Bellevue College women’s tennis, a powerhouse in the NWAC, learned quickly that there is a new team ready to challenge them in Highline College; a first-year program who nearly beat the Bulldogs but ultimately fell in doubles play to lose 5-4 to Bellevue. Defending NWAC champ Moriah Austin lost #1 singles. Bellevue’s #3 singles Marissa Kirk was the first Bulldog to get on the board with a hard-fought 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 win. As the six singles matches were tied up at three apiece, BC prevailed by winning two of three doubles matches. Here are the complete results below.
s1 Hagerty (HC) def. Austin (BC) 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
s2 Hawkins (HC) def. Wright (BC) 6-2, 7-5
s3 Kirk (BC) def. Silva (HC) 6-3, 2-6, 6-0
s4 Andreotti (HC) def. Nolan (BC) 5-7, 7-5, 10-8
s5 Thomsen (BC) def. Ahmed (HC) 6-2, 6-1
s6 Canley (BC) def. McElwain (HC) 6-1, 6-2
d1 Austin (BC)-Kirk (BC) def. Hagerty (HC)-Andreotti (HC) 8-5
d2 Hawkins (HC)-Silva (HC) def. Wright (BC)-Canley (BC) 8-6
d3 Nolan (BC)-Nguyen (BC) def. Ahmed (HC)-McElwain (HC) 8-1
Bellevue plays at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday March 19 vs. Treasure Valley at Robinswood Tennis Center.
Last Updated March 13, 2017
