“I’m so proud of our student-athletes who fought through adversity today and have bonded as a team and grown as people,” said assistant coach Mark Hooper. “This is what college athletics is all about.”
The Redhawks picked up the doubles point, taking an early 1-0 lead, on wins in the No. 3 and No. 2 spots, respectively. SU would follow with three straight singles wins, with Matthew Alderson (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) clinching the win at No. 6 singles.
Seattle U will face the No. 1 seed New Mexico State Aggies on Saturday, Apr. 25 in the WAC semifinals at 1 p.m. CT/11 a.m. PT. The winner of the semifinal matches will advance to Sunday’s championship match.
Doubles Results
No. 1 – Sergiu Muresan/Mario Noboa (CSU) vs. Riley Newman/Ian Clare (SU), 6-7, unfinished
No. 2 – Tanner Berkabile/Matt Alderson (SU) def. Julian Chavez/Rashley Yeremia (CSU), 8-6
No. 3 – Connor Leahy/John Stormans (SU) def. Rohan Wattley/Christian Gonzalez (CSU), 8-6
Order of Finish: 3,2
Singles Results
No. 1 – Mario Noboa (CSU) vs. Riley Newman (SU), 2-6, 6-2, 5-4, unfinished
No. 2 – Sergiu Muresan (CSU) def. John Stormans (SU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 – Ian Clare (SU) def. Julian Chavez (CSU), 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 – Christian Gonzalez (CSU) vs. Tanner Berkabile (SU), 7-6, 3-2, unfinished
No. 5 – Connor Leahy (SU) def. Rashley Yeremia (CSU), 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 – Matt Alderson (SU) def. Rohan Wattley (CSU), 6-4, 6-3
Order of Finish: 3,5,6,2