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Seattle U Men?s Tennis Sweeps Pacific Lutheran, 7-0

Redhawks win all three doubles sets before earning straight-set victories in singles

Seattle U Men?s Tennis Sweeps Pacific Lutheran, 7-0Seattle U Men?s Tennis Sweeps Pacific Lutheran, 7-0
The Seattle University men's tennis team took advantage of the sunny weather, sweeping past Pacific Lutheran, 7-0, Saturday afternoon at the Seattle U Tennis Courts.

The Redhawks won all three doubles sets to earn the doubles point, with Mark Shkrebtan (Redmond, Wash.) and Simon Meske (Tacoma, Wash.) winning the number one doubles set over Scott Sheldon and Taylor Dickey, 8-5. In the number two doubles position, Eric Chalmers (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Kevin Lynch (Colorado Springs, Colo.) defeated Daniel Cotton and Michael Parretta, 8-2, while Kyle Rapp (Encinitas, Calif.) and David Kovas (South Bend, Ind.) combined for an 8-3 victory over Zack AhYat and Neal Berg in the number three doubles spot.

Jordan Prince (Hansville, Wash.) got the singles off to a solid start for Seattle U, defeating Cotton in straight sets in the number four singles slot (6-0, 6-0). All six Redhawk singles victories came in straight sets, with Kovas winning in number one singles (6-2, 6-4), Shkrebtan picking up the win in number two singles (6-2, 6-4), and Andrew Anderson (Tacoma, Wash.) earning the victory in number three singles (6-3, 7-5). Meske cruised to the straight-set win in number five singles (6-2, 6-0), and Jason Bediones (Kent, Wash.) did not lose a game in winning his match at number six singles (6-0, 6-0).

The Seattle University men's tennis team (3-12) heads to Las Vegas, Nev., for Spring Break, facing Western New Mexico next Thursday, March 24, at 12 p.m. and Idaho State both Friday, March 25, and Saturday, March 26, at 10 a.m. each day.

Also, the women's tennis team's match against Portland Sunday, March 20, will now take place at the Seattle U Tennis Courts starting at 1:15 p.m.

Pacific Lutheran University at Seattle University
March 19, 2011 at Seattle U Tennis Courts

Seattle U 7, Pacific Lutheran 0

DOUBLES

  1. Mark Shkrebtan/Simon Meske (SU) def. Scott Sheldon/Taylor Dickey (PLU): 8-5
  2. Eric Chalmers/Kevin Lynch (SU) def. Daniel Cotton/Michael Parretta (PLU): 8-2
  3. Kyle Rapp/David Kovas (SU) def. Zack AhYat/Neal Berg (PLU): 8-3

SINGLES

  1. David Kovas (SU) def. Scott Sheldon (PLU): 6-2, 6-4
  2. Mark Shkrebtan (SU) def. Taylor Dickey (PLU): 6-2, 6-4
  3. Andrew Anderson (SU) def. Zack AhYat (PLU): 6-3, 7-5
  4. Jordan Prince (SU) def. Daniel Cotton (PLU): 6-0, 6-0
  5. Simon Meske (SU) def. Reed Gunstone (PLU): 6-2, 6-0
  6. Jason Bediones (SU) def. Neal Berg (PLU): 6-0, 6-0