The Redhawks clinched the doubles point to lead 1-0 with two straight victories at No. 3 and No. 2 before the Broncs took the final doubles match in the No. 1 spot.
UTPA jumped out to a 3-1 lead with three straight singles wins in the first half of matches to finish, but Seattle U powered back to tie the tally, 3-3, on wins at No. 5 and No. 6 from Connor Leahy (Portland, Ore.) and Matt Alderson (Bainbridge Island, Wash.), respectively.
The No. 4 match, the last to finish, was only one of two to advance to three sets in a tightly contested finish but the Broncs’ Elliot Johnstone would ultimately defeat Tanner Berkabile (Las Vegas, Nev.), 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 for the overall match victory.
Seattle U closes the regular season and Chicago trip versus Grand Canyon, slated to start at 8 am CT/6 am PT. Stay tuned to GoSeattleU.com for all updates regarding match times and schedules.
Doubles Results
No. 1 – Juan Cruz Soria/Koby Jansen (UTPA) def. Riley Newman/Ian Clare (SU), 8-6
No. 2 – Tanner Berkabile/Matt Alderson (SU) def. Ethan Ammon/Hector Ramirez (UTPA), 8-4
No. 3 – John Stormans/Connor Leahy (SU) def. Miguel Alvarez-Hevia/Elliot Johnstone (UTPA), 8-5
Order of Finish: 3,2,1
Singles Results
No. 1 – Juan Cruz Soria (UTPA) def. Riley Newman (SU), 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 – Hector Ramirez (UTPA) def. Ian Clare (SU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 – Koby Jansen (UTPA) def. John Stormans (SU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 – Elliot Johnstone (UTPA) def. Tanner Berkabile (SU), 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
No. 5 – Connor Leahy (SU) def. Miguel Alvarez-Hevia (UTPA), 7-6(7-3), 6-2
No. 6 – Matt Alderson (SU) def. Ethan Ammon (UTPA), 5-7, 6-3. 6-4
Order of Finish: 3,2,1,5,6,4