Friday, March 4
Spokane, Wash.
2 PM (MT)
Montana
at
Gonzaga
Photo by: Derek Johnson
Griz tennis heads west for three-match tour, facing two Big Sky foes
3/2/2022 2:29:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MISSOULA, Mont. – The Montana women's tennis team is back on the road after a short two-match weekend at home. The Griz will travel to Spokane, Wash., to face Gonzaga in a nonconference match on Friday, at 2 p.m. (MT). From there, UM will kick off Big Sky Conference play for the weekend, facing Eastern Washington in Cheney, Wash., on Saturday and Idaho in Lewiston, Idaho, on Sunday. Both conference matches are scheduled to start at 11 a.m. (MT).
Live scoring and streaming will only be available for the match at Gonzaga.
The Griz are coming off a weekend at home where they faced Utah State and Portland for a pair of nonconference matches. UM dropped to both teams, falling to USU 6-1 and UP 5-2. Grizzlies Grace Haugen, Lauren Dunlap and Maria Goheen were the only players to get the Griz on the scoreboard.
Going into this three-match tour, the Grizzlies look to improve their 0-1 record in the Big Sky. The last conference match Montana played was against Montana State in Bozeman, where the Griz fell in a tight 4-3 contest.
"The team has put in a lot of work and preparation by playing a tough schedule. We are excited about moving into the conference schedule and getting after the competition," said head coach Steve Ascher.
SCOUTING GONZAGA:
SCOUTING EASTERN WASHINGTON:
SCOUTING IDAHO:
A GLIMPSE AT THE GRIZ:
UP NEXT
Montana is back on the road, this time headed to Oregon, for a pair of matches where they will face George Fox and Portland State March 12-13.
Live scoring and streaming will only be available for the match at Gonzaga.
The Griz are coming off a weekend at home where they faced Utah State and Portland for a pair of nonconference matches. UM dropped to both teams, falling to USU 6-1 and UP 5-2. Grizzlies Grace Haugen, Lauren Dunlap and Maria Goheen were the only players to get the Griz on the scoreboard.
Going into this three-match tour, the Grizzlies look to improve their 0-1 record in the Big Sky. The last conference match Montana played was against Montana State in Bozeman, where the Griz fell in a tight 4-3 contest.
"The team has put in a lot of work and preparation by playing a tough schedule. We are excited about moving into the conference schedule and getting after the competition," said head coach Steve Ascher.
SCOUTING GONZAGA:
- Gonzaga is 4-3 on the season and 4-0 at home. The Bulldogs have come away with results over three Big Sky foes: Montana State (5-1), Idaho (6-1) and Eastern Washington (7-0).
- In recent history, Montana and Gonzaga have met 25 times, with Gonzaga leading in the series, 15-10.
- The most recent match between the two teams was in 2021, when the Griz traveled to Spokane, losing 6-1.
- The last time Montana beat Gonzaga was in 2014, when the Griz took a 4-3 win over the Bulldogs in Spokane.
- The Bulldogs return upperclassmen Adrianna Sosnowska and Cate Broerman who both earned all-conference honors in 2021.
- Head coach Natalie Pluskota-Hamberg enters her first season with Gonzaga, after serving as an assistant coach at GU for four years.
SCOUTING EASTERN WASHINGTON:
- Eastern Washington is 1-6 on the year and 1-1 at home. Eastern's lone win of the season came from its match versus Whitworth (5-2).
- Montana will be the first Big Sky Conference match the Eagles play this season.
- The Griz and Eagles have met 12 times in recent history, with Montana leading the series 7-5. Though Montana leads in the series, the Griz have had a hard time finding results in the last three meetings, allowing for EWU to ride a three-match win streak.
- In the most recent meeting, the Eagles took a 5-2 win over the Griz.
- The last win over the Eagles took place in 2017, at Eastern Washington (5-2).
- Eastern returns two players who earned Big Sky Conference honors last season: Renata Gabuzyan and Louise Waite.
- Dustin Hinson is in his ninth year as the head coach of the Eagles.
SCOUTING IDAHO:
- Idaho carries a record of 1-4 on the year, capturing its only win over Whitman. The team is 1-0 at home and has yet to start Big Sky Conference play.
- The Vandals will face Montana State for their first Big Sky match of the season on Friday, and will then play Montana for their second conference match.
- Dating back to 2005, Montana owns a record of 5-11 versus the Vandals. In the two teams' most recent meeting in 2021, Idaho came out on top 4-3 in Missoula.
- The last time the Griz defeated the Vandals was in 2014, where UM edged Idaho 4-3.
- The Vandals bring Ke Syuan Jhang to the courts this weekend, after earning Big Sky Conference honors as a true freshman in 2021.
- Head coach Sanne Louwers is in the midst of her first season with the Vandals after being hired in January 2022.
A GLIMPSE AT THE GRIZ:
- Montana is 4-7 on the year and 0-1 in Big Sky play. The Griz have edged Seattle, LC State and Dixie State throughout the season.
- Grizzlies Grace Haugen and Lauren Dunlap lead the team in singles, each owning a record of 6-5.
- Haugen and Dunlap also lead the team in doubles, each carrying a record of 6-5. As a pair in doubles, the two carry a record of 4-1 on the year.
- Freshman Rosie Sterk holds a record of 3-1 in singles and 4-5 in doubles.
- Junior Maria Goheen posts a 3-3 singles record and carries a 2-4 doubles record.
- Grizzly Claudia Reguant owns a 2-1 record in doubles.
- Head coach Steve Ascher owns a record of 124-177 in his 14th season with the Griz.
UP NEXT
Montana is back on the road, this time headed to Oregon, for a pair of matches where they will face George Fox and Portland State March 12-13.
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