CHENEY, Wash. - Eastern Washington men's tennis hosted Weber State out in the sun on EWU Tennis Courts on Saturday morning for the second straight day with a conference match. The Wildcats defeated Eastern, 6-1, winning the doubles point and five singles matches. EWU falls to 1-4 in the Big Sky and is now 4-15 overall. Weber St. improves to 8-11 overall and 4-3 in conference. 

Tyler Waddock delivered the singles win for the Eagles at the No. 1 spot, defeating Tristan Sarap in two sets (6-4, 6-4). Waddock remained focused through two sets and prevented Sarap from taking the lead at any point in the match.

In doubles, Drew Dillon and Arshjot Bhatti, playing at No. 2, knocked off Jordan Coutinho and Liam Day 6-3. 

The doubles point came down to the No. 1 match as Waddock and Tyler Dalos faced Ken Minh and Connor Kruger. Waddock and Dalos battled the Wildcats duo, but could not break through for the win and secure the doubles point.

Bhatti drew out a long battle with William Zulch in the No. 5 singles matchup. After dropping the first set, 6-3, Bhatti won the second 6-3 to force a third. Zulch prevailed in the final set, 10-6 to take the point. 

Up Next
Eastern Washington takes its final road trip of the regular season next week, playing Montana State on Thursday (April 10) at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, followed by a match against Montana on Saturday (April 12) at 9 a.m.

Results
Doubles
No. 1 Ken Minh/  Connor Kruger (WSU) def. Tyler Waddock / Tyler Dalos (EWU) 6-4
No. 2 Drew Dillon / Arshjot Bhatti (EWU) def. Jordan Coutinho / Liam Day (WSU) 6-3
No. 3 William Zulch / Tristan Sarap (WSU) def. Caden Kammerer / Brady Thomas (EWU) 6-1

Singles 
No. 1 Tyler Waddock (EWU) def. Tristan Sarap (WSU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 Connor Kruger (WSU) def. Tyler Dalos (EWU) 6-1, 6-4
No. 3 Ken Minh (WSU) def. Drew Dillon (EWU) 7-6 (3-0), 6-3
No. 4 Jordan Coutinho (WSU) def. Caden Kammerer (EWU) 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 William Zulch (WSU) def. Arshjot Bhatti (EWU) 6-3, 3-6, 10-6
No. 6 Theo Mottier (WSU) def. Brady Thomas (EWU) 6-2, retired
 

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