SEATTLE (May 6) ­ In their final local appearance of the rowing season, the Seattle Pacific University women's and men's varsity four crews finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in their Opening Day races through the Montlake Cut Saturday morning.

Host Washington won both races by huge margins but the Huskies were beaten by the Russian national teams in the featured men's and women's varsity eight Windermere Cup events.

Racing together for just the second time this season, Seattle Pacific was nearly a full minute behind the winning UW "A" boat in the women's race. Much of that crew will be in the SPU varsity eight which competes at the Pacific Coast Championships next weekend in Rancho Cordova, Calif.

The Falcon men stayed within range of the Huskies' third boat and managed a little more than a length in front of some ex-collegians in the Lake Union Crew. Seattle Pacific will make the trip to Worcester, Mass., for the ECAC National Invitational Championships next Sunday.

Opening Day Results

• Women's Varsity Four 1-Washington 7:50.38. 2-Lake Washington RC 8:07.63. 3-Western Washington 8:13.38. 4-Seattle Pacific 8:44.00
• Men's Varsity Four 1-Washington "A" 6:48.59. 2-Washington "B" 6:55.02. 3-Gonzaga 6:56.38. 4-Washington "C" 7:07.02. 5-Seattle Pacific 7:16.61. 6-Lake Union Crew 7:23.66.