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Spencer Loucks serves the ball in a recent match.
Siena Flock '28
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Willamette University WILLMT (0-4, 0-4 NWC)
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Winner Lewis and Clark LCMT26 (2-5, 2-1 NWC)
Willamette University WILLMT
(0-4, 0-4 NWC)
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Final
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Lewis and Clark LCMT26
(2-5, 2-1 NWC)
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Brian Hauge

Men’s Tennis Sweeps Doubles, Downs Willamette for Second Straight Win

Five River Otters go 2-0 as L&C extends its dominance of the Bearcats.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Lewis & Clark defeated Willamette University 6-1 in Northwest Conference men's tennis on Sunday morning at the L&C Tennis Dome.
 
THE BASICS
 
Lewis & Clark 6, Willamette 1
Lewis & Clark (2-5, 2-1 NWC)
Willamette (0-4, 0-4 NWC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
The River Otters won all three doubles matches and five of six singles contests. Seniors Wade McDermott and Spencer Loucks, junior Noah Sutin, sophomore Arnav Bishnoi and first-year Kaden Sigurdsson each went 2-0 against the Bearcats.
 
Lewis & Clark controlled doubles from the opening match. Loucks and Sigurdsson started at No. 3 and defeated Jake Bronson and Baily Livengood 6-4. Sutin and senior Kai Wills followed at No. 1 with a 6-4 win over AJ Avansino and Hudson Snyder to clinch the doubles point. Bishnoi and McDermott completed the sweep at No. 2 with a 7-5 win over Luca Casano and Sohnosuke Sakaguchi in the tightest set of the round.
 
The River Otters carried a 1-0 lead into singles and built their advantage quickly. Bishnoi posted the first singles result at No. 4 with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Snyder. Sigurdsson followed at No. 1, defeating Avansino 6-1, 6-3 to extend the lead to 3-0. Willamette earned its lone point at No. 3, where Sakaguchi defeated Wills 6-3, 6-1.
 
Sutin clinched the team victory at No. 2 with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Bronson, giving Lewis & Clark a 4-1 advantage. McDermott conceded only two games in a 6-2, 6-0 result against Jack Hally at No. 5. Loucks closed the afternoon at No. 6 with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Casano to set the final score.
 
All six singles matches were decided in straight sets. No Lewis & Clark singles winner dropped more than four games in any set.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Junior Bridger Galyardt and first-year Aslan Gemuhluoğlu defeated Hally and Jake Freeman 6-2 in an exhibition doubles match.
  • Junior Max Furman earned a 6-0, 6-2 exhibition singles win over Freeman.
  • The River Otters have won 21 consecutive matches over the Bearcats since 2014.
 
WHO'S NEXT
 
Lewis & Clark travels to Whitworth on Saturday for an 11 a.m. match against the Pirates.
 
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