Women's Tennis Edges Out Pacific
RESULTS
BEAVERTON, Ore., - With a one point advantage, the
Lewis & Clark women’s tennis team jumped above .500 on
the season and in the Northwest Conference after defeating Pacific
(Ore.) 5-4 on the road Friday evening. The Pioneers held a 4-2
advantage in singles, while the Tigers grabbed two of the three
doubles points.
Sophomore Amalia Nilsson earned the team’s first singles
point, defeating Cat Goya 7-5, 6-0 from the No. 1 spot. Paige
Earhart knocked off Jamie Yoshino from the No. 3 spot, while Jill
Coleman picked up a 6-3, 6-0 win over Tessa Krebs at the No. 5
spot. Clio Beatty and Daynea Wong battled back and forth in the No.
4 singles spot, taking their match into three sets plus a
tie-breaker. Beatty would take the first set 6-2, before Wong did
the same in the second. In the third and final set the duo would
play to a 6-6 tie, with Beatty earning a 7-4 win in the tie-breaker
to give the Pioneers their deciding point.
Coleman and Earhart picked up the Pioneers only doubles point,
knocking off Stephanie Velligas and Dawn Green by a score of
8-0.
The Pioneers (4-3 overall, 4-3 NWC) return to the court for another
NWC match-up on Saturday, March 7 when they face Puget Sound on the
road. First serve is set for 12 p.m.
