The Eagles would earn the doubles point, winning the first two matches to finish, as the Redhawks fell behind early, 1-0. Eastern Washington would take a 2-0 lead as Janaya Smith won the first singles match to finish in the No. 1 spot.
Seattle U would gain the lead, 3-2, on singles wins by Michelle Lui (Bellevue, Wash.), Barbara Carey (Seattle, Wash.), and Madison Maloney (Idaho Falls, Idaho) at No. 2, No. 4, and No. 3 respectively.
EWU tied the tally as Katrina Domingo earned a win at No. 6 singles but Kristen James (Lubbock, Texas) would clinch the win at No. 5 singles, defeating Chrissy Uriarte, 6-3, 6-1, to earn the overall victory.
SU will be back in action on Friday, Jan. 30 at Boise State and Saturday, Jan. 31 vs. Weber State in Boise. Stay tuned to GoSeattleU.com for all the latest updates on the team throughout the spring 2015 campaign.
Doubles
No. 1 – Janaya Smith/Erin Blessing (EWU) def. Michelle Lui/Kelli Woodman (SU), 3-6
No. 2 – Dani Young/Katrina Domingo (EWU) def. Madison Maloney/Barbara Carey (SU), 4-6
No. 3 – Kristen James/Sari Kwee (SU) def. Rachel Swindell/Carolina Lopez (EWU), 7-6 (7-3)
Order of Finish: 1,2,3
Singles Results
No. 1 – Janaya Smith (EWU) def. Kelli Woodman (SU), 4-6, 4-6
No. 2 – Michelle Lui (SU) def. Erin Blessing (EWU), 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 – Madison Maloney (SU) def. Rachel Swindell (EWU), 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 – Barbara Carey (SU) def. Dani Young (EWU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 – Kristen James (SU) def. Chrissy Uriarte (EWU), 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 – Katrina Domingo (EWU) def. Sari Kwee (SU), 0-6, 0-6
Order of Finish: 1,2,4,3,6,5