In the first matchup of the spring season, Eastern Washington women's tennis defeated Seattle U 5-2 at Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse on Friday night (Jan. 13). After winning the doubles point, the Eagles won four singles matches to open 2023 with a 1-0 record.

"It was a great effort by the whole team today to get a season-opening win on our home court. I'm very proud of the way we approached our matches," head coach Dustin Hinson said. "We are enjoying the journey and the process of improving, while just trying to stay in the moment no matter what is going on in the match. I loved our mentality and I love our energy out there today. This is a good start and now we need to keep working and keep building to improve anyway we can. I'm excited to see what we can accomplish this season if we keep sticking together and giving it all we've got, day in and day out."

Doubles
In the No. 1 spot, Isabella Foshee and Leandra Nizetic defeated Seattle's Elena Kraleva and Liliya Dimova, 6-3.

Scout Mathews and Taylor Andersen were in control of their matchup in the No. 2 doubles, winning 6-1 over Marija Elenova and Jade Quintana.

Singles
Mathews would take the court in the No. 1 singles spot and defeated Elena Kraleva 6-3, 6-3.

At the No. 4 position, Renata Gabuzyan won the first set 7-5, then battled to a 7-6 (7-3) win in the second to win the matchup.

Kenzington Mann dominated, defeating Shuanghu Huang without dropping a game 6-0, 6-0.

Andersen defeated Jade Quintana, winning 4-6, 6-2 (13-11). Eastern had already clinched the match during Andersen's matchup.

Results

Singles
Scout Mathews def. Elena Kraleva 6-3, 6-3
Liliya Dimova def. Leandra Nizetic 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)
Marija Elenova def. Isabella Foshee 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-3)
Renata Gabuzyan def. Lola Tavcar 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)
Taylor Andersen def. Jade Quintana 4-6, 6-2 (13-11)
Kenzington Mann def. Shuanghu Huang 6-0, 6-0
 
Doubles
Isabella Foshee/Leandra Nizetic def. Elena Kraleva/Liliya Dimova 6-3
Scout Mathews/Taylor Andersen def. Marija Elenova/Jade Quintana 6-1
Lola Tavcar/Mireia Fehr def. Renata Gabuzyan/Kenzington Mann 7-5
 
Up Next
Eastern Washington will travel to play the University of Washington in Seattle, Wash. on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 12 p.m. Pacific Time.