The Redhawks secured the doubles point with victories in the No. 2 and No. 3 spots to take an early 1-0 lead over the Vikings. Portland State took two singles matches but Seattle U would answer with four singles wins to earn the 5-2 victory.
Seattle U men’s tennis travels to Edinburg, Texas for a pair of Western Athletic Conference matches vs. Chicago State (Mar. 27) and Kansas City (Mar. 28) before finishing the regular season in Chicago, Ill. in mid-April.
Doubles Results
No. 1 – Stuart Tierney/Ian Risenhoover (PSU) def. Riley Newman/Ian Clare (SU), 6-4
No. 2 – Tanner Berkabile/Matt Alderson (SU) def. Brent Wheeler/Matt Pronesti (SU), 6-3
No. 3 – John Stormans/Connor Leahy (SU) def. Wil Cochrane/Nacor Ibanez (PSU), 6-1
Singles Results
No. 1 – Stuart Tierney (PSU) def. Riley Newman (SU), 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 – Ethan Lopez (PSU) def. John Stormans (SU), 6-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-1)
No. 3 – Ian Clare (SU) def. Wil Cochrane (PSU), 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 – Tanner Berkabile (SU) def. Brent Wheeler (PSU), 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 – Connor Leahy (SU) def. Matt Pronesti (PSU), 6-4, 6-1
No. 6 – Matt Alderson (SU) def. Ian Risenhoover (PSU), 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)