Griz shut out Seattle to take weekend sweep

Saturday, February 5

Boise, Idaho

10 AM

Montana

Seattle

Photo by: Derek Johnson

2/5/2022 2:26:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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By: Montana Sports Information

Still riding the high of an upset win over Boise State, the Montana men's tennis team took care of business against Seattle University Saturday morning, defeating the Redhawks 4-0 in a match played to clinch at the Boas Indoor Tennis Center in Boise.

With less than 14 hours between matches, the Griz shook off a short turnaround time from the previous night's action and cruised to a win in the doubles round against Seattle. All three of Montana's seniors then picked up straight-set singles wins on courts one, three, and six to seal the overall team win over the Redhawks.

The Grizzlies improved to 4-0 on the season with a pair of wins over Mountain West opponents on their resume. Seattle, meanwhile, falls to 1-6.

"I thought we played really well today, considering the short turnaround time from last night. We approached it like we would for a Big Sky tournament match, and the guys responded," said head coach Jason Brown.

"It was a workman-like performance today. We went out and took care of business. Our seniors played particularly well, so I'm really happy with the weekend."

Oisin Shaffrey and Ed Pudney remained undefeated on the season as a doubles pair with a 6-1 win over Seattle's Krause/Frank duo.

The senior/freshman duo of Milo Benn and Gustav Theilgaard then claimed the opening point for UM soon after with a 6-2 win over SU's Hall/Harrison pair to put the Griz up 1-0.

Shaffrey opened the singles round by taking his second straight-set win of the weekend, beating Mats Krause 6-0, 6-4 on court three to put UM up 2-0.

After winning the clincher against Air Force, Benn added his second dual win of the season soon after with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Lars Schmassmann on court six to extend UM's lead 3-0.

Just as he did against Boise the night before, Pudney clinched the win for the Grizzlies, beating Filip Stipic 6-2, 6-4 on court one to put Montana up for good at 4-0.

With mountains of momentum, the Griz now return to Missoula for a pair of home matches next week, with UM hosting Whitman and Whitworth in non-conference action.

Montana opens the weekend against Whitman on Friday, Feb. 11, at 11 a.m. The Griz then face Whitworth the morning of Sunday, Feb. 13, at 9 a.m. Both matches will be held at the Peak Racquet Club. Admission is free.