PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Lewis & Clark Pioneers hosted the Willamette Bearcats on Sunday at the L&C Tennis Dome with both tennis programs competing simultaneously.
The Pios women's team were 8-1 winners, and the men's team won 9-0. Caren Uribe and Kristian Peev won the top singles matches. Logan Hausler paired with Peev to win the top men's doubles match, with Rachael Rice and Eadie Poulsen victorious in women's No. 1 doubles.
It was the third straight win for the women's team.
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Key Moments
Peev and Hausler beat Andrew Kropp and Quentin Nigbur, 8-3, in the top doubles match. The most dominant doubles performance from the Pios was an 8-1 win by Matt Chio and Alberto Dos Santos in second position against Andre Lief and Jordan Megiveron.
"The men really came out with some great energy today and played with confidence," head coach Jimmy Chau said. "The Pioneers continue to mix up their doubles lineup and had some better results this time out. Peev had the toughest match of the day until he righted the ship to reel off eight straight games to finish it out."
Peev beat Kropp, 6-4, 6-0, in the No. 1 singles match.
Arielle Bloom clinched the women's match, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), against Richelle Suzuki in No. 2 singles. The other two top singles matches went to Uribe (6-1, 6-0 against Anika Groener) in first position and Hayley Kreps (6-0, 6-1 against Ruby Blake) in third position.
"Arielle was reeled into another nail biter," Chau said. "Playing tough opponents all weekend, Arielle pulled out another close win to clinch the match for the Pioneers. Lauren Euben-Smith won nine out of the last eleven points to complete her comeback."
Euben-Smith's win was in fourth position, a 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7) win over Camille Gibney. Rice and Poulsen won 8-7 (7-3) in the top doubles match.
Deeper Look
- Allison Gabelman and Sujhad Amado Aguad were winners in No. 5 and 6 singles, respectively
- Willamette won the No. 3 doubles match (Blake, Ruby Thompson def. Kacie Lau, Cassandra Harper, 8-7 (7-5))
- Miles Stone and Bennett Gazor paired for an 8-3 win over Trey Allen and Douglas Ii in men's No. 3 doubles
- Atticus Pallock was a 6-0, 6-0 winner in No. 6 singles over Jesus BarocioGaribay
- The Lewis & Clark women's team also competed against Highline on Sunday afternoon and won 6-3
- Maca Vives competed in top singles (6-0, 6-2 win over Mia Rosa) and top doubles with Poulsen (8-6 win over Celeste Parker and Rosa)
- Lau and Kreps won in No. 2 doubles, and Gabelman and Amado Aguad took the win in third position
- Lau was a winner in No. 3 singles, while Harper won in three sets in fifth position
- Sophie McCreary fell 6-1, 6-1 in No. 6 singles
Looking Ahead
The Pioneers open Northwest Conference play next weekend.
