SPOKANE, Wash. – Freshman Sofiia Ziukyna starred again for the Vikings on days two and three of the Gonzaga Invite with a 2-0 record and a bracket finals win. She beat Washington State's Clara Schoen in the finals of the North consolation draw within the red singles flight.
 
Ziukyna defeated the University of Montana's Kate Prichard in a dramatic three-set victory to make the consolation final. She took the first set 6-2 before Prichard came back and won the second, 7-5. The game then proceeded to a 10-point tiebreak where Ziukyna edged out Prichard, 10-8, to take the match. 
 
The finals were a different story. Despite the tough competition she faced, Ziukyna defeated Washington State's Clara Schoen in a commanding two set victory, 6-4, 6-1. That was her first bracket win, and over a Pac-12 player from Washington State, no less. 
 
In the extra matches, PSU went 3-0 overall. Sophomore Anjola Ige notched her first win of the season over Sol Junqera Martinez in a close match that went to three sets. Ige dropped the first set, 2-6, but was unbothered by the deficit, taking the next set 6-2 and winning 7-6 (3) in the third.
 
Freshman Nikhitha Suresh was the only Viking to play in two extra matches, and she was perfect on the day. She won her first against Olivia Marais (EWU) in a rollercoaster of a match. She opened with a dominant, 6-0 win in the first set, but then only won one game in the second set. The wild momentum swings shifted back in her favor in the third set, however, as she won, 6-2. Suresh's second match against Eastern Washington's Veronika Gayevyk was another fun one. She bageled Gayevyk 6-0 in the first set, for her second consecutive first-set bagel. She dropped the second, 6-4, but won the third, 7-5.
 
The Vikings head to Eugene to play at the Oregon Invite next, starting on Nov. 6. 
 
Day 2 Results 
Gold Doubles
East Semifinals
Nielsen/Zholbolat (Gonzaga) def. Uemura/Ziukyna (Portland State), 6-1
West Semifinals
Crane/Jerlardtz (Montana) def. Suresh/Ige (Portland State), 6-4
3-4 Playoff
Uemura/Ziukyna (Portland State) def. Avelar/MacNeille, Retired
 
Red Singles 
East Quarterfinals
Aisulu Zholbolat (Gonzaga) def. Nene Uemura (Portland State), 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Sveva Zerpelloni (Gonzaga) def. Sofiia Ziukyna (Portland State), 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
West Quarterfinals
Aneliss Zamfirescu (Eastern Washington) def. Nikhitha Suresh (Portland State), 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 (4)
North Semifinals 
Sofiia Ziukyna (Portland State) def. Kate Prichard (Montana), 6-2, 5-7, 10-8 
Clara Schoen (Washington State) def. Nene Uemura (Portland State), 6-4, 6-1 
 
Blue Singles 
North Semifinals
Anjola Ige (Portland State) def. Maria Lopez Gomez (Eastern Washington), 6-2, 6-4
Extra Matches
Nikhitha Suresh (Portland State) def. Olivia Marais (Eastern Washington), 6-0, 1-6, 6-2
 
Day 3 Results
Red Singles 
North Final 
Sofiia Ziukyna (Portland State) def. Clara Schoen (Washington State) 6-4, 6-1
NW Final
Kate Prichard (Montana) def. Nene Uemura (Portland State). Retired w/ injury
Sunday Extra Matches
Nikhitha Suresh (Portland State) def. Veronika Gayevyk (Eastern Washington) 6-0, 4-6, 7-5
Anjola Ige (Portland State) def. Sol Junqera Martinez (Eastern Washington) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3)