STANFORD, CALIF. – For the first time in school history, a Seattle U women’s tennis player made it past the second round in the Intercollegiate Tennis Federation Northwest Regional Championships, held this year from Oct. 18-22 at the Family Tennis Stadium at Stanford University. Freshman Jade Lancaster turned in a masterful performance for the Redhawks, reaching the round of 32 in the Singles Draw before falling to eventual quarterfinalist Haley Giavara of California, 0-6, 0-6.
“I am very proud of Jade – she is such a delightful and fun person to be around,” said Head Coach Joey Barnes. “It is very difficult for most freshmen to transition from the juniors into the role of a competitive D-I player. Jade has proven that she is more than willing to meet the challenge. If she continues to believe in her abilities and continue to put the time in to improve, I believe that she will continue to set records for Seattle U.”
Senior Peggy Rooke also won her first-round singles matchup, defeating Pacific’s Anna Ramos Vinolas in straight sets (6-4, 6-1), but was defeated in the round of 64 by Gonzaga’s Kate Ketels, 2-6, 4-6. Meanwhile, junior Hannah Gianan battled her way to three sets in her matchup against Caitlyn Frankel of Santa Clara (7[3]-6, 2-6, 4-6), and both sophomore Alisa Sabotic and junior Kyra Jung finished their matches strong – Sabotic faced Santa Clara’s Maddie Pothoff in a 1-6, 5-7 bout, while Jung’s match against Eastern Washington’s Louise Waite ended with a final score of 0-6, 5-7. Finally, sophomore Jillian Rasmussen played solidly against Elvena Gevargiz of Santa Clara in a 4-6, 2-6 effort, and classmate Aranza Alvarez-Sanabria faced Gabriela Tevez of St. Mary’s, finishing 1-6, 2-6.
In doubles, Gianan and Lancaster put up a tough fight against Lauren Ko and Sara Tsukamoto of UC Davis, eventually winning 5 games to the Aggies’ 8. Sophomores Martina Asciuto and Hannah Grossman teamed up against Santa Clara’s NadineDelCarmen and Caitlyn Frankel, finishing the match with a final of 3-8, while Rasmussen and Rooke took on Oregon’s Rifanty Kahfiani and Allison Mulville in a 2-8 battle. Junior Michelle Bader partnered with Jung; they lost their match, 2-8, to Zoe Eberle and Amaya Faith Lopez-Clay of Pacific. All four teams later won their consolation matches, with Asciuto and Grossman posting the largest margin of victory over their opponents, 8-4.
“This was an awesome weekend,” said Coach Barnes. “We had some great matches against a lot of great players. is a privilege to compete at this high level of competition – we are coming away from this experience with the knowledge of what it takes to be at your very best, to compete without fear and doubt, and a number of lessons about ourselves and what each of us needs to do to improve.
We have a bright future ahead of us.”
ITA Women's Northwest Regional Championships
Oct. 18-22, 2019
Stanford University (Family Tennis Center)
Singles Draw
R128
Gevargiz, Elvena (Santa Clara) def. Rasmussen, Jillian (SU) 6-4, 6-2
Rooke, Peggy (SU) def. Ramos Vinolas, Anna (Pacific) 6-4, 6-1
Lancaster, Jade (SU) def. Bouquet, Claire (Cal Poly) 6-1, 0-6, 7-5
Tevez, Gabriela (St. Mary’s) def. Alvarez-Sanabria, Aranza (SU) 6-1, 6-2
Frankel, Caitlyn (Santa Clara) def. Gianan, Hannah (SU) 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-4
Pothoff, Maddie (Santa Clara) def. Sabotic, Alisa (SU) 6-1, 7-5
Waite, Louise (E. Washington) def. Jung, Kyra (SU) 6-0, 7-5
R64
Ketels, Kate (Gonzaga) def. Rooke, Peggy (SU) 6-2, 6-4
Lancaster, Jade (SU) def. Lopez-Clay, Amaya Faith (Pacific) 6-3, 7-5
R32
Giavara, Haley (California) def. Lancaster, Jade (SU) 6-0, 6-0
Consolation Singles
R128
Breisacher, Kristina (UC Davis) def. Jung, Kyra (SU) 7-5, 6-4
Gianan, Hannah (SU) def. Zador, Eszter (Portland St.) 6-1, 7-6(7)
Ellis, Jane (Fresno St.) def. Rasmussen, Jillian (SU) 6-3, 6-3
Del Rosario, Amber (San Francisco) def. Sabotic, Alisa (SU) 7-6(8), 6-4
DelCarmen, Nadine (Santa Clara) def. Alvarez-Sanabria, Aranza (SU) 6-3, 6-2
Rooke, Peggy (SU) def. Dodd, Grace (Sacramento St.) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0(9)
Watanabe, Abigail (Washington) def. Grossman, Hannah (SU) 6-1, 6-1
Upeniece, Gerda (Portland St.) def. Asciuto, Martina (SU) 7-6(5), 6-2
Doubles Draw
R64
Kahfiani, Rifanty/Mulville, Allison (Oregon) def. Rasmussen, Jillian/Rooke, Peggy (SU) 8-2
Eberle, Zoe/Lopez-Clay, Amaya Faith (Pacific) def. Bader, Michelle/Jung, Kyra (SU) 8-2
Ko, Lauren/Tsukamoto, Sara (UC Davis) def. Gianan, Hannah/Lancaster, Jade (SU) 8-5
DelCarmen, Nadine/Frankel, Caitlyn (Santa Clara) def. Asciuto, Martina/Grossman, Hannah (SU) 8-3
Consolation Doubles
Bader, Michelle/Jung, Kyra (SU) def. Broussard, Stephanie/Waite, Louise (E. Washington) 8-6
Gianan, Hannah/Lancaster, Jade (SU) def. Rees, Emily/Valk, Alli (Portland St.) 8-5
Rasmussen, Jillian/Rooke, Peggy (SU) def. Heinen, Marta/Mansouri, Yasmin (E. Washington) 8-6
Asciuto, Martina/Grossman, Hannah (SU) def. Lynch, Lindsay/Pesqueira, Lindsey (Santa Clara) 8-4