BOZEMAN, Mont. - The road schedule is nearly complete for Eastern Washington men's tennis as they started the weekend with a matchup against Montana State. Eastern fell to the Bobcats, 5-2, winning the doubles point, but dropping five-of-six singles matches. EWU is now 1-5 in the conference and 4-16 overall. 

Beginning in doubles, the Eagles gained the early momentum, winning at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions to clinch the opening point of the day. At No. 3, Caden Kammerer and Brady Thomas joined up for a 6-4 win over Yassin Elaroussy and Camille Chantron. The point was clinched at No. 2, with Arshjot Bhatti and Drew Dillon battling Eddie Biss and Harrison Janes. The matchup was tied 6-6 and went to the tie breaker. Bhatti and Dillon fought to a 8-6 win in the tiebreaker to secure the match win and doubles point. 

Bhatti continued to show poise in singles, playing at No. 5 against Janes. The first set was another competitive battle between the two, with Bhatti earning the victory, 7-5. In the second set, Bhatti cruised to a 6-3 win and gained another point for Eastern. 

Tyler Dalos, playing at No. 2, won the first set against Andrew Stewart, but dropped the next two (6-2, 6-3) to miss on the point.

Up Next
Eastern Washington travels across the state to Missoula to play Montana on Saturday (April 12), with first serve at 9 a.m. Pacific Time.

Results
Doubles
No. 1 Tyler Waddock / Tyler Dalos (EWU) 6-6 (4-3) vs. Dmitry Bezborodov / Andre Stewart (MSU)  6-6 (4-3) unfinished
No. 2 Drew Dillon / Arshjot Bhatti (EWU) def. Eddie Biss / Harrison Janes (MSU) 7-6 (8-6)
No. 3 Caden Kammerer / Brady Thomas (EWU) def. Yassin Elaroussy / Camille Chantron (MSU) 6-4


Singles
No. 1 Dmitry Bezborodov (MSU) def. Tyler Waddock (EWU) 6-4 ,6-2
No. 2 Andre Stewart (MSU) def. Tyler Dalos (EWU) 3-6, 6-2 , 6-3
No. 3 Yasin Elaroussy (MSU) def. Drew Dillon (EWU) 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 Camille Chantron (MSU) def. Caden Kammerer (EWU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 Arshjot Bhatti (EWU) def. Harrison Janes (MSU) 7-5, 6-3
No. 6 Eddie Biss (MSU) def. Brady Thomas (EWU) retired

 

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