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Seattle University Women?s Tennis Picks Up Victory Over Lewis-Clark State

Seniors Jenks, Cheng lead way with victories in both singles and doubles

Seattle University Women?s Tennis Picks Up Victory Over Lewis-Clark StateSeattle University Women?s Tennis Picks Up Victory Over Lewis-Clark State
The Seattle University women's tennis team used its veteran leadership to start its weekend road trip with a 5-2 victory over Lewis-Clark State Friday afternoon at the LCSC Tennis Center.

Seniors Audree Jenks (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Whitney Cheng (Seattle, Wash.) won their doubles match in the number one position over Katharina Marsela and Ciara Schultz, 8-5. In singles, Jenks defeated Schultz in straight sets (6-1, 6-1), and Cheng pulled out a three-set victory over Megan Smedley (6-4, 2-6, 6-3).

In the number two doubles slot, Ariel Ohno (Kent, Wash.) and Steffanie Mortera (Portland, Ore.) teamed up to defeat Dorothy Chong and Samantha Teigen, 9-7. Ohno went on to defeat Chong in the number two singles position in straight sets (6-2, 7-5), while Mortera earned a straight set win over Elaine Lee (7-6, 6-0).

Seattle University (7-7) continues the road trip with two matches Saturday, April 3, first facing Montana in a neutral-site contest at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Wash., beginning at 10 a.m., followed by a match at Gonzaga in Spokane, Wash., at 4 p.m. The Redhawks will head back to Cheney for an Easter morning match against Eastern Washington starting at 9 a.m.

Seattle University 5, Lewis-Clark State 2

SINGLES
1)      Katharina Marsela (LCSC) def. Katrina Schwab (SU): 7-5, 6-32)      Ariel Ohno (SU) def. Dorothy Chong (LCSC): 6-2, 7-53)      Audree Jenks (SU) def. Ciara Schultz (LCSC): 6-1, 6-14)      Whitney Cheng (SU) def. Megan Smedley (LCSC): 6-4, 2-6, 6-35)      Steffanie Mortera (SU) def. Elaine Lee (LCSC): 7-6, 6-06)      Barb Sneckner (LCSC) def. Gina Bloemers (SU): 6-0, 6-07)      Aya Sugimoto (SU) def. Chelsea Gay (LCSC): 6-2, 7-5 (exhibition)8)      Mikaela Peterson (SU) def. Samantha Teigen (LCSC): 5-7, 7-6, 10-4 (exhibition)DOUBLES
1)      Jenks/Cheng (SU) def. Marsela/Schultz (LCSC): 8-52)      Ohno/Mortera (SU) def. Chong/Teigen (LCSC): 9-73)      Smedley/Gay (LCSC) def. Peterson/Sugimoto (SU): 8-1
4)      Schwab/Bloemers (SU) def. Marina Wold/Sneckner (LCSC): 8-1 (exhibition)