Utah States women's tennis earns consolation titles in singles and doubles at Gonzaga Invitation

SPOKANE, Wash. Senior women's tennis, Utah State Tapia-Cruz heaven and freshmen Kylee Sperry claimed a consolation doubles title while a junior Olivia Halvorsen teammate junior defeated Magdalena Nunez Purity in a tight singles consolation final, winning 6-3, 0-6, 11-9 at the Gonzaga Invitation this weekend.

In the main tournament, Ana Sabikova reached the singles final, but narrowly lost to Gonzaga's Ella Nielsen (6-3, 5-7, 6-7(1)). In doubles Sabikova teamed up with Natalie Paterovareaching the finals, where they were defeated by Portland's Meagan Pearson and Nadine Arbaizar Martinez (6-4).

The invitation took place from Friday, October 25 to Sunday, October 27. The Aggies faced competition from Seattle, Portland, Eastern Washington, Portland State, Montana State and Gonzaga.

On the first day of competition, USU recorded three wins in singles and doubles. In the singles round of 16, Sabikova won in straight sets, while Paterova recorded a three-set win. In doubles, Sabikova and Paterova won 6-1 in their quarterfinal.

On day two, Sabikova recorded outright victories in the singles quarterfinals and semifinals. In singles consolation matches, Halvorsen and Tapia-Cruz advanced, with Halvorsen winning both her quarterfinal and semifinal matches in straight sets, and Tapia-Cruz earning a quarterfinal victory. In doubles matches, Sabikova and Paterova won their semifinal, while Tapia-Cruz and Sperry recorded a victory in their consolation semifinal. Senior India Nespor and sophomores Niyati on Crete also recorded a quarterfinal win in doubles before falling in the semifinals.

On the final day in Spokane, Halvorsen claimed the consolation singles title with a narrow victory over teammate Nunez Pureco. In the singles main draw final, Sabikova fell in three sets to Gonzaga's Ella Nielsen in a match decided by a tiebreak. In doubles, Tapia-Cruz and Sperry captured the consolation title with a 6-2 win, while Sabikova and Paterova fell 4-6 in the doubles main draw final.

With the conclusion of this weekend's invitational, the Aggies concluded their 2024 fall league season, and will begin their dual league season in early January 2025.

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Results
Results day one (Friday October 25)
Singles

R16: Alaia Rubio Perez (PORT) def. India Nespor (USU) 6-0, 6-3
R16: Nadine Arbaizar Martinez (PORT) def. Niyati on Crete (USU) 6-3, 7-5
R16: Ella Nielsen (GONZ) def. Magdalena Nunez Purity (USU) 6-1, 6-2
R16: Ana Sabikova (USU) final Kensington Mann (DANGER) 6-4, 6-1
R16: Aleksandra Dimitrijevic (GATE) def. Olivia Halvorsen (USU) 6-4, 7-5
R16: Mia Ljubas (MSU) def. Tapia-Cruz heaven (USU) 6-2, 6-0
R16: Natalie Paterova (USU) final Andrea Cuquerella (MSU) 6-1, 2-6, 10-7
Double

R16: Natalie Michta/Lola Tavcar (SU) def. Olivia Halvorsen/ Magdalena Nunez Purity (USU) 7-5
R16: Aleksandra Dimitrijevic/ Lexie Flores (PORT) def. Inday Nespor/ Niyati on Crete (USU) 6-4
QF: Meagan Pearson/Nadine Arbaizar Martinez (GATE) def. Tapia-Cruz heaven/ Kylee Sperry (USU) 6-1
QF: Ana Sabikova/ Natalie Paterova (USU) final Sara Vasic / Leandra Nizetic (EWU) 6-1

Results day two (Saturday October 26)
Singles

C-QF-Q: Daria Nazarenko (SU) def. Inday Nespor (USU) 6-4, 7-5
C-QF-Q: Kate Prichard (MONT) def. Niyati on Crete (USU) 6-4, 4-6, 11-9
QF: Ana Sabikova (USU) final Rose Hayes (GONZ) 6-3, 6-2
SF: Ana Sabikova (USU) final Hana Abdelhamid (PSU) 7-6(3), 7-6(2)
C-QF-Q: Olivia Halvorsen (USU) final Kavya Khirwar (MSU) 7-5, 6-0
C-SF: Magdalena Nunez Purity (USU) final Monika Fizova (MONT) 6-2, 6-4
C-SF: Olivia Halvorsen (USU) final Kensington Mann (DANGER) 6-1, 3-6, 10-8
QF: Scarlett Perkins (PSU) def. Natalie Paterova (USU) 7-5, 6-3
C-QF-Q: Tapia-Cruz heaven (USU) did that. Savannah Johnson (GONZ) 6-1, 6-2
Double

C-QF-Q: Norhan Hesham/Brooke Bittner (GONZ) def. Olivia Halvorsen/ Magdalena Nunez Purity (USU) 7-6(5)
C-QF-Q: India Nespor/ Niyati on Crete (USU) final Jade Quintana/Daria Nazarenko (SU) 6-4
C-SF: Meg McCarty/Mia Ljubas (MSU) def. India Nespor/ Niyati on Crete (USU) 6-1
SF: Ana Sabikova/ Natalie Paterova (USU) did that. Savannah Johnson/ Ella Nielsen (GONZ) 6-4
C-SF-Q: Tapia-Cruz heaven/ Kylee Sperry (USED) final Larissa Teramura/Mina Yazadzhiev (SU) 6-2

Results day three (Sunday October 27)
Singles

Q: Ella Nielsen (GONZ) def. Ana Sabikova (USU) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(1)
CF: Olivia Halvorsen (USU) did that. Magdalena Nunez Purity (USU) 6-3, 0-6, 11-9
Double

Q: Meagan Pearson/Nadine Arbaizar Martinez (PORT) def. Ana Sabikova/ Natalie Paterova (USU) 6-4
CF: Tapia-Cruz heaven/ Kylee Sperry (USU) final Sara Vasic / Leandra Nizetic (EWU) 6-2

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