SPOKANE – The Idaho women's tennis team showcased impressive performances in the three-day Gonzaga Invitational over the weekend at the Stevens Center.
Six Vandals earned eight singles wins and two doubles teams advanced on to the quarterfinals in the six-team tournament. 
 
Sophomore Jayanne Palma highlighted the weekend for Idaho, going 2-1 and earning a runner-up finish in the White draw. Palma tallied wins over Montana State's JJ Chen and Montana's Nancy Cabanas.

After falling in the opening round of singles play, Lena Beckx and Nicole Horacek fought their way back in the Red Draw to meet up to face each other in the consolation finals. Beckx earned a 6-4, 6-1 straight set win over Horacek. 

In doubles, the Idaho pair of Palma and Selin Sepken earned an opening round win over Nika Beukers and Makota Ohara (Portland State) 6-4, while duo Rachelle Starreveld and Lena moved on to the quarterfinals after defeating Montana's Shivika Agrawal and Ivayla Mitkova 7-6 (7-3).
  
Idaho competes in its final fall tournament, as the team travels to Northridge for the CSUN Fall Invitational, Nov. 11-13. 

Blue Draw Singles
R16
Lauren Dunlap (Montana) def. Rachelle Starreveld 6-4, 6-0
Selin Sepken def. Olivia Oosterbaan (Montana) 5-7, 6-4, 7-5

Quarterfinals
Rose Hayes (Gonzaga) def. Selin Sepken 6-4, 6-0

Consolation Semifinals
Rachelle Starreveld def. Isabella Foshee (EWU) W (Ill) 

Consolation Finals
Scout Mathews (EWU) def. Rachelle Starreveld 6-4, 6-4

Red Draw Singles
R16
Arendt Nell (Portland State) def. Lena Beckx 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
Maria Goheen (Montana) def. Nicole Horacek 6-1, 6-3

Consolation Semifinals
Lena Beckx def. Shivika Agrawal (Montana) 6-7 (7-4), 6-3, 11-9
Nicole Horacek def. Maria Villarejo (Montana State) W (inj)

Consolation Final 
Lena Beckx def. Nicole Horacek 6-4, 6-1

White Draw Singles
R16 
Saffron Dowse def. Maria Frampton (Gonzaga) 6-1, 6-0 

Quarterfinals
Jayanne Palma def. JJ Chen (Montana State) 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
Elizabeth Strongina (Portland State) def. Saffron Dowse 6-2 6-3

Semifinals
Jayanne Palma def. Nancy Cabanas (Montana) 6-2, 6-7 (7-3), 6-4

Finals
Elizabeth Strongina (Portland State) def. Jayanne Palma 6-3, 6-3

Blue Doubles
R16
Jayanne Palma/Selin Sepken def. Nika Beukers/Makota Ohara (Portland State) 6-4
Rachelle Starreveld/Lena Beckx def. Shivika Agrawal/Ivayla Mitkova (Montana) 7-6 (7-3)
Rose Hayes/Maria Frampton (Gonzaga) def. Nicole Horacek/Saffron Dowse 6-4

Quarterfinals
Tayler Andersen/Scout Mathews (EWU) def. Jayanne Palma/Selin Sepken 6-3
Kianna Oda/Caroline (Gonzaga) def. Rachelle Starreveld/Lena Beckx 6-2

Consolations
Nicole Horacek/Saffron Dowse def. Madison Egan/Nell Arendt (Portland State) 7-6 (7-4) 

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