The Vandals won the doubles point, winning all three matches, despite a close No. 3 match that the Redhawks ultimately lost, 6-4.
Tanner Berkabile (Las Vegas, Nev.) tied the score, 1-1, with a win at No. 4 singles but Idaho would answer with four straight singles wins to lead, 5-1.
Matt Alderson (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) picked up the Redhawks’ final singles win in the No. 6 spot to narrow the SU deficit, 5-2.
Seattle U will close the homestand versus Illinois State on Tuesday, Mar. 10 at 2 p.m. vs. Illinois State at Amy Yee Tennis Center but will stay in the Emerald City with a pair of matches at Washington on Friday, Mar. 13 starting at 4 p.m.
Doubles Results
No. 1 – Cristobal Ramos Salazar/Jackson Varney (UI) def. Riley Newman/Tanner Berkabile (SU), 0-6
No. 2 – Odon Barta/Felipe Fonseca (UI) def. Ian Clare/Matt Alderson (SU), 2-6
No. 3 – Mark Kovacs/Alberto Sanz (UI) def. Connor Leahy/John Stormans (SU), 4-6
Order of Finish: 1,2,3
Singles Results
No. 1 – Odon Barta (UI) def. Riley Newman (SU), 2-6, 2-6
No. 2 – Felipe Fonseca (UI) def. John Stormans (SU), 5-7, 2-6
No. 3 – Cristobal Ramos Salazar (UI) def. Ian Clare (SU), 3-6, 2-6
No. 4 – Tanner Berkabile (SU) def. Jackson Varney (UI), 5-2 (ret)
No. 5 – Mark Kovacs (UI) def. Connor Leahy (SU), 1-6, 1-6
No. 6 – Matt Alderson (SU) def. Alberto Sanz (UI), 6-0, 6-4
Order of Finish: 4,5,1,3,2,6