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Women's Tennis Battles Montana State in 5-2 Win

The Redhawks finish the weekend at Eastern Washington on Sunday.

Women's Tennis Battles Montana State in 5-2 WinWomen's Tennis Battles Montana State in 5-2 Win
Seattle University women’s tennis earned the doubles point in dramatic fashion before taking four of six singles matches to earn a 5-2 victory over Montana State in Spokane, Wash.

The Redhawks won the first doubles match in the No. 3 spot before the Bobcats evened the tally at No. 1 doubles. SU would clinch the point with a win at No. 2 doubles, 7-6(3), to take the 1-0 lead in the match.

In singles play, the Redhawks and Bobcats each won two matches in the first four to finish. SU’s Barbara Carey (Seattle, Wash.) and Kristen James (Lubbock, Texas) would finish the match with a pair of wins to clinch the 5-2 Seattle U victory.

The Redhawks finish the busy weekend with a match at Eastern Washington on Sunday, Jan. 25 at 10 am. The team will face Boise State and Weber State in Boise, Idaho next weekend to finish the month of January.

Doubles Results
No. 1 – Laura Middel/Angelina Phillipova (MSU) def. Madison Maloney/Barbara Carey (SU), 7-5
No. 2 – Kristen James/Sari Kwee (SU) def. Molly Crum/Jessica Brycki (MSU), 7-6 (3)
No. 3 – Michelle Lui/Kailyn Skjonsby (SU) def. Liana Bates/Shelby Cerkovnik (MSU), 6-2
Order of Finish: 3,1,2

Singles Results
No. 1 – Michelle Lui (SU) def. Laura Middel (MSU), 6-3, 7-5
No. 2 – Jessica Brycki (MSU) def. Madison Maloney (SU), 6-7, 2-6
No. 3 – Barbara Carey (SU) def. Angelina Phillipova (MSU), 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 – Kristen James (SU) def. Molly Crum (MSU), 2-6, 7-6(5), 10-3
No. 5 – Liana Bates (MSU) def. Kailyn Skjonsby (SU), 4-6, 1-6
No. 6 – Sari Kwee (SU) def. Shelby Cerkovnik (MSU), 7-5, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6,2,1,5,3,4