“I’m really proud of the guys”, said head coach Mark Frisby. “Everyone really stepped up today to earn the win.”
The doubles matches tied at one apiece, Ian Clare (Sachse, Texas) and Matt Alderson (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) would come back from trailing, 4-1, to win, 7-5, in the third doubles match to clinch the first point for Seattle U.
The Redhawks would win the first four singles matches to clinch the victory before Eastern Washington won the final two.
The team has two weeks off from dual competition before four straight matches in Seattle. They will start with a pair of matches vs. Portland and Wisconsin on Saturday, Jan. 24 at UW. Stay tuned to GoSeattleU.com for all the latest updates on the team throughout the 2014-15 campaign.
Doubles
No. 1 – Will Topp/Riley Newman (SU) def. Eduardo Martinez/Eduardo Bringhold (EWU), 6-2
No. 2 – Robert Dula/Vuk Vukovic (EWU) def. John Stormans/Connor Leahy (SU), 6-1
No. 3 – Matt Alderson/Ian Clare (SU) def. Wacil Bendjelti/Rendell Burghart (EWU), 7-5
Order of Finish: 1,2,3
Singles
No. 1 – Robert Dula (EWU) def. Will Topp (SU), 7-6 (7-5), 6-0
No. 2 – Riley Newman (SU) def. Vuk Vukovic (EWU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 – John Stormans (SU) def. Eduardo Martinez (EWU), 6-3, 6-0
No. 4 – Ian Clare (SU) def. Wacil Bendjelti (EWU), 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8)
No. 5 – Eduardo Bringhold (EWU) def. Connor Leahy (SU), 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
No. 6 – Tanner Berkabile (SU) def. Rendell Burghart (EWU), 6-3, 6-2
Order of Finish: 3,2,6,4,5,1