The Seattle University women’ s tennis team fell to West Coast Conference member Gonzaga University, 7-0 at the Amy Yee Tennis Club in Seattle on Sunday afternoon.
Audree Jenks (Albuquerque, N.M.) started off well in her number one singles match, earning a victory in the first set 2-6,but fell in the final two sets 6-1, 6-1 to Aglaya Kokurina. In the number two position, Whitney Cheng (Seattle, Wash.) was defeated by Rika Mehndiratta (6-3, 6-4), while Katrina Schwab (Spokane, Wash.) fell to Kristina Zauere in the third spot (7-5, 6-2).
In the four, five, and six spots, Clare Dodge defeated Aya Sugimoto (Poulsbo, Wash.) (6-2, 6-2), Danielle Farmer defeated Mikalea Peterson (Spokane, Wash.) (6-0, 6-2), and Madeline Edson-White defeated Megan Reinhartsen (Sammamish, Wash.) (6-0, 6-0).
The number two doubles team of Cheng and Ariel Ohno (Kent, Wash.) took Farmer and Mehndiratta to the brink, losing the set in a tie-break 7-3. In the number one position, Kokurina and Zauere defeated Nicole Fleckenstein (Seattle, Wash.) and Jenks 8-2. The third position saw Dodge and Edson-White defeat Schwab and Sugimoto 8-4.
Seattle University (2-4) will continue their season Friday, March 20, when they take on Bellevue Community College at the Robinswood Tennis Center in Bellevue starting at 3 p.m.
Singles
1) Aglaya Kokurina (GU) def. Audree Jenks (SU): (2-6, 6-1, 6-1)
2) Rika Mehndiratta (GU) def. Whitney Cheng (SU): (6-3, 6-4)
3) Kristina Zauere (GU) def. Katrina Schwab (SU): (7-5, 6-2)
4) Clare Dodge (GU) def. Aya Sugimoto (SU): (6-2, 6-2)
5) Danielle Farmer (GU) def. Mikalea Peterson (SU): (6-0, 6-2)
6) Madeline Edson-White (GU) def. Megan Reinhartsen (SU): (6-0, 6-0)
Doubles
1) Kokurina/Zauere (GU) def. Nicole Fleckenstein/Jenks (SU): 8-2
2) Farmer/Mehndiratta (GU) def. Cheng/Ariel Ohno (SU): 8-7 (7-3)
3) Dodge/Edson-White (GU) def. Schwab/Sugimoto (SU): 8-4
Seattle University 0, Gonzaga 7