Seattle U jumped out to a 3-0 lead, winning the first three singles matches to finish, as Connor Leahy (Portland, Ore.) started the match with a straight sets victory over Austin Miller. Matt Alderson (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) and Riley Newman (Whidbey Island, Wash.) followed with back-to-back straight sets victories in the No. 6 and No. 1 spots, respectively.
The Bengals’ Bjorn Scheepbouwer narrowed the deficit with a three-set victory at No. 3 singles but Tanner Berkabile (Las Vegas, Nev.) would clinch the hometown match with a three-set victory at No. 4 singles.
Krzysztof Stempien finished with a win in the No. 2 spot, both sets going to tiebreaker, to result in a 4-2 Seattle U victory.
The Redhawks close their competition week in Las Vegas facing Portland State on Wednesday, Mar. 25 at 9 a.m. PT before heading to Edinburg, Texas for a pair of conference matches this weekend.
Singles Results
No. 1 – Riley Newman (SU) def. Daniel Loebel (ISU), 6-3,6-4
No. 2 – Krzysztof Stempien (ISU) def. John Stormans (SU), 6-7(2), 6-7(2)
No. 3 – Bjorn Scheepbouwer (ISU) def. Ian Clare (SU), 0-6, 6-4, 3-10
No. 4 – Tanner Berkabile (SU) def. Josh Goodwin (ISU), 4-6, 6-0, 10-8
No. 5 – Connor Leahy (SU) def. Austin Miller (ISU), 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 – Matt Alderson (SU) def. Orin Duffin (ISU), 6-2, 6-3
Order of Finish: 5,6,1,3,4,2