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Redhawks Fight Back to Clinch Win

Seattle U lost the doubles point, but came out for singles to take the match 5-2 on Saturday evening against Southern Utah.

Redhawks Fight Back to Clinch WinRedhawks Fight Back to Clinch Win

SEATTLE – (Feb. 17) After losing the doubles point, the Seattle University men's tennis team recovered and won five of six singles matches to pull off the come-from-behind 5-2 win over Southern Utah Saturday evening at the Tennis Center at Sand Point.

 

The Thunderbirds took the early lead with wins at flights #2 and #3 for the doubles point, while Trenton Nield and Colton Weeldreyer were leading 4-2 on the first flight before ending the match earlier due to having lost the point already.

 

But, that didn't hold the Redhawks back. They needed a big fight in singles, and that's exactly what they did. Nield set the tone in the first flight, leading the way with a 6-0, 6-3 win. Arshak Ghazaryan followed with a 6-4, 6-3 win at #2, and Weeldreyer gave SU a 3-1 lead with a hard-fought 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 win at #3. Then needing just one more win in the last three courts, Michael Schoettler clinched it for the Redhawks with a 7-6, 6-2 win in the fifth flight, giving them a 5-2 win.

 

“Toniht was all about the heart and will of our guys,” head coach Adam Reeb said. “We had a really poor start in the doubles, but the guys responded unbelievably well in the singles. Our singles play is very solid, and I'm confident we'll get doubles figured out. This team is a bunch of gritty guys and they are playing well. We're excited to get back out again in the morning and compete again at home against PLU.”

 

The Redhawks host PLU at the Tennis Center at Sand Point on Sunday at noon.

 

Tennis Match Results

 

Southern Utah vs Seattle U

Feb 17, 2018 at Seattle, Wash.

(Tennis Center at Sand Point)

 

Seattle U 5, Southern Utah 2

 

Singles competition

  1. Nield, Trenton (SU) def. Conor Tordoff (SUU) 6-0, 6-3
  2. Ghazaryan, Arshak (SU) def. Jonathan Morales (SUU) 6-4, 6-3
  3. Weeldreyer, Colton (SU) def. Pablo Guerra Garcia (SUU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
  4. Agustin Tamagnone (SUU) def. Monroy, Emilio (SU) 7-5, 6-7, 6-3
  5. Schoettler, Michael (SU) def. Guy Feigin (SUU) 7-6, 6-2
  6. Kalmus, Jeremiah (SU) def. Jose Ortega (SUU) 7-6, 3-6, 10-6

 

Doubles competition

  1. Nield, Trenton/Weeldreyer, Colton (SU) vs. Jose Ortega/Agustin Tamagnone (SUU) 4-2 unfinished
  2. Jonathan Morales/Conor Tordoff (SUU) def. Schoettler, Michael/Kalmus, Jeremiah (SU) 6-1
  3. Guy Feigin/Pablo Guerra Garcia (SUU) def. Ghazaryan, Arshak/Chan, Alex (SU) 6-0

 

Match Notes:

Southern Utah 2-5

Seattle U 4-4

Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 2); Singles (1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 6)