Box Score SPOKANE, Wash. – Coming off an impressive comeback yesterday against Portland, the Gaels looked to pull off the weekend double as they took on the Gonzaga Bulldogs. 
 
TOUGH START
The Zags got the upper hand on the Gaels in the doubles matches, as SMC was only able to win one of the three matches. 
 
Jordan Harris and Lene Mari Hovda stayed hot, as they cruised by the Bulldogs Adrianna Sosnowska and Kianna Oda 6-2. 
 
In the #3 match, Olivia Rook and Tian Yu Dong faced off against the Zags pairing of Tiegan Aitken and Rose Hayes. Despite a quick start for Saint Mary's, they were unable to hang with the Zags as Aitken and Hayes were able to win the match 6-2.
 
The doubles point hinged on the #2 match, and it was the home team that was able to take advantage. SMC's Iman Khan and Stefanie Silva took on Gonzaga's Cate Broerman and Jenna Sloan. Khan and Silva played solid tennis, but the Bulldogs pairing was too much to handle for SMC, as Broerman and Sloan took over to match to win 6-3, clinching the doubles point with it. 
 
FIGHTING BACK
The Gaels looked to once again comeback from a 1-0 deficit entering the singles matches.
 
Tian Yu Dong faced off against Gonzaga's Tiegan Aitken in the #5 match. Dong played some good tennis, but the Zags player was able to keep her at bay throughout the duration of the match, as Aitken went on to win 6-4, 6-3. 
 
Senior Lene Mari Hovda continued her strong singles play from yesterday, as she took on the Zags Adrianna Sosnowska. Hovda barely let the Bulldogs player get into the match as she cruised to a 6-2, 6-4 victory. 
 
In the #1 match, Jordan Harris took on Gonzaga's Cate Broerman. Harris struggled to find her stuff early in the match as she dropped the first set 6-1. She battled to stay in the match in the second set, but Broerman kept her at bay as the Zags player won the second set 7-5. 
 
Stefanie Silva also continued her strong play from the day prior as she battled Gonzaga's Rose Hayes. Silva barely broke a sweat as she rolled over Hayes 6-2, 6-3. 
 
Despite some strong play in singles, the Zags were able to clinch the overall win over SMC in the #3 match. Olivia Rook took on Gonzaga's Kianna Oda. Rook started off strong in the first set, but Oda was quickly able to settle her play and start dominating the match. Rook tried her best, but the Bulldogs player pulled away to win 6-3, 6-3, clinching the overall victory for the Zags. 
 
Iman Khan was in the heat of battle in her match when it was called a no contest in the third set. Khan lost the first set 6-4, but came back in the second to win 6-2. The match was called off in the third set with Khan's opponent, Jenna Sloan, leading 2-1. 
 
Gonzaga Bulldogs (13-10) def. Saint Mary's (7-10), 4-2
April 15, 2023 in Spokane, Wash.
Stevens Center
 
Doubles

1. Jordan Harris/Lene Mari Hovda (SMC) def. Adrianna Sosnowska/Kianna Oda (GU), 6-2
2. Cate Broerman/Jenna Sloan (GU) def. Iman Khan/Stefanie Silva (SMC), 6-3 *
3. Tiegan Aitken/Rose Hayes (GU) def. Olivia Rook/Tian Yu Dong (SMC), 6-2

Order of Finish – 1, 3, 2 *
 
Singles 

1. Cate Broerman (GU) def. Jordan Harris (SMC), 6-1, 7-5
2. Lene Mari Hovda (SMC) def. Adrianna Sosnowska (GU), 6-2, 6-4
3. Kianna Oda (GU) def. Olivia Rook (SMC), 6-3, 6-3 ^
4. Iman Khan (SMC) vs Jenna Sloan (GU), 4-6, 6-2, 1-2, dnf
5. Tiegan Aitken (GU) def. Tian Yu Dong (SMC), 6-4, 6-3
6. Stefanie Silva (SMC) def. Rose Hayes (GU), 6-2, 6-3

Order of Finish – 5, 2, 1, 6, 3 ^
 
^ Clinched overall win
 
NEXT UP
The Gaels will be back action next week as they'll play host to San Diego on April 21 and BYU on April 22.