Friday, January 17
Spokane, WA
4 p.m.
Gonzaga University
5
vs
2
Michigan State
Women’s Tennis Defeats Michigan State, 5-2
1/17/2025 9:25:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Zags begin dual-match season 1-0
SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga University women's tennis opened the Spring 2025 slate with a 5-2 victory over Michigan State on Friday at the Stevens Center.
The Bulldogs secured the doubles point as the second and third flights — Rose Hayes/Lia Espinal and Norham Hesham/Brooke Bittner — each prevailed 6-3. Emily Robertson/Safien Boulonois, GU's #1 pairing, led MSU 5-4 when the point was clinched.
Five singles bouts went to a final frame, with the Zags outlasting the Spartans in four matches. Ella Nielsen notched the first singles point for Gonzaga with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 win, while Hayes and Hesham each triumphed 6-4 in their third sets after dropping the middle frame. Bittner fell in the opening set, then took the momentum of winning a second-frame tiebreaker to bagel her opponent 6-0 in the final set.
Up next: The Bulldogs will host Eastern Washington at 3 p.m. this Sunday, Jan. 19 at the Stevens Center. Live stats and video will be available at GoZags.com.
1/17 Results:
Doubles
Singles
The Bulldogs secured the doubles point as the second and third flights — Rose Hayes/Lia Espinal and Norham Hesham/Brooke Bittner — each prevailed 6-3. Emily Robertson/Safien Boulonois, GU's #1 pairing, led MSU 5-4 when the point was clinched.
Five singles bouts went to a final frame, with the Zags outlasting the Spartans in four matches. Ella Nielsen notched the first singles point for Gonzaga with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 win, while Hayes and Hesham each triumphed 6-4 in their third sets after dropping the middle frame. Bittner fell in the opening set, then took the momentum of winning a second-frame tiebreaker to bagel her opponent 6-0 in the final set.
Up next: The Bulldogs will host Eastern Washington at 3 p.m. this Sunday, Jan. 19 at the Stevens Center. Live stats and video will be available at GoZags.com.
1/17 Results:
Doubles
- Emily Robertson/Safien Boulonois (unfinished) Liisa Vehviläinen/Ellie Blackford (MSU) 5-4
- Rose Hayes/Lia Espinal def. Issey Purser/Natalie Stasny (MSU) 6-3
- Norhan Hesham/Brooke Bittner def. Matilde Morais/Hanna Tsitavets (MSU) 6-3
Singles
- Liisa Vehviläinen (MSU) def. Emily Robertson 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Rose Hayes def. Matilde Morais (MSU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
- Ellie Blackford (MSU) def. Safien Boulonois 6-0, 6-1
- Norhan Hesham def. Amara Brahmbhatt (MSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
- Ella Nielsen def. Hanna Tsitavets (MSU) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
- Brooke Bittner def. Natalie Stasny (MSU) 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-0
Players Mentioned
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Liisa Vehvilainen / 0 [MSU-W]
166
633
#2 Singles Match
123
Matilde Morais / 0 [MSU-W]
364
646
#3 Singles Match
12
Ellie Blackford / 0 [MSU-W]
66
01
#4 Singles Match
123
Amara Brahmbhatt / 0 [MSU-W]
464
646
#5 Singles Match
123
Hanna Tsitavets / 0 [MSU-W]
362
616
#6 Singles Match
123
Natalie Stasny / 0 [MSU-W]
660
176
Order of Finish:
3,5,1,4,2,6
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