VANCOUVER, Wash. -- The top four singles match-ups went the Lewis & Clark Pioneers way in a 7-2 win over the Puget Sound Loggers at Club Green Meadows on Saturday.

Ramez Attia, Kristian Peev, Riley Vickers and Shane Lynette were winners atop the singles table and also paired for wins in the top two doubles spots. Atticus Pallock won at No. 6 singles.

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Key Moments

Combined, the top three singles entrants for the Pios lost just five games on Saturday. Attia defeated Mike Smolkis, 6-3, 6-0, in the top spot, followed by a 6-2, 6-0 win for Peev over Rene Del Barco. Vickers swept his No. 3 singles match over Aiden Velasco.

"Overall, for our first conference match, the guys have a great effort all around and are hungry for more match play," Pios assistant coach Phalkun Mam said. 

Pallock was competing in the lineup for the first time and paired with first-year student-athlete Miles Stone. The pair nearly rallied back from a 4-1 deficit in No. 3 doubles after forcing a tiebreaker. Ultimately, Paul Wallace and Julian Giomi won 8-7. Pallock bounced back and shut out Levi Buck in the first game of No. 6 singles, taking the match 6-0, 6-4.

"After winning the first set 6-0, but being down a break late in second set, broke to get back on serve," Mam said of Pallock. "He held and broke once more to finish the match. Took a lot of composure from him to close out that match."

Deeper Look

• Lynette won 6-4, 6-3 over Giomi in No. 4 singles
• Peev and Vickers won 8-0 at No. 2 doubles, while Attia and Lynette combined for an 8-3 win in the top doubles match
• Both of the top two doubles pairings for the Pios were together during the shortened 2020 season
• Peev and Vickers are now 3-1 in the last two seasons, while Attia and Lynette improved to 2-1
• Attia's win in the top singles match is his first since his freshman season (was 0-3 last year)
• Puget Sound falls to 0-2 on the season

Looking Ahead

Lewis & Clark plays back-to-back dates against Pacific next weekend.