Women's Tennis

Groener Registers Third Straight Win at #3 Singles in Match at George Fox

Willamette
1
George Fox
8

Doubles

Hitch, Cassey / Morris, Olivia (GFU)
def. Groener, Anika / Suzuki, Richelle (WU)
8-7 (7-3)
Rader, Arianna / Wiker, Kalli (GFU)
def. de Crinis, Alexa / Thompson, Ruby (WU)
8-0
Mangan, Ellie / VanderYacht, Brenna (GFU)
def. Turner, McKenna / Blake, Ruby (WU)
8-1

Singles

Wiker, Kalli (GFU)
def. de Crinis, Alexa (WU)
6-0, 6-0
Morris, Olivia (GFU)
def. Suzuki, Richelle (WU)
6-4, 6-2
Groener, Anika (WU)
def. Mangan, Ellie (GFU)
6-2, 7-6 (9-7)
McDonald, Emily (GFU)
def. Blake, Ruby (WU)
6-1, 6-0
VanderYacht, Brenna (GFU)
def. Lieske, Paisley (WU)
6-0, 6-0
Ramirez B.,Stephanie (GFU)
def. Thompson, Ruby (WU)
6-1, 6-0
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Anika Groener returns a forehand shot for the Bearcats
Anika Groener (So., Bend, OR/Summit)
Posted: Apr 16, 2023

By Robert McKinney, Assistant Athletics Director, Communications

NEWBERG, Ore. -- Anika Groener (So., Bend, OR/Summit HS) of Willamette University won her third match in a row at #3 singles on Saturday, April 16, as she claimed a straight-set victory over Ellie Mangan of George Fox University. The Bruins won the overall women's tennis match, 8-1, to improve their record to 9-8 overall, 6-2 in the Northwest Conference. Willamette concluded its season at 1-11 with a 2-6 mark in the NWC.

Groener prevailed in the first set with Mangan 6-2, before battling into a tie-breaker in the second set. Groener won the set 7-6 after taking the tie-breaker 9-7.

In addition to playing a tie-breaker in singles, Groener and doubles partner Richelle Suzuki (So., Mililani, HI/Mililani HS) competed in a tie-breaker at #1 doubles. Cassey Hitch and Olivia Morris edged out Groener and Suzuki 8-7 by winning the tie-breaker 7-3. Also winning for the Bruins in doubles were Arianna Rader and Kalli Wiker at the #2 position, along with Mangan and Brenna VanderYacht at the #3 position.

Suzuki played a strong match against Morris at #2 singles. In the first set Suzuki was narrowly defeated by a 6-4 margin. Morris won the second set, 6-2. Other winners for GFU in singles were Wiker at #1, Emily McDonald at #4, VanderYacht at #5, and Stephanie Ramirez Barreto at #6.