention…ITA Scholar-Athlete. Singles: 9-12 overall on the year, with a 2-2 record in the WCC…started off the spring season with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Eastern Washington’s Marta Heinen…claimed her first victory in WCC play against Maria-Paula Torres of San Diego with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-0 win…finished off her singles season with two losses at the WCC Championships. Doubles: 15-13 in doubles play, with a 7-3 in duals…primarily paired with Haruna Tsuruta throughout the season…started off the season with two straight wins in the Bulldog Invite along the side of Tsuruta…rattled off three straight victories in the Gonzaga Invitational with partner Katie Day…opened up WCC play with a 6-3 victory at Santa Clara…opened the WCC Championships with a 7-6 (7-3) win with Tsuruta over BYU, before falling in the second round.

2017-18 (Sophomore): WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention. Singles: Finished the season with an 18-6 overall record including a 10-3 duals mark and a perfect 3-0 record in WCC play…most often competed at the No. 6 singles position, finishing with a 10-2 overall mark…advanced to the round of 32 at the ITA Division I Women’s Northwest Regional Championship, defeating Portland’s Laura Okazaki in two sets followed by a two-set victory over No. 1 Stanford’s Elizabeth Yao…posted a three-set, come-from-behind victory over Brown’s Katie Ta, winning 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to put the Zags in a position to clinch the 4-2 win…was the deciding match in GU’s 4-3 win over Harvard, defeating Neha Gupta in two sets, 6-3, 7-5…finished the non-conference slate with a commanding 6-4, 6-3 win over Olivia Noble of Fresno State…won all three of her completed matches in conference play with four matches going unfinished. Doubles: Posted a 9-7 overall record with a 7-3 tournament record…advanced to the title match of the Bulldog Bracket, falling 6-4 to fellow Zags Nevada Apollo and Ashleigh Jacobs…advanced to the round of 16 at the ITA Division I Women’s Northwest Regional Championship before falling 8-4 to Melissa Lord and Caroline Lampl of No. 1 Stanford…tied for second at the Gonzaga Invitational with three-straight wins, ending the tournament with a shutout 6-0 win over Marquette’s Paula Tormos and Milica Novakovic…rolled to a 6-2 victory at No. 2 doubles to help Gonzaga to a 4-2 win over No. 70 UNLV.

2016-17 (Freshman): Singles: 20-7 overall in singles play, 12-3 in duals...won bracket title at first collegiate tournament, the SMU Invite, Oct. 8-10...two wins at USTA/ITA Northwest Regionals Oct. 21-23...won first 11 singles matches of spring season, seven in two sets...opened dual year with three-set win over Wyoming's Ana Tkachenko Jan. 29...brushed passed Fresno State's Ndindi Ndunda 6-2, 6-0 March 16...3-3 in WCC play with all three wins coming in two sets...opened conference season with 6-1, 6-1 win over USF's Sarina Chhabra March 25...also beat Pacific's Sabrina Rodriguez April 15...led BYU's Taylah Beckman by a set April 28 in WCC Championships semifinal. Doubles: 20-11 overall in doubles play, 13-7 in duals...with Domonique Garley, reached bracket final at SMU Invite Oct. 8-10... won two matches at USTA/ITA Regionals Oct. 21-23 with Sophie Whittle...opened spring season with four matches atop doubles lineup with Whittle, getting wins against Eastern Washington and Seattle U...downed Hawaii's Pits/Resma with Whittle March 14...four straight wins at No. 3 doubles with Haruna Tsuruta March 18-26; 7-2 overall with Tsuruta...5-4 in WCC play...with Alex Bourguignon, clinched doubles point in WCC Championship semifinals against BYU's Smith/Perkinson.

Hackett Catholic Prep: Played tennis for two years at Hackett Prep…won Michigan Division 4 State Championship as a senior…two-time city, conference, and regional champion…SAC All-Conference honoree…also ran cross country and was on cheer squad for a year...SAC Academic All-Conference…member of National Honors Society…four-year academic letter…Detroit Athletic Club Scholar Athlete of the Year nominee.

Other Experience: Competed in multiple USTA national championships, including the USTA National Championships in 2014 and National Clay Court Championships in 2015…won three singles matches at USTA Midwest Level 1 Fall Closed Championships…reached quarterfinals of Level 2 Open Championships…also reached semifinals or better of three other regional tournaments.

Personal: Parents are Mindy and Alex…has a sister named Maggie…undecided on a major…chose Gonzaga because, “When I started the recruiting process, I had no idea what I was looking for and was pretty overwhelmed by the entire process. I hoped that I could find a school that had a good and growing tennis program and strong academic credentials. I really hoped I would know when I found the right school. I knew almost immediately, after arriving on campus, that Gonzaga was the school for me. I loved the family environment. Everyone on campus was so friendly and supportive. The atmosphere was pretty incredible. There is so much school spirit. Everybody I met and talked with seemed so excited and honored to be there. I cannot really describe it, but I am so excited to be a part of it.”

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

  • 2017-18Sophomore

  • 2018-19Junior

  • 2019-20Senior

  • 2020-21Graduate Student