Will Topp (Olympia, Wash.) and Zach Kosanke (Bellevue, Wash.) took the first doubles win, 8-4, but the Redhawks dropped the final two at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles as MSU earned the doubles point.
Riley Newman (Whidbey Island, Wash.) and Kosanke would take the lead, 2-1, for SU with a pair of wins at No. 6 and No. 4 singles, but Harry James tied the score with a win in the No. 5 spot for the Bobcats.
The score would be tied again, 3-3, as Kevin Lynch (Colorado Springs, Colo.) earned a win at No. 2 singles and MSU’s Markus Schleuter earned a win at No. 3.
Coming down to the final match, Topp won the first set, 6-2, but dropped the final two to MSU’s Niklas Brandes as the Bobcats earned the victory.
Seattle U returns to action next weekend in Reno, Nev. as they take on Nevada on Friday, Mar. 14 at 12 p.m. and UMBC on Saturday, Mar. 15 at 1 p.m.
Doubles
No. 1 – Niklas Brandes/Diego Campos (MSU) def. Kevin Lynch/Jason Bediones (SU), 8-7 (7-5)
No. 2 – Will Topp/Zach Kosanke (SU) def. Markus Schleuter/Javier Martin Morillas (MSU), 8-4
No. 3 – Kenny Dodd/Harry James (MSU) def. Connor Leahy/Riley Newman (SU), 8-2
Order of Finish: 2,3,1
Singles
No. 1 – Niklas Brandes (MSU) def. Will Topp (SU), 6-2, 3-6, 4-6
No. 2 – Kevin Lynch (SU) def. Javier Martin Morillas (MSU), 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 – Markus Schleuter (MSU) def. Ian Clare (SU), 5-7, 2-6
No. 4 – Zach Kosanke (SU) def. Diego Campos (MSU), 6-2, 6-0
No. 5 – Harry James (MSU) def. Connor Leahy (SU), 0-6, 2-6
No. 6 – Riley Newman (SU) def. Kenny Dodd (MSU), 6-2, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6,4,5,2,3,1