Eastern Washington men's tennis played its penultimate match of the regular season on Saturday (April 22), hosting Portland State at the EWU Tennis Courts. The Vikings defeated the Eagles, 4-3, after trailing 3-2 in the match. Eastern is now 4-12 overall and 0-6 in the Big Sky. Portland State improved to 7-13 this season and 2-5 in conference.

The Eagles opened strong, winning the doubles point to put them in the lead. Bruno Ortega and Drew Dillon defeated Andrea Bringnacca and Simon Kuszynski, 7-6, at the No. 2 doubles match. At the No. 3 doubles, Erik Sarlvik joined up with Brady Thomas to defeat Jan Semerak and Andrin Zuellig, 7-6.

In singles, Portland St. would get wins at the No. 3 and 4 positions to take the lead in the match.

Ortega would win his second match of the day (6-2, 6-3) over Zuellig, playing at the No. 5 spot. Then at the No. 6 spot, Dillon earned a two-set win (7-6, 6-4) over Gregory Gruenig.

The Vikings rallied to win the last two singles and take the match, 4-3.

Results

Singles
Andrea Bringnacca def. Steven Paz (2-6, 6-3, 6-3)
Luka Jovanovic def. Caden Kammerer (7-6, 7-6)
J. Hembo Mathiasen def. Tyler Dalos (6-1, 6-3)
Simon Kuszynski def. Erik Sarlvik (6-3, 6-0)
Bruno Ortega def. Andrian Zuellig (6-2, 6-3)
Drew Dillon def. Gregory Gruenig (7-6, 6-4)

Doubles
Gregory Gruenig / Jan Semerak def. Tyler Dalos / Caden Kammerer (6-4)
Bruno Ortega / Drew Dillon def. Andrea Bringnacca / Simon Kuszynski (7-6)
Erik Sarlvik / Brady Thomas def. Jan Semerak / Andrin Zuellig (7-6)

Up Next
Eastern Washington will play its last match of the regular season tomorrow morning at 11 .m. Pacific Time against Weber State at the EWU Tennis Courts. The Eagles will honor Bruno Ortega before match for Senior Day.