SALEM, ORE. -- Denise Poltavski (Woodland Hills, CA/El Camino Real HS) and the Willamette University women's tennis team have received academic honors from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association for the 2013-14 season. Poltavski, a junior this past year, was selected as an ITA Scholar-Athlete, while the Bearcats received the ITA All-Academic Team award.
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University women's tennis team featured two very successful players during the 2013-14 season. Each contributed in singles, and together they were exceptional in doubles play.
SALEM, ORE. -- In the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings for the 2013-14 season, Sabrina Gutierrez (Sr., Newbury Park, CA/Newbury Park HS) and Denise Poltavski (Jr., Woodland Hills, CA/El Camino Real HS) of Willamette University are #10 in women's doubles in the West Region of NCAA Division III.
SALEM, ORE. -- After teaming up to compile a 13-2 record in doubles matches this spring, Sabrina Gutierrez (Sr., Newbury Park, CA/Newbury Park HS) and Denise Poltavski (Jr., Woodland Hills, CA/El Camino Real HS) have both been named First Team All-Northwest Conference for the 2013-14 season.
OJAI, CALIF. -- Willamette University women's tennis player Sabrina Gutierrez (Sr., Newbury Park, CA/Newbury Park HS) lost in the Round of 16 in singles to the #1 seed, Lauren Stratman from Westmont College (Calif.), 6-0, 6-1, at the 114th Annual Ojai Valley Tournament on Friday, April 25. Gutierrez competed in the Women's Independent Colleges bracket.
OJAI, CALIF. -- Sabrina Gutierrez (Sr., Newbury Park, CA/Newbury Park HS) and Denise Poltavski (Jr., Woodland Hills, CA/El Camino Real HS), both from Willamette University, won their first matches at the 114th Annual Ojai Valley Tournament on Thursday, April 24. Gutierrez and Poltavski were entered in the Women's Independent Colleges bracket, which included NCAA Division III and NAIA competitors.
SALEM, ORE. -- Denise Poltavski (Jr., Woodland Hills, CA/El Camino Real HS) from Willamette University has been chosen Northwest Conference Women's Tennis Student-Athlete of the Week for her efforts in matches played on Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19.
WALLA WALLA, WASH. -- Willamette University's #1 doubles team of Sabrina Gutierrez (Sr., Newbury Park, CA/Newbury Park HS) and Denise Poltavski (Jr., Woodland Hills, CA/El Camino Real HS) improved to 13-1, but the Whitman College women's tennis team defeated Willamette University, 6-3, in a Northwest Conference match on Saturday, April 19.
SALEM, ORE. -- The Whitworth University women's tennis team, ranked #12 in the West Region of NCAA Division III, defeated Willamette University, 7-2, in a Northwest Conference match on Friday, April 18 at the WU Tennis Courts.
FOREST GROVE, ORE. -- Willamette University won all three doubles matches and then split the six singles matches, as the Bearcats defeated Pacific University, 6-3, on Saturday, April 12 at the Holce Tennis Courts.
SALEM, ORE. -- George Fox University rallied past Willamette University in women's tennis on Friday, April 11 for a 5-4 Northwest Conference victory over the Bearcats at the WU Tennis Courts. GFU improved to 7-10 overall, 3-7 in the NWC. The Bearcats fell to 4-7, including 2-7 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- As they have done in almost every match this spring, Sabrina Gutierrez (Sr., Newbury Park, CA/Newbury Park HS) and Denise Poltavski (Jr., Woodland Hills, CA/El Camino Real HS) won #1 doubles for Willamette University on Wednesday, April 9, but Linfield College won the remaining matches to defeat the Bearcats, 8-1, at the WU Tennis Courts.
TACOMA, WASH. -- Sabrina Gutierrez (Sr., Newbury Park, CA/Newbury Park HS) and Denise Poltavski (Jr., Woodland Hills, CA/El Camino Real HS) earned victories at #1 and #2 singles -- and as a pair at #1 doubles -- but Pacific Lutheran University's depth propelled the Lutes past Willamette University, 6-3, in a Northwest Conference women's tennis match on Saturday, April 5.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University defeated the Community College of Spokane, 8-1, in a women's tennis exhibition match on Thursday, March 20 at the Courthouse Tennis Center. The match was an exhibition because Willamette competes in the NCAA, which does not count competition against community colleges as part of a team's official record.
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University women's tennis team gained control early with a trio of wins in doubles, and then added four wins in singles, as the Bearcats defeated Pacific University, 7-2, in Northwest Conference action on Saturday, March 15 at the WU Tennis Courts.
SALEM, ORE. -- The women's tennis exhibition match between Willamette University and Bellevue College (Wash.) scheduled for Friday, March 14 has been canceled. The match will not be rescheduled.