CHENEY - The 2023 season came to a close on April 23 for Eastern Washington men's tennis. The team hosted Weber State at the Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse, falling 6-1, in the final match of the season. Eastern finishes its season with a 4-13 overall record and 0-7 in conference. The Wildcats end the season 12-9 on the year and 5-2 in conference.
Prior to the match, Eastern honored senior Bruno Ortega as he played his final two matches for the Eagles.
Eastern opened winning two-of-three doubles matches to secure the first point of the match. Ortega and Drew Dillon were in control against Connor Kruger and William Zulch, winning 6-2. Brady Thomas and Erik Sarlvik partnered to earn a 6-4 win over Jordan Coutinho and Matteo Savio.
Weber St. then swept the singles matches to earn the victory. Ortega battled to end at the No. 5 spot against William Zulch, winning the first set 6-2. A back-and-forth battle in the second set went to Zulch, 7-5. Ortega fell short in third set, 3-10.
Results
Singles:
Sebastian Buxman def. Steven Paz (6-1, 6-4)
Tristan Sarap def. Caden Kammerer (7-6, 6-5 inj.)
Connor Kruger def. Erik Sarlvik (2-6, 7-5, 6-1)
Elyes Marouani def. Tyler Dalos (6-1. 6-3)
William Zulch def. Bruno Ortega (2-6, 7-5, 10-3)
Jordan Coutinho def. Drew Dillon (6-3, 6-4)
Doubles:
Tristan Sarap / Elyes Marouani def. Tyler Dalos / Caden Kammerer (6-4)
Bruno Ortega / Drew Dillon def. Connor Kruger / William Zulch (6-2)
Brady Thomas / Erik Sarlvik def. Jordan Coutinho / Matteo Savio (6-4)
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