Veterans Mark Shkretbtan (Redmond, Wash.) and Simon Meske (Tacoma, Wash.) won their matches in straight sets, with Shkretbtan winning in the number four singles position over Zhia Hwa Chong (6-4, 6-4) and Meske earning the victory in the number five singles position over Pablo Mosquera Perez (6-2, 6-3). Andrew Anderson (Tacoma, Wash.) picked up Seattle U's other point in the number two singles position with a straight-set victory over Kevin Eischen (6-4, 6-0).
Gonzaga (1-0) clinched the victory when Jake Davis squeaked past Jason Bediones (Kent, Wash.), winning the second set in a tiebreaker, 8-6, for a straight-set victory (6-4, 7-6). Levin Guillermo defeated David Kovas (South Bend, Ind.) in the number one singles position (6-4, 6-0), and Scott Sullivan earned a straight-set victory over Matt Overland (Renton, Wash.) in the number three singles slot (6-4, 6-4).
The Bulldogs started off the night by winning the doubles point, taking two of the three hard-fought doubles sets. Eischen and Mosquera Perez defeated Meske and Bediones in the number two doubles slot, 8-5, while Davis and Muzeen Ismath earned an 8-6 victory over Anderson and Overland in the number three doubles position. Kovas teamed with Jordan Prince (Hansville, Wash.) for an 8-6 victory over Chong and Sullivan in the number one doubles position.
Seattle University (0-1) will next compete in two weeks, heading to Colorado Springs, Colo., for matches against Northern Colorado (Jan. 28) and Air Force (Jan. 30).