PORTLAND, Ore. -- Lewis & Clark College women's tennis defeated Willamette University 6-1 in a Northwest Conference match Sunday at the L&C Tennis Dome.
THE BASICS
Lewis & Clark 6, Willamette 1
Lewis & Clark (9-5, 7-3 NWC)
Willamette (2-11, 1-8 NWC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Senior
Susanna Anand, juniors
Maya Curry and
Charlotte Makoni, sophomore
Madi Vianzon, and first-year
Alex Mignogna each earned two wins against the Bearcats.
Lewis & Clark secured the doubles point with wins at all three positions. Makoni and Vianzon opened with a 6-2 victory over Grace O'Steen and Alicia Sola at No. 3. Curry and Mignogna followed with a 6-3 win over Eva Lief and Sofia Spencer at No. 2. Anand and junior
Emma Loucks closed doubles play with a 7-6 (7-5) win over Reese Beyrouty and Alexa de Crinis at No. 1.
Makoni recorded the first singles win, defeating Beyrouty 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2 to extend the lead to 2-0. Curry added a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Lief at No. 4, and Anand defeated de Crinis 6-1, 6-4 at No. 1 to give Lewis & Clark a 4-0 advantage and clinch the match.
Willamette's Sofia Spencer earned the Bearcats' lone point with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 win over sophomore
Anna English at No. 3.
Mignogna posted a 6-0, 6-2 win over Katrina Briggs at No. 5, and Vianzon finished with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Sola at No. 6 to set the final score.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Curry and Mignogna have won three straight matches at No.2 doubles.
- Vianzon extended her winning streak to five matches and improved to 5-1 in NWC play.
- Lewis & Clark sits in third place in the NWC standings with four matches remaining. The River Otters trail Whitworth by one match and lead George Fox by one match.
WHO'S NEXT
Lewis & Clark travels to Spokane, Washington, for an 11 a.m. match at second-place Whitworth on Saturday.
