“The boys played unbelievably well today,” said assistant coach Mark Hooper. “This team has so much heart and character and the best senior leadership I have ever seen. I am so proud to be associated with them.”
The Redhawks earned the doubles point, as Kevin Lynch (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Jason Bediones (Kent, Wash.) sealed the first point at No. 1 doubles with a 8-7(7-5), as the match went to a tiebreaker.
Riley Newman (Whidbey Island, Wash.) and Zach Kosanke (Bellevue, Wash.) would take a 3-0 lead for SU at No. 6 and No. 3 singles with the first two matches finished.
The Bengals would narrow the deficit, 3-2, as Jamey Swiggart and Krzysztof Stempien earned wins in the first two singles spots, but Connor Leahy (Portland, Ore.) and Ian Clare (Sachse, Texas) would seal the Redhawk victory with two final singles wins.
SU returns to Seattle to host Idaho on Friday, Mar. 28 in a Western Athletic Conference competition at Sand Point Tennis Center.
Seattle U 5, Idaho State 2
Doubles
No. 1 – Kevin Lynch/Jason Bediones (SU) def. Jamey Swiggart/Austin Miller (ISU), 8-7 (7-5)
No. 2 – Will Topp/Zach Kosanke (SU) def. Krzysztof Stempien/Bjorn Scheepbouwer (ISU), 8-4
No. 3 – Josh Goodwin/Cody Miller (ISU) def. Riley Newman/Connor Leahy (SU), 8-7 (8-6)
Order of Finish: 2,3,1
Singles
No. 1 – Jamey Swiggart (ISU) def. Kevin Lynch (SU), 7-5, 6-0
No. 2 – Krzysztof Stempien (ISU) def. Will Topp (SU), 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 – Zach Kosanke (SU) def. Austin Miller (ISU), 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 – Ian Clare (SU) def. Josh Goodwin (ISU), 6-2, 4-6, 10-6
No. 5 – Riley Newman (SU) def. Bjorn Scheepbouwer (ISU), 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 – Connor Leahy (SU) def. Cody Miller (ISU), 6-4, 6-4
Order of Finish: 5,3,1,2,6,4