Wildcats Take Two of Three in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Weber State took two of three matches over the weekend on a road trip to Portland this weekend. The Wildcats improved to 5-8 on the season after beating Portland State and Seattle. The team's lone loss came against the University of Portland.

The Pilots (6-3) opened up the three-match set with a 7-0 win over the Wildcats. It was a clean sweep for the host school, as it won all three doubles matches and each of the six singles matches.

Against Big Sky foe Portland State, the Wildcats swept the doubles matches to grab the early lead. Spencer Marchant and Cole Paterson opened the doubles with an 8-2 win over Matt Erickson and Jeff Cero in the No. 3 match, while Sascha Kiehne and Simon Unger clinched the point with an 8-4 win over Chris Rice and Sean Eberle in the top spot. Henning Hipp and Dave Hintze completed the doubles sweep with an 8-6 win over Alex VanDerschelden and Kyle Erickson in the No. 2 match.

In singles, Kiehne did not lose a game against Kyle Erickson at No. 3 with a 6-0, 6-0 win to put Weber State up 2-0 in the match, but the Vikings made it a one-point lead again as Eberle defeated Marchant 6-3, 6-1 at No. 4. Dave Hintze defeated Cero 6-3, 6-2 at No. 6, and then Unger earned the clinching point with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Rice in the No. 1 spot.

Against Seattle, the Wildcats Kiehne and Unger defeated Mark Shkretbtan and Yusuke Kanehira 8-1 at No. 1 to kick off the scoring, while Hipp and Hintze defeated Alex Montgomery and Simon Meske 8-5 at No. 2 to secure the point in doubles.

In singles, Unger, Kiehne, Hipp and Hintze each won in straight sets, while Marchant and Paterson won superset thirds to also earn points for the 'Cats.

Portland 7, Weber State 0
Mar 05, 2010 at Portland, OR

Singles competition

1. Filip Zivkovic (UP) def. UNGER, Simon (WSU) 6-4, 6-4

2. Bryan Thorp (UP) def. KIEHNE, Sascha (WSU) 6-4, 6-3

3. Geoff Hernandez (UP) def. MARCHANT, Spencer (WSU) 6-1, 6-1

4. Evan Schleining (UP) def. PATERSON, Cole (WSU) 6-3, 6-2

5. Daniel Coelho (UP) def. HINTZE, Dave (WSU) 6-4, 7-5

6. Jackson Martin (UP) def. RODE, Ben (WSU) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Filip Zivkovic/Evan Schleining (UP) def. KIEHNE, Sascha/UNGER, Simon (WSU) 8-2

2. Daniel Coelho/Jackson Martin (UP) def. HIPP, Henning/HINTZE, Dave (WSU) 9-7

3. Nick Wales/Geoff Hernandez (UP) def. MARCHANT, Spencer/PATERSON, Cole (WSU) 9-8

Match Notes

Weber State 3-8

Portland 6-3

Weber State 4, Portland State 2
Mar 6, 2010 at Portland, Ore. (Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center)

Singles competition

1. UNGER, Simon (WSU) def. Chris Rice (PSU) 7-5, 6-2

2. HIPP, Henning (WSU) vs. Alex VanDerschelden (PSU) no result

3. KIEHNE, Sascha (WSU) def. Kyle Erickson (PSU) 6-0, 6-0

4. Sean Eberle (PSU) def. MARCHANT, Spencer (WSU) 6-3, 6-1

5. Matt Erickson (PSU) def. PATERSON, Cole (WSU) 7-5, 5-7, 10-1

6. HINTZE, Dave (WSU) def. Jeff Cero (PSU) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. KIEHNE, Sascha/UNGER, Simon (WSU) def. Chris Rice/Sean Eberle (PSU) 8-4

2. HIPP, Henning/HINTZE, Dave (WSU) def. Alex VanDerschelden/Kyle Erickson (PSU) 8-6

3. MARCHANT, Spencer/PATERSON, Cole (WSU) def. Matt Erickson/Jeff Cero (PSU) 8-2

Match Notes

Weber State 4-7, 2-1

Portland State 6-7, 3-2

Weber State 7, Seattle 0
Mar 06, 2010 at Portland, OR

Singles competition

1. UNGER, Simon (WSU) def. Mark Shkretbtan (SEA) 6-4, 6-1

2. KIEHNE, Sascha (WSU) def. Simon Meske (SEA) 6-1, 6-1

3. HIPP, Henning (WSU) def. Alex Montgomery (SEA) 6-0, 6-1

4. MARCHANT, Spencer (WSU) def. Andrew Tran (SEA) 6-2, 6-7, 13-11

5. HINTZE, Dave (WSU) def. Adam Strizich (SEA) 6-4, 6-1

6. PATERSON, Cole (WSU) def. Yusuke Kanehira (SEA) 6-1, 5-7, 8-4

Doubles competition

1. KIEHNE, Sascha/UNGER, Simon (WSU) def. Mark Shkretbtan/Yusuke Kanehira (SEA) 8-1

2. HIPP, Henning/HINTZE, Dave (WSU) def. Alex Montgomery/Simon Meske (SEA) 8-5

3. Adam Strizich/Patrick Boorkman (SEA) def. MARCHANT, Spencer/PATERSON, Cole (WSU) 8-6

Match Notes

Seattle 3-8

Weber State 5-8

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Players Mentioned

Dave Hintze

Henning Hipp

Spencer Marchant

Simon Unger

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