McMINNVILLE, Ore. -- Lewis & Clark College women's tennis defeated Linfield University 6-1 in a Northwest Conference match Sunday.
THE BASICS
Lewis & Clark 6, Linfield 1
Lewis & Clark (10-7, 8-5 NWC)
Linfield (1-18, 1-13 NWC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Senior
Susanna Anand, junior
Maya Curry, sophomore
Madi Vianzon and first-year
Alex Mignogna each earned two wins to lead Lewis & Clark.
Lewis & Clark swept doubles to secure the opening point. Junior
Charlotte Makoni and Vianzon won 6-0 over Sundi King and Lyla Khlee at No. 3. Curry and Mignogna clinched the point with a 7-5 win over Emily Redwood and Gianna Molony at No. 2. Anand and junior
Emma Loucks completed the sweep at No. 1, edging Kaitlynn Canubida and Sam Baltz 7-6 (9-7) in a tiebreaker.
Lewis & Clark won five of six singles matches. Curry earned the first singles win at No. 3, defeating Redwood 6-1, 6-1 to extend the lead to 2-0. Anand followed with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Canubida at No. 1 to make it 3-0.
Linfield's Baltz recorded the Wildcats' only point with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Makoni at No. 2, cutting the deficit to 3-1.
Sophomore
Anna English answered at No. 4 with a 6-0, 6-0 win over King. Mignogna defeated Molony 6-2, 6-1 at No. 5 to extend the lead to 5-1. Vianzon closed the match at No. 6 with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Khlee.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Four River Otters lost two games or fewer in singles: English (6-0, 6-0), Vianzon (6-0, 6-1), Curry (6-1, 6-1), and Mignogna (6-2, 6-1).
- Anand won her 10th conference singles match on Sunday and 16th overall.
- The River Otters can clinch the No. 3 seed in next weekend's NWC Tournament with a win over Pacific. A loss would create a three-way tie with George Fox and Pacific, with tiebreakers determining seeding.
WHO'S NEXT
Lewis & Clark hosts Pacific for Senior Day on Monday at 4:30 p.m. The River Otters will honor Anand and Loucks in a pre-match ceremony.
