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SeattleU Women?s Tennis Splits Saturday Matches

SeattleU recovers from 5-2 loss to Idaho to defeat Portland State, 7-0

SeattleU Women?s Tennis Splits Saturday MatchesSeattleU Women?s Tennis Splits Saturday Matches
After falling to Idaho, 5-2, in the early afternoon, the Seattle University women's tennis team fought through tough matches in both singles and doubles to defeat Portland State for the second time in a week, 7-0, Saturday at the Columbia Basin Racquet Center.

Senior Whitney Cheng (Seattle, Wash.) won both her singles matches Saturday, first defeating Alexandra Ulesanu of Idaho in the third-set super-tiebreaker (6-4, 3-6, 10-8), followed by a straight set victory over Portland State's Marti Pellicano (6-2, 6-3). Cheng also combined with Audree Jenks (Albuquerque, N.M.) for an 8-3 doubles victory over Tara Vadali and Kylea Gleason of Portland State.

Sophomore Aya Sugimoto (Poulsbo, Wash.) was also victorious in both singles matches of the day. She defeated Jana Siwa of Idaho in straight sets (6-2, 6-4) and followed that up with a straight-set win over Emily McClaran of Portland State (6-1, 6-0).

Against Portland State, the team of Ariel Ohno (Kent, Wash.) and Steffanie Mortera (Portland, Ore.) prevailed over Anya Dalkin and Caitlin Stocking, 8-6, while Katrina Schwab (Spokane, Wash.) and Mikaela Peterson (Spokane, Wash.) defeated Pellicano and McClaran by the same score. Mortera went on to defeat Gleason in straight sets in the number five singles match (6-0, 6-0).

The top three singles matches between Portland State and Seattle University went to a third set super-tiebreaker, with the Redhawks winning all three contests. Schwab defeated Dalkin (4-6, 6-3, 10-8), Ohno earned a victory over Stocking (7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 10-4), and Jenks pulled out a win over Vadali (3-6, 6-3, 10-8).

Seattle University (5-7) will face Bellevue College in an exhibition match at the Robinswood Tennis Center in Bellevue, Wash., Friday, March 19, beginning at 1 p.m. The Redhawks will then host Pacific (Ore.) at the SeattleU Tennis Courts Saturday, March 27, starting at 3 p.m.

Seattle University vs. University of Idaho

Saturday, February 27, 2010 - Columbia Basin Racquet Center - Richland, Wash.

Idaho 5, SeattleU 2

Singles

  1. Gabriela Niculescu (UI) def. Katrina Schwab (SU): 6-1, 6-1
  2. Maria Perevoshchikova (UI) def. Ariel Ohno (SU): 6-0, 6-2
  3. Silvia Irimescu (UI) def. Audree Jenks (SU): 6-1, 6-1
  4. Whitney Cheng (SU) def. Alexandra Ulesanu (UI): 6-4, 3-6, 10-8
  5. Barbara Maciocha (UI) def. Steffanie Mortera (SU): 6-0, 6-3
  6. Aya Sugimoto (SU) def. Jana Siwa (UI): 6-2, 6-4

Doubles

  1. Niculescu/Perevoshchikova (UI) def. Ohno/Mortera (SU): 8-0
  2. Irimescu/Ulesanu (UI) def. Jenks/Schwab (SU): 8-3
  3. Siwa/Natalie Kirch (UI) def. Sugimoto/Mikaela Peterson (SU): 8-3

Seattle University vs. Portland State University

Saturday, February 27, 2010 - Columbia Basin Racquet Center - Richland, Wash.

SeattleU 7, Portland State 0

Singles

  1. Katrina Schwab (SU) def. Anya Dalkin (PSU): 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
  2. Ariel Ohno (SU) def. Caitlin Stocking (PSU): 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 10-4
  3. Audree Jenks (SU) def. Tara Vadali (PSU): 3-6, 6-3, 10-8
  4. Whitney Cheng (SU) def. Marti Pellicano (PSU): 6-2, 6-3
  5. Steffanie Mortera (SU) def. Kylea Gleason (PSU): 6-0, 6-0
  6. Aya Sugimoto (SU) def. Emily McClaran (PSU): 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

  1. Ohno/Mortera (SU) def. Stocking/Dalkin (PSU): 8-6
  2. Cheng/Jenks (SU) def. Vadali/Gleason (PSU): 8-3
  3. Schwab/Mikaela Peterson (SU) def. Pellicano/McClaran (PSU): 8-6