SPOKANE, Wash. - Junior Maas Schotanus and freshman Kawelo Tsuneyoshi provided highlights for the Vikings this weekend at the Gonzaga Invitational. Tsuneyoshi went 4-2 this weekend and reached the final for the blue singles draw, while Schotanus won four matches including a trip to the semis for the red singles draw. 

In his first match, Schotanus was set against Boise State's Brayden Tallakson. It was a competitive match, but proved to be no problem for Schotanus, who's been in great form as of late. He defeated Tallakson, 6-4, 6-3 in the round of 16. Schotanus faced and defeated a power four opponent, Oregon's Kohshi Ishibashi, in the quarterfinals of the red singles draw. The match was a good one, Schotanus won in two sets, 6-4, 6-3. His road ended in the semifinals when he was knocked out by Oregon's Sam Olszakowski in a three-set shootout. Schotanus lost the first set in a tiebreak,  7-6 (1), and won the second, 6-3, before ultimately falling 6-4 in the final set. 

Schotanus' wins didn't stop there, however. He picked up another two victories with doubles partner Edoardo Cravanzola. The two notched their first win against Big Sky competitors in Montana State's Reuben De Klerk and Gareth Igesund. They won in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (4), to advance to the next round of the bracket. Schotanus and Cravanzola then defeated Declan Galligan and Cameron Burton of the University of Oregon, breaking late to win, 7-5. The two were not able to make it past Idaho's duo of Mikolaj Lis and Eric William Wang, however, as they lost 6-3 in the semifinals. 

Kawelo Tsuneyoshi made a splash for his first time as a Viking at the Gonzaga Invitational. He played all the way from the round of 16 to the final of the blue singles draw. His first match was a smooth victory over Whitworth's Matthew Froslan, 6-3, 6-2. But the quarterfinal was an absolute rollercoaster for Tsuneyoshi. He and Montana State's David Ismanescu went shot for shot in the first set, and Tsuneyoshi squeaked out the win 7-5. In the second set, Tsuneyoshi flat-out bageled his opponent, 6-0. What looked like a challenging match became an easy win for Tsuneyoshi. Xavier Martin was the last one to fall to the racket of Tsuneyoshi. The Idaho man was quickly knocked out by Tsuneyoshi in two sets, 6-2, 6-1. 

The final was where things turned sour for Tsuneyoshi. What had been a dominant run through the bracket seemed to falter after Tsuneyoshi dropped the first set to Portland's Gian Manhas in a close 7-5 loss. The momentum seemed to tip in Manhas' favor and he snagged the second set 6-2. 

Tsuneyoshi also managed a doubles win with teammate Hampus Hagglund. They defeated Whitworth's Matthew Hossack and Connor Judson in the consolation bracket of the B draw. They won a well played 6-4 set.

Sophomore Shun Wakino and junior Vitomir Petcov both picked up one singles win each, and both in quite dramatic fashion. Wakino defeated Whitworth's Connor Judson in a match tiebreaker. The pair split the first two sets, with Wakino dominating the first, 6-1, before Judson bounced back to take the second, 6-4. Wakino steadied himself for the 10-point tiebreaker, which he won 10-8. Petcov on the other hand had a very even game. Sort of. He won against Gonzaga's Tristan Hernandez and the score was the same every set. Three sets, 6-4 every time. Petcov only dropped the second, 6-4, but won the first and the third 6-4 and 6-4 respectively. 

The Gonzaga Invitational concludes the fall season for the Vikings. The team's 2027 dual season schedule will be announced at a later date.

Gonzaga Invitational Results
Day 1 Results 
Singles 
Main Red Draw
Round of 16
Maas Schotanus (Portland State) def. Brayden Tallakson (Boise State), 6-4, 6-3
Cameron Burton (Oregon) def. Luca Prino (Portland State), 6-4, 6-3,
Quarterfinals
Maas Schotanus (Portland State) def. Kohshi Ishibashi (Oregon), 6-3, 6-4
Main White Draw
Round of 16
Vitomir Petcov (Portland State) def. Tristan Hernandez (Gonzaga), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Declan Galligan (Oregon) def. Edoardo Cravanzola (Portland State), 6-2, 6-2
Quarterfinals
Ethan Masselis (Montana State) def. Vitomir Petcov (Portland State), 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5)

Main Blue Draw
Round of 16
Kawelo Tsuneyoshi (Portland State) def. Matthew Froslan (Whitworth), 6-3, 6-2
Elijah Noel (Portland) def. Hampus Hagglund (Portland State), 6-3, 6-2
Gian Manhas (Portland) def. Masato Kato (Portland State), 6-1, 6-2
Ryan Ashley (Whitworth) def. Shun Wakino (Portland State), 6-0, 6-1, 6-4
Quarterfinals 
Kawelo Tsuneyoshi (Portland State) def. David Ismanescu (Montana State), 7-5, 6-0

Doubles 
Draw A
Round of 16 
Biss/Stewart (Montana State) def. Petcov/Prino (Portland State), 6-2
Cravanzola/Schotanus (Portland State) def. De Klerk/Igesund (Montana State), 7-6 (4)
Draw B
Round of 16
Ashley/Froslan (Whitworth) def. Kato/Wakino (Portland State), 6-2
Dunlop/Mitchell (Gonzaga) def. Hagglund/Tsuneyoshi (Portland State), 6-2

Day 2 Results
Singles 
Red Draw
Semifinals
Sam Olszakowski (Oregon) def. Maas Schotanus (Portland State), 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-4
Blue Draw 
Semifinals
Kawelo Tsuneyoshi (Portland State) def. Xavier Martin (Idaho), 6-2, 6-1
Consolation White Draw
Quarterfinals
Eddie Biss (Montana State) def. Edoardo Cravanzola (Portland State), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 11-9
Extra Singles 
Round of 16
Shun Wakino (Portland State) def. Connor Judson (Whitworth), 6-1, 4-6, 10-8

Doubles
Flight A 
Quarterfinals
Cravanzola/Schotanus (Portland State) def. Burton/Galligan (Oregon), 7-5
Semifinals
Lis/Wang (Idaho) def. Cravanzola/Schotanus (Portland State), 6-3
Consolation Draw A
Semifinals
Herrera/Pawirodirjo def. Petcov/Prino (Portland State), 6-2
Consolation Draw B
Semifinals
Manhas/Mefta (Portland) def. Kato/Wakino (Portland State), 7-5
Hagglund/Tsuneyoshi (Portland State) def. Hossack/Judson (Whitworth), 6-4

Day Three Results
Singles
Extra Singles
Round of 16 
Reuben De Klerk (Montana State) def. Vitomir Petcov (Portland State), 6-2, 6-3
Main Blue Draw 
Final
Gian Manhas (Portland) def. Kawelo Tsuneyoshi (Portland State), 7-5, 6-2

Doubles
Consolation Draw B
Final 
Manhas/Mefta (Portland) def. Hagglund/Tsuneyoshi (Portland State), 6-3
Extra Doubles
Round of 16
Calaquian/Masselis (Montana State) def. Kato/Wakino (Portland State), 6-1