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SeattleU Women?s Tennis Sweeps Southern Oregon, 7-0

SeattleU picks up third win of season, prepares for contest at Portland State Sunday morning

SeattleU Women?s Tennis Sweeps Southern Oregon, 7-0SeattleU Women?s Tennis Sweeps Southern Oregon, 7-0
The Seattle University women's tennis team got back on the winning track Saturday afternoon, losing only 21 games among the six singles and three doubles matches in defeating Southern Oregon, 7-0.

Aya Sugimoto (Poulsbo, Wash.) earned the double-bagel victory over Kayla Carroll in the number five singles position (6-0, 6-0), while freshman Gina Bloemers (Tacoma, Wash.) continued to show that she belonged in the SeattleU lineup with a straight-set victory over Katrina Sauer in the number six position (6-1, 6-4). Sugimoto and Bloemers combined to defeat Carroll and Sauer in the number three doubles slot, 8-2.

Katrina Schwab (Spokane, Wash.) led the way in the number one singles position with a victory over Allison Bostrom, and Whitney Cheng (Seattle, Wash.) picked up a straight-set victory over Liz Kiger in the number three singles match. As the number two doubles team, Schwab and Cheng shut out Kiger and Emma Wilson, 8-0.

Ariel Ohno (Kent, Wash.) continued the momentum in the number two singles position, defeating Addie Morrow in straight sets (6-0, 6-2), while Steffanie Mortera (Portland, Ore.) dropped only one game in a straight-set win over Wilson (6-0, 6-1). Ohno and Mortera were pushed in the number one doubles match by Bostrom and Morrow, but eventually pulled out an 8-4 victory.

Seattle University (3-6) stays in Portland overnight before facing Portland State Sunday, Feb. 21, at 9 a.m.

Seattle University vs. Southern Oregon University

Saturday, February 20, 2010 - Portland, Oregon

Seattle University 1, Southern Oregon 0

Singles

  1. Katrina Schwab (SU) def. Allison Bostrom (SOU): 6-3, 6-0
  2. Ariel Ohno (SU) def. Addie Morrow (SOU): 6-0, 6-2
  3. Whitney Cheng (SU) def. Liz Kiger (SOU): 6-1, 6-3
  4. Steffanie Mortera (SU) def. Emma Wilson (SOU): 6-0, 6-1
  5. Aya Sugimoto (SU) def. Kayla Carroll (SOU): 6-0, 6-0
  6. Gina Bloemers (SU) def. Katrina Sauer (SOU): 6-1, 6-4

Doubles

  1. Ohno/Mortera (SU) def. Bostrom/Morrow (SOU): 8-4
  2. Cheng/Schwab (SU) def. Kiger/Wilson (SOU): 8-0
  3. Sugimoto/Bloemers (SU) def. Carroll/Sauer (SOU): 8-2