Box Score MORAGA, Calif. – Senior Day went just as the Gaels wanted on Saturday afternoon at the Korth Tennis Courts as the Gaels won 5-2 to improve to 10-8 overall and 5-3 in conference play.
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The match start time was pushed to 2:00 p.m. to let the rain pass and the courts dry. The Zags took the doubles point even though No. 36 tandem of
Jordan Harris and
Mariia Kozyreva won their match 6-3 and are now 11-1 on the season.
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But the Gaels owned the singles portion, taking four straight matches to clinch the win. It started with Harris defeating Adrianna Sosnowska 6-1, 6-0 and Kozyreva beating Cate Broerman 6-1, 6-2.
Lene Mari Hovda topped Frederikke Svarre 6-1, 6-2 and
Jocelyn Massey sealed the win with a 6-3, 6-1 over Kianna Oda.
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The Zags managed to get one singles match before
Julia Ronney defeated Jenna Sloan 6-1, 2-6, 6-1. Kozyreva is now 12-4 on the season and Harris has won three in a row. Massey has now won six of her last eight, and Ronney has won three in a row along with seven of her last nine.
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UP NEXT
The Geals will play their final regular season match on Saturday, April 23 at 11:00 a.m. in Provo, Utah against BYU. Â
Saint Mary's 5, Gonzaga 2
Singles competition
1. Mariia Kozyreva (SMC) def. BROERMAN, Cate (GON) 6-1, 6-2
2. Julia Ronney (SMC) def. SLOAN, Jenna (GON) 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
3. Jordan Harris (SMC) def. SOSNOWSKA, Adrianna (GON) 6-1, 6-0
4. Lene Mari Hovda (SMC) def. SVARRE, Frederikke (GON) 6-1, 6-2
5. Jocelyn Massey (SMC) def. ODA, Kianna (GON) 6-3, 6-1
6. AITKEN, Tiegan (GON) def.
Gabriela Tevez (SMC) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles competition
1.
Jordan Harris/
Mariia Kozyreva (SMC) def. SLOAN, Jenna/SVARRE, Frederikke (GON) 6-3
2. BROERMAN, Cate/ODA, Kianna (GON) def.
Jocelyn Massey/
Olivia Rook (SMC) 6-3
3. AITKEN, Tiegan/SOSNOWSKA, Adrianna (GON) def.
Lene Mari Hovda/
Julia Ronney (SMC) 6-4
Match Notes:
Gonzaga 7-14, 1-7 WCC
Saint Mary's 10-8, 5-3 WCC
Doubles order of finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles order of finish: 3, 1, 4, 5, 6, 2