Eastern Womens Tennis continues to play fall tournaments

SPOKANE, Wash. After a successful performance in the ITA Northwest Regional Tournament, the Eastern Washington women's tennis team traveled next door to play in the Gonzaga Invitational.

The tournament featured a main draw of 64 different players and eight teams over the three days of competition. Four Eagle players competed in singles and doubles this weekend.

“I think the main things we're trying to look at this fall season is getting used to those pressure situations and dealing with adversity and how we're going to come forward and stay calm and be able to perform in those situations so that was great. “head coach Dustin Hinson said.

Isabella Foshee was the spotlight for the Eagles in the singles tournament. Foshee would win two singles matches and reach the semifinals of the gold singles main draw.

“It was a good tournament and we had some great performances, most notable would be Isabella Fosheeone of our seniors and captains. She played in the top flight of singles and reached the semi-finals,” head coach Dustin Hinson said. “She had two great wins to get there, and making the top four is pretty solid, so that's a great result because she's playing really well.”

Eastern had a total of three singles wins in the tournament and saw Sara Vasic earning her first collegiate victory when Vasic and Leandra Nizetic achieved a doubles victory on Saturday.

'We achieved another good victory Kenzington Mann in singles, which was great. I thought we performed quite well in doubles. Achieved a nice victory and reached the consolation final Leandra Nizetic And Sara VasicHinson said. “I thought they competed well, and that's the most important thing. In these tournaments, where we have eight teams and many conference teams, we get a first look at some of the players we will face in the spring.”

Eastern Washington Women's Tennis 2024
Gonzaga invitation
Stevens Center – Spokane, Washington

Friday Open Women's Singles

R(16): Isabella Foshee (EWU) did. Nika Beuker (PSU) 6-2, 7-5
R(16): Ana Sabikova (USU) def. Kenzington Mann (GOAT) 6-4, 6-1
R(16): Scarlett Parkins (PSU) def. Sara Vasic (GOAT) 7(8)-6(6), 6-4

Saturday Open Women's Singles

(QF): Isabella Foshee (EWU) did. Norham Hesham (GU) 6-3, 0[10]-6[8]
(SF): Emily Robertson (GU) def. Isabella Foshee (GOAT) 6-1, 6-1
(QF): Ella Nielson (GU) def. Leandra Nizetic (GOAT) 6-3, 6-3
(C-QF-Q): Kenzington Mann (EWU) did. Natalia Michta (SU) 6-3, 6-4
(C-SF): Olivia Halvorsen (USU) def. Kenzington Mann (LAW) 6-1, 3[10]-6[8]
(C-QF-Q): Andrea Cuquerella (MSU-Bozeman) def. Sara Vasic (GOAT) 6-3, 6-3

Friday Open Women's Doubles

R(16): Sally Pethybridge/Alaia Rubio Perez (UP) def. Isabella Foshee/Kenzington Mann (GOAT) 6-2
(QF): Ana Sabikova/Natalie Paterova (USU) def. Sara Vasic/Leandra Nizetic (GOAT) 6-1

Saturday Open Women's Doubles

(C-SF): Norham Heshman/Brooke Bittner (GU) def. Isabella Foshee/Kenzington Mann (GOAT) 7-5
(C-SF-Q): Sara Vasic/Leandra Nizetic (EWU) did. Andrea Cuquerella/Kavya Khirwar (MSU-Bozeman) 7[7]-6[5]

Sunday Open Women's Doubles

(CF): Cielo Tapia-Cruz/Kylee Sperry (USU) def. Sara Vasic/Leandra Nizetic (GOAT) 6-2

“Overall, I'm happy with the way we competed in high-pressure situations and that was great. I'm looking forward to the San Diego State Invitation. It's always great to see a lot of teams that we don't normally face ,” Hinson said. “Hopefully we'll have the full eight players back for that because of some little injury issues and a little illness we've had in a few weeks to finish out the fall.”

Next
Eastern Washington has a week off and then concludes their fall tournament season when they travel to San Diego, California to play in the SDSU Fall Classic IIl on Friday, November 8 – Sunday, November 10.

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