SPOKANE, Wash. -- Lewis & Clark College men's tennis fell to Whitworth University 5-2 in Northwest Conference men's tennis on Saturday afternoon at Scotford Tennis Center.
THE BASICS
Whitworth 5, Lewis & Clark 2
Lewis & Clark (2-6, 2-2 NWC)
Whitworth (3-2, 3-1 NWC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Lewis & Clark gained an early edge in doubles when senior
Spencer Loucks and first-year
Kaden Sigurdsson defeated Connor Judson and Matthew Morrison 6-1 at No. 3 in the first match to finish. Whitworth evened the round at No. 1, where Ryan Ashley and Henry Preacher topped junior
Noah Sutin and senior
Kai Wills 6-4. The Pirates clinched the doubles point at No. 2, where Matt Froslan and Matt Hossack edged sophomore
Arnav Bishnoi and senior
Wade McDermott 7-6.
Trailing 1-0 entering singles, Lewis & Clark fell behind further at No. 3, where Ashley defeated Bishnoi 6-1, 6-1 in the first singles result of the afternoon. McDermott responded at No. 5 with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Froslan to cut Whitworth's lead to 2-1. Whitworth pushed its advantage to 3-1 at No. 4, where Judson defeated Wills 7-5, 6-0.
Sutin pulled Lewis & Clark within 3-2 at No. 2 with a 7-5, 7-5 win over Preacher.
The final two matches each went three sets, and Whitworth won both to secure the team victory. At No. 1, Morrison defeated Sigurdsson 7-5, 2-6, 6-0. Sigurdsson forced a third set by winning the second, but Morrison controlled the decider without dropping a game. At No. 6, Hossack defeated Loucks 6-2, 2-6, 6-1. Loucks claimed the middle set before Hossack closed out the match in the third.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Sutin improved to 4-0 in NWC play at No. 2 singles.
- McDermott improved to 3-1 at No. 5 singles against conference opponents.
- Loucks and Sigurdsson are 3-0 in NWC action as a doubles pair.
WHO'S NEXT
Lewis & Clark travels to Whitman for a Northwest Conference match at 11 a.m. in Walla Walla.
