Furutani, Mihulka Advance to Semis at Gonzaga Invite

SPOKANE, Wash. – The Oregon women's tennis team picked up four more singles victories to go with a pair of doubles wins on Saturday on the second day of the Gonzaga Invitational at Stevens Center.

Freshman Hinata Furutani and sophomore Bridget Mihulka each won their first singles matches of the day to advance to the semifinal round in the Blue Bracket and later in the evening, both fell in third-set tiebreakers.

Furutani began the day with her second straight-set victory of the tournament over Gonzaga's Sveva Zerpelloni, 6-2, 7-6 (1), in the quarterfinals. Mihulka was also victorious in straight sets in the quarterfinals, defeating Zali Morris of Washington State, 6-4, 6-4.

Furutani stands at 6-3 during her first collegiate fall season while Mihulka now owns a 5-3 singles record this fall.

Both Patsy Daughters and Olivia Symons moved on the consolation semifinals of their Red Bracket, with Daughters easing by Nadine Arbaizar Martinez of Portland, 6-0, 6-1, while Symons gutted out a three-set victory over Portland State's Hana Abdelhamid, 7-6 (5), 2-6, 10-2.

After dropping a tight doubles match Friday, Daughters and Mihulka claimed back-to-back victories on Saturday to move through to Sunday's consolation final of the Gold Bracket. Daughters and Mihulka started the day with a 6-3 win over their opponents from Washington State before then earning a 6-4 win over Seattle U.

After two Friday wins advanced them to the semifinal of the Gold Bracket, the team of Furutani and Symons fell in a tiebreaker that went extra points, with Portland's Maria Galatescu and Alia Rubio Perez winning 7-6 (9-7). Furutani and Symons are now 5-2 when paired together this fall.

The Gonzaga Invitational concludes Sunday at Stevens Center. A free live stream will be available through GoZags.com, with live results updated on the tournament website through the ITA.

GONZAGA INVITATIONAL
Saturday, Nov. 1
Singles
Blue Bracket - Quarterfinal
Hinata Furutani (Oregon) def. Sveva Zerpelloni (Gonzaga), 6-2, 7-6 (1)
Bridget Mihulka (Oregon) def. Zali Morris (Washington State), 6-4, 6-4
Blue Bracket - Semifinal
Yura Nakagawa (Washington State) def. Hinata Furutani (Oregon), 6-3, 1-6, 10-3
Elizabeth Tindera (Gonzaga) def. Bridget Mihulka (Oregon), 6-7 (5), 6-3, 10-7
Gold Bracket - Quarterfinal
Karla Brown (Gonzaga) def. Juliet Santitto (Oregon), 1-6, 6-2, 10-8
Chenyue Xu (Idaho) def. Avery Jennings (Oregon), 6-0, 6-0
Red Bracket – Consolation Quarterfinal
Patsy Daughters (Oregon) def. Nadine Arbaizar Martinez (Portland), 6-0, 6-1
Olivia Symons (Oregon) def. Hana Abdelhamid (Portland State), 7-6 (5), 2-6, 10-2

Doubles
Gold Bracket - Semifinal
Maria Galatescu/Alia Rubio Perez (Portland) def. Hinata Furutani/Olivia Symons (Oregon), 7-6 (7)
Gold Bracket – Consolation Quarterfinal
Patsy Daughters/Bridget Mihulka (Oregon) def. Zali Morris/Yura Nakagawa (Washington State), 6-3
Gold Bracket – Consolation Semifinal
Patsy Daughters/Bridget Mihulka (Oregon) def. Lamija Avdic/Natalia Michta (Seattle U), 6-4