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Seattle University Women?s Tennis Loses to Eastern Washington, Gonzaga

SeattleU cannot hold early lead over Eagles, falls to Bulldogs in evening

Seattle University Women?s Tennis Loses to Eastern Washington, GonzagaSeattle University Women?s Tennis Loses to Eastern Washington, Gonzaga
The Seattle University women's tennis team took the early lead Saturday morning but was unable to hold onto its advantage in losing to Eastern Washington in Cheney, Wash., 4-3, before traveling to Gonzaga for a match won by the Bulldogs, 6-1, Saturday evening.

Against Eastern Washington, SeattleU picked up the doubles point as Ariel Ohno (Kent, Wash.) and Steffanie Mortera (Portland, Ore.) defeated Marie Demerath and Judy Liening, 8-2, and Katrina Schwab (Spokane, Wash.) and Whitney Cheng (Seattle, Wash.) combined to defeat Chelsea Patton and Ryann Warner, 8-1. Cheng and Mortera maintained their momentum through the singles matches, as Cheng defeated Liening in the fourth position (6-4, 7-5), and Mortera, the number five singles player, overcame a first-set loss to defeat Patton (3-6, 6-4, 10-7).

Eastern Washington used its advantage at the top of the lineup to start the comeback, winning the singles matches in the first three positions. Warner came back from her doubles loss, defeating Aya Sugimoto (Poulsbo, Wash.) in a hard-fought sixth position match (6-4, 7-5) to help the Eagles pull out the victory.

Gonzaga swept the doubles sets from Seattle University and won five of the six singles matches, all in straight sets. The lone Redhawk win came from Schwab, who won the number three singles match over Clare Dodge in straight sets (6-1, 6-4).

Seattle University (2-6) heads to Portland, Ore., next weekend, first facing Southern Oregon next Saturday, Feb. 20, at 2:30 p.m., followed by a contest against Portland State Sunday, Feb. 21, at 9 a.m. The Redhawks host Pacific (Ore.) Saturday, March 27, at the SeattleU Tennis Courts beginning at 3 p.m.  

Eastern Washington 4, Seattle University 3

SINGLES

  1. Caitlin Bampton (EWU) def. Katrina Schwab (SU): 6-3, 6-4
  2. Marie Demerath (EWU) def. Ariel Ohno (SU): 6-3, 6-3
  3. Kelsey Knight (EWU) def. Nicole Fleckenstein (SU): 6-0, 6-1
  4. Whitney Cheng (SU) def. Judy Liening (EWU): 6-4, 7-5
  5. Steffanie Mortera (SU) def. Chelsea Patton (EWU): 3-6, 6-4, 10-7 (super tiebreaker)
  6. Ryann Warner (EWU) def. Aya Sugimoto (SU): 6-4, 7-5

DOUBLES

  1. Bampton/Knight (EWU) def. Fleckenstein/Jenks (SU): 8-2
  2. Ohno/Mortera (SU) def. Demerath/Liening (EWU): 8-2
  3. Cheng/Schwab (SU) def. Warner/Patton (EWU): 8-1

Gonzaga 6, Seattle University 1

SINGLES

  1. Rika Mehndiratta (GU) def. Ariel Ohno (SU): 6-3, 6-4
  2. Kristina Zauere (GU) def. Nicole Fleckenstein (SU): 6-0, 6-3
  3. Katrina Schwab (SU) def. Clare Dodge (GU): 6-1, 6-4
  4. Sophie Lantta (GU) def. Whitney Cheng (SU): 6-4, 6-4
  5. Jackie Tabb (GU) def. Steffanie Mortera (SU): 6-3, 6-1
  6. Gabrielle Verspieren (GU) def. Aya Sugimoto (SU): 6-4, 6-4

DOUBLES

  1. Dodge/Zauere (GU) def. Fleckenstein/Jenks (SU): 8-6
  2. Mehndiratta/Danielle Farmer (GU) def. Ohno/Mortera (SU): 8-4
  3. Lantta/Tabb (GU) def. Cheng/Schwab (SU): 8-2