SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa Clara women's tennis bid for a second-straight 3-all clinching win fell short as the Broncos were edged 4-3 by Gonzaga on Saturday afternoon at the Degheri Tennis Center.
A day after the Broncos (8-6, 2-2 WCC) 4-3 win over Portland, the Broncos were in position to pull off another narrow win leading 3-2 after capturing the doubles point and singles victories by Velizara Fileva and JennaMarie Gordon. However, the Bulldogs (7-10, 1-3 WCC) came back to win the last two singles matches.
At No. 2, Jenna Sloan took down Jamie Schroer in three sets, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3, to knot the match up at 3-all.
With the match on the line, Kianna Oda came through for the Pilots with a 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-3 win over Katherine Petty at No. 5 to clinch the match.
Along with her singles victory, Fileva was also victorious in doubles action. She teamed up with Schroer to help the Broncos secure the doubles point with a 6-4 triumph over Cate Broerman and Tiegan Aitken at No. 3.
NEXT UP
The Broncos head to Utah to take on Dixie State on Friday and BYU on Saturday. First serve for both matches at 11 a.m. PT.
RESULTS
Gonzaga 4, Santa Clara 3
Apr 02, 2022 at Santa Clara, Calif. (Degheri Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. BROERMAN, Cate (GON) def. Finley Kalinic (SCUW) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
2. SLOAN, Jenna (GON) def. Jamie Schroer (SCUW) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
3. JennaMarie Gordon (SCUW) def. SOSNOWSKA, Adrianna (GON) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
4. Velizara Fileva (SCUW) def. SVARRE, Frederikke (GON) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
5. ODA, Kianna (GON) def. Katherine Petty (SCUW) 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-3
6. AITKEN, Tiegan (GON) def. Giulia Hayer (SCUW) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Giulia Hayer/Katherine Petty (SCUW) def. ODA, Kianna/SOSNOWSKA, Adrianna (GON) 6-2
2. SVARRE, Frederikke/SLOAN, Jenna (GON) def. JennaMarie Gordon/Finley Kalinic (SCUW) 6-2
3. Jamie Schroer/Velizara Fileva (SCUW) def. BROERMAN, Cate/AITKEN, Tiegan (GON) 6-4
Match Notes
Gonzaga 7-10, 1-3 WCC
Santa Clara 8-6, 2-2 WCC
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,1,6,3,2,5)
