Women's Tennis Picks Up 3rd Straight Conference Win

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SALEM, Ore. – The Lewis & Clark women’s tennis team continued its assault of Northwest Conference foes on Sunday evening, defeating Willamette on the road by the final score 6-3. The Pioneers picked up four of the six singles points, while collecting two doubles victories.

Amalia Nilsson earned a 6-4, 7-5 win over Shannon Palmer at the No. 1 singles spot. The win gives Nilsson an 11 game win streak in the NWC from the No. 1 singles spot. Whitney DeBree picked up the Pios second singles point, playing from the No. 2 spot and defeating Alyssa Morrison 6-3, 6-1. Fabi Dieguez gave Jill Coleman a fight at the No. 4 spot, but Coleman won the battle 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. The Pioneers final singles point came in the No. 5 spot, with Clio Beatty one-upping Jamie Slonaker to take the game 7-6 [7-3], 0-6, 6-3.

Nilsson and DeBree grabbed yet another doubles victory, defeating Palmer and Slonaker 8-2 from the No. 1 spot. Paige Earhart teamed up with Coleman in the No. 3 doubles spot, defeating Dieguz and Annika Moffett 9-7.

The Pioneers return to the L&C Tennis Dome on April 3 to host Pacific at 4 p.m.