PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Lewis & Clark Pioneers opened the new L&C Tennis Dome with an 8-1 defeat to the Cal Lutheran Regals on Friday.

Caren Uribe won the Pios lone match.

It was the first dual in the new L&C Tennis Dome, which was installed earlier this year. The prior dome collapsed during a winter 2021 ice storm.

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Key Moments

After taking the first set, Uribe won a "race to 10" finish in the No. 2 singles match against Brennan Foreman. The final was 6-4, 1-6, 10-7.

Rachael Rice and Maca Vives fell 8-4 in the top doubles match to Carmen Bufkin and Foreman. In the No. 3 doubles pairing, Arielle Bloom and Eadie Poulsen lost by the same score to Heidi Levanen and Joslin Seaberg.

Vives and Bloom each took their singles match to a seven-point set. Vives lost 6-1, 7-5 to Sylvie Van Cott in third position, while Bloom lost 7-5, 6-1 to Sophia Gawrit in the No. 4 match-up.

Deeper Look

• Hayley Kreps and Uribe paired in No. 2 doubles and lost 8-1
• Rice was beaten in the top singles match, 6-0, 6-2, to Bufkin
• Lauren Smith-Euben lost 6-1, 6-0 in the No. 6 single pairing, while Pouslen dropped a 6-0, 6-2 decision at No. 5

Looking Ahead

The Pioneers host George Fox on Saturday.