BOZEMAN, MONT. – It was an early Friday morning in Bozeman, Mont., but Seattle U men's tennis were wide awake and eager to face Montana State in their quest for their first win of the season. Unfortunately, the Bobcats had other plans, ultimately defeating the Redhawks 4-0 in a shortened, clinch-deciding match.
Seniors Trenton Nield and Alex Chan battled valiantly in doubles play against Nejc Sitar and Grant Wood of Montana State, finishing 3-6, while senior Adrian Alvarez Sanabria and Billy Givens-Jensen posted a 1-6 score against opponents Chase Stoner and Marcos Zelver. Juniors Colton Weeldreyer and Emilio Monroy kept things close against Montana State's Joaquin Espinoza and Manuel Monteiro, but play was stopped with a 4-5 score due to the other two matches finishing in favor of the Bobcats.
In singles play, only three matches finished before the day was called due to Montana State clinching at 4-0. Nield and Monroy posted identical scores of 2-6, 4-6 against Sitar and Zelver, respectively, while Chan (4-6, 2-6) had a strong start against the Bobcats' Christian Damgaard Qvist. Weeldreyer was tied with Espinoza when play was stopped after sets of 4-6 and 6-3.
Seattle U will head to Missoula, Mont., on Sunday, Feb. 9, to play Montana at 9:30 a.m. PT.
Seattle U vs. Montana State
Feb. 7, 2020 at Bozeman, Mont.
(Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center)
Montana State 4, Seattle U 0
Singles competition
Sitar, Nejc (MSU) def. Nield, Trenton (SU) 6-2, 6-4
Espinoza, Joaquin (MSU) vs. Weeldreyer, Colton (SU) 6-4, 3-6 DNF
Zelver, Marcos (MSU) def. Monroy, Emilio (SU) 6-2, 6-4
Damgaard Qvist, Christian (MSU) def. Chan, Alex (SU) 6-4, 6-2
Stoner, Chase (MSU) vs. Alvarez Sanabria, Adrian (SU) 4-0 DNF
Monteiro, Manuel (MSU) vs. Schmassmann, Lars (SU) 2-1 DNF
Doubles competition
Sitar, Nejc/Wood, Grant (MSU) def. Nield, Trenton/Chan, Alex (SU) 6-3
Espinoza, Joaquin/Monteiro, Manuel (MSU) vs. Weeldreyer, Colton/Monroy, Emilio (SU) 5-4 DNF
Stoner, Chase/Zelver, Marcos (MSU) def. Alvarez Sanabria, Adrian/Givens-Jensen, Billy (SU) 6-1
Match Notes:
Seattle U 0-5, 0-0 WAC
Montana State 2-1, 0-0 Big Sky
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,3,1)
Seniors Trenton Nield and Alex Chan battled valiantly in doubles play against Nejc Sitar and Grant Wood of Montana State, finishing 3-6, while senior Adrian Alvarez Sanabria and Billy Givens-Jensen posted a 1-6 score against opponents Chase Stoner and Marcos Zelver. Juniors Colton Weeldreyer and Emilio Monroy kept things close against Montana State's Joaquin Espinoza and Manuel Monteiro, but play was stopped with a 4-5 score due to the other two matches finishing in favor of the Bobcats.
In singles play, only three matches finished before the day was called due to Montana State clinching at 4-0. Nield and Monroy posted identical scores of 2-6, 4-6 against Sitar and Zelver, respectively, while Chan (4-6, 2-6) had a strong start against the Bobcats' Christian Damgaard Qvist. Weeldreyer was tied with Espinoza when play was stopped after sets of 4-6 and 6-3.
Seattle U will head to Missoula, Mont., on Sunday, Feb. 9, to play Montana at 9:30 a.m. PT.
Seattle U vs. Montana State
Feb. 7, 2020 at Bozeman, Mont.
(Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center)
Montana State 4, Seattle U 0
Singles competition
Sitar, Nejc (MSU) def. Nield, Trenton (SU) 6-2, 6-4
Espinoza, Joaquin (MSU) vs. Weeldreyer, Colton (SU) 6-4, 3-6 DNF
Zelver, Marcos (MSU) def. Monroy, Emilio (SU) 6-2, 6-4
Damgaard Qvist, Christian (MSU) def. Chan, Alex (SU) 6-4, 6-2
Stoner, Chase (MSU) vs. Alvarez Sanabria, Adrian (SU) 4-0 DNF
Monteiro, Manuel (MSU) vs. Schmassmann, Lars (SU) 2-1 DNF
Doubles competition
Sitar, Nejc/Wood, Grant (MSU) def. Nield, Trenton/Chan, Alex (SU) 6-3
Espinoza, Joaquin/Monteiro, Manuel (MSU) vs. Weeldreyer, Colton/Monroy, Emilio (SU) 5-4 DNF
Stoner, Chase/Zelver, Marcos (MSU) def. Alvarez Sanabria, Adrian/Givens-Jensen, Billy (SU) 6-1
Match Notes:
Seattle U 0-5, 0-0 WAC
Montana State 2-1, 0-0 Big Sky
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,3,1)