Freshman Steffanie Mortera (Portland, Ore.) was the top player of the day for Seattle University, winning both singles matches in the number five position. She defeated Isabel Nunez of South Dakota in the morning (6-2, 6-2) and followed that with a straight-set victory over Gonzaga's Clare Dodge in the afternoon (6-0, 6-4). Mortera also teamed with Ariel Ohno (Kent, Wash.) to defeat Nunez and Brittney Smith of South Dakota in the number two doubles slot, 8-0.
Against South Dakota, Katrina Schwab (Spokane, Wash.) defeated Melanie Rockne in straight sets (6-2, 6-1), while Audree Jenks (Albuquerque, N.M.) earned a hard-fought three-set victory over Marina Kiefer (6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 6-2). Whitney Cheng (Seattle, Wash.) defeated Rijalda Zejnic in straight sets (6-2, 6-2), as did Aya Sugimoto (Poulsbo, Wash.) over Kelsi Foster (6-2, 6-2).
The Redhawks swept the Coyotes in the doubles sets, as Jenks and Nicole Fleckenstein (Seattle, Wash.) defeated Shadi Soleymani and Kiefer, 8-2, and Schwab and Cheng teamed up for an 8-3 victory over Zejnic and Foster.
Besides Mortera's victory, Schwab took Gonzaga's Rika Mehndiratta to a super-tiebreaker after winning the second set in that tiebreaker, 7-3. However, Mehndiratta was able to pull out the match with a 10-5 victory in the third set. Freshman Gina Bloemers (Tacoma, Wash.) made her 2010 debut in the number six singles position, but lost to Sophie Lantta of Gonzaga in straight sets (6-3, 6-2).
Seattle University (1-2) will host Pacific Lutheran in the only scheduled home match of the season Friday, Feb. 5, beginning at 2:30 p.m. at the Amy Yee Tennis Center.
Seattle University 6, South Dakota 1
Singles:
1. Shadi Soleymani (USD) def. Ariel Ohno (SU): 7-5, 2-6, 6-3
2. Katrina Schwab (SU) def. Melanie Rockne (USD): 6-2, 6-1
3. Audree Jenks (SU) def. Marina Kiefer (USD): 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 6-2
4. Whitney Cheng (SU) def. Rijalda Zejnic (USD): 6-2, 6-2
5. Steffanie Mortera (SU) def. Isabel Nunez (USD): 6-2, 6-2
6. Aya Sugimoto (SU) def. Kelsi Foster (USD): 6-2, 6-2
Doubles:
1. Jenks/Nicole Fleckenstein (SU) def. Soleymani/Kiefer (USD): 8-2
2. Ohno/Mortera (SU) def. Brittney Smith/Nunez (USD): 8-0
3. Schwab/Cheng (SU) def. Zejnic/Foster (USD): 8-3
Gonzaga University 6, Seattle University 1
Singles:
1. Rika Mehndiratta (GU) def. Katrina Schwab (SU): 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), [10-5]
2. Kristina Zauere (GU) def. Ariel Ohno (SU): 6-4, 6-1
3. Danielle Farmer (GU) def. Nicole Fleckenstein (SU): 6-3, 7-5
4. Prue Teitzel (GU) def. Whitney Cheng (SU): 6-3, 6-3
5. Steffanie Mortera (SU) def. Clare Dodge (GU): 6-0, 6-4
6. Sophie Lantta (GU) def. Gina Bloemers (SU): 6-3, 6-2
Doubles:
1. Mehndiratta/Farmer (GU) def. Audree Jenks/Fleckenstein (SU): 8-5
2. Dodge/Zauere (GU) def. Ohno/Mortera (SU): 8-6
3. Lantta/Teitzel (GU) def. Schwab/Mikaela Peterson (SU): 8-4