The Redhawks mounted a comeback in doubles play to earn the win after falling in the first match to finish but winning the final two at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles.
SU took a 2-0 lead as Michelle Lui (Bellevue, Wash.) defeated Rachel Swindell, 6-7, 7-5, at No. 2 singles but the Eagles tied the tally, 2-2, with a pair of singles wins to follow. Seattle U earned a 3-2 advantage as Barbara Carey (Seattle, Wash.) earned a win at No. 4 singles over Dani Young, 6-3, 6-4, but EWU would gain the lead and the final advantage, winning the last two singles matches to finish.
The Redhawks will travel to Las Cruces, N.M. next weekend to take on Chicago State (Mar. 20), UTPA (Mar. 21), and NMSU (Mar. 22) to open conference play, also facing UTEP in a non-conference match on Mar. 23 in El Paso.
Doubles Results
No. 1 – Michelle Lui/Kelli Woodman (SU) def. Janaya Smith/Katrina Domingo (EWU), 6-3
No. 2 - Erin Blessing/Dani Young (EWU) def. Kristen James/Sari Kwee (SU), 2-6
No. 3 – Madison Maloney/Kailyn Skjonsby (SU) def. Rachel Swindell/Carolina Lopez (EWU), 7-6 (6)
Order of Finish: 2,1,3
Singles Results
No. 1 – Janaya Smith (EWU) def. Kelli Woodman (SU), 4-6, 4-6
No. 2 – Michelle Lui (SU) def. Rachel Swindell (EWU), 6-0, 7-5
No. 3 – Erin Blessing (EWU) def. Madison Maloney (SU), 6-7 (4), 1-6
No. 4 – Barbara Carey (SU) def. Dani Young (EWU), 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 –Carolina Lopez (EWU) def. Sari Kwee (SU), 2-6, 4-6
No. 6 – Katrina Domingo (EWU) def. Audrey Scott (SU), 6-7, 7-5, 2-6
Order of Finish: 2,5,1,4,3,6