Women's Tennis Defeats Willamette 6-3 in NWC Action

SALEM, Ore. - The Lewis & Clark women's team earned a 6-3 win over the Willamette Bearcats on Friday night in Northwest Conference action.

The Pioneers improve to 2-2 on the season and 2-1 in conference play, while the Bearcats are still in search of their first win (0-4 overall, 0-3 NWC).

Lewis & Clark earned all but one of the doubles points with Olivia Cornell and Claudia Lew earning an 8-4 win from the No. 2 spot. Lisa Osepyan and Isabelle Borris earned the other point, blanking Mandy Carlson and Emily Guimont for an 8-0 victory.

Lew, Osepyan and Borris, along with Gillian Lowe all contributed to the Pioneers four singles points. Lew earned an easy win from the No. 3 spot with Stephanie Matsuura having to pull out for a 6-0, 6-3 result.

Lowe took on Carlson, earning a quick 6-0 result in both sets. Osepyan defeated Guimont in the No. 5 singles position, earning two 6-1 wins. Borris earned the teams final singles point with a win over Yasmine Genena from the No. 6 spot.

Aurora Garrison nearly earned a win from the No. 1 position taking Denise Poltavski to a tie breaker. The two battled in the opening set with Garrison winning 7-6 (7-5). Poltavski bounced back to take the second set 7-6 (7-4) before winning the tie breaker 1-0 (10-7).

The Pioneers return to the court on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 12:30 p.m. in the Tennis Dome as they host Pacific.

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Players Mentioned

Isabelle Borris: 5' 4"; Senior; L/L

Olivia Cornell: 5' 8"; First Year; L/L

Aurora Garrison: 5' 6"; First Year; L/L

Claudia Lew: 5' 6"; First Year; L/L

Gillian Lowe: 5' 5"; Sophomore; L/L

Lisa Osepyan: 5' 5"; Sophomore; L/L

Players Mentioned

Isabelle Borris
: 5' 4"; Senior; L/L

Olivia Cornell
: 5' 8"; First Year; L/L

Aurora Garrison
: 5' 6"; First Year; L/L

Claudia Lew
: 5' 6"; First Year; L/L

Gillian Lowe
: 5' 5"; Sophomore; L/L

Lisa Osepyan
: 5' 5"; Sophomore; L/L