Eagles End Wildcat Winning Streak

CHENEY, Wash. -- Eastern Washington ended a four-match winning streak by the Wildcats with a 5-2 win over the Weber State men's tennis team on Friday afternoon.

The Eagles won three tight doubles matches to take the doubles point and the early lead. EWU won 8-6 at the No. 1 and 2 positions and went 9-7 at No. 3.

In singles, the Wildcats came up two matches shy of the four needed to pull of the come-from-behind win. Simon Unger and Sascha Kiehne were the lone Wildcats to earn wins.

Unger continued his stellar singles play with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Stefan Simikic in the top match to earn his fifth-straight victory. Kiehne also won his fifth-consecutive singles match with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Fernando Mussolini in the No. 3 spot.

The loss drops the Wildcats to 8-11 overall and 5-2 in Big Sky play. Weber State also missed out on a chance to tie Sacramento State for first place in the conference standings. The Eagles improved to 6-11 and 3-2 in conference play with the win.

The Wildcats also played Idaho on the trip and dropped a 6-1 decision in non-conference action.

Eastern Washington 5, Weber State 2
Apr 10, 2010 at Cheney, WA

Singles competition

1. UNGER, Simon (WSU) def. SIMIKIC, Stefan (EWU) 6-4, 6-1

2. RIEGO DE DIOS, Nico (EWU) def. HIPP, Henning (WSU) 6-3, 6-2

3. KIEHNE, Sascha (WSU) def. MUSSOLINI, Fernando (EWU) 6-3, 6-4

4. SANCHEZ, Julian (EWU) def. MARCHANT, Spencer (WSU) 6-0, 1-6, 6-1

5. HENNINGER, Chad (EWU) def. PATERSON, Cole (WSU) 6-2, 6-3

6. MALAGUTTI, Flavio (EWU) def. HINTZE, Dave (WSU) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. RIEGO DE DIOS, Nico/HENNINGER, Chad (EWU) def. UNGER, Simon/KIEHNE, Sascha (WSU) 8-6

2. MUSSOLINI, Fernando/SANCHEZ, Julian (EWU) def. HIPP, Henning/HINTZE, Dave (WSU) 8-6

3. KOETJE, Kyle/SIMIKIC, Stefan (EWU) def. MARCHANT, Spencer/PATERSON, Cole (WSU) 9-7

Match Notes

Weber State 8-11; 5-2 BSC

Eastern Washington 6-11; 3-2 BSC

Idaho 6, Weber State 1
Apr 11, 2010 at Moscow, ID

Singles competition

1. Lachlan Reed (ID) def. UNGER, Simon (WSU) 6-2, 6-2

2. Adrian Simon (ID) def. HIPP, Henning (WSU) 6-4, 4-6, 3-2

3. KIEHNE, Sascha (WSU) def. Artem Kuznetsov (ID) 2-1, retired

4. Stanislov Glukhov (ID) def. MARCHANT, Spencer (WSU) 6-3, 6-1

5. Alexandru Joitoiu (ID) def. PATERSON, Cole (WSU) 6-4, 6-4

6. Alan Shin (ID) def. HINTZE, Dave (WSU) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Lachlan Reed/Adrian Simon (ID) def. KIEHNE, Sascha/UNGER, Simon (WSU) 8-5

2. Artem Kuznetsov/Stanislov Glukhov (ID) def. HIPP, Henning/HINTZE, Dave (WSU) 8-4

3. Alexandru Joitoiu/Abid Akbar (ID) def. MARCHANT, Spencer/PATERSON, Cole (WSU) 8-3

Match Notes

Weber State 9-12

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Players Mentioned

Simon Unger

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