Box Score PORTLAND, Ore.—Sophomore
Sophie McCreary and freshmen
Helena Brown each went 3-0 on the weekend, to lead Lewis & Clark women's tennis at their season-opening NWC Mini Two-Day Tournament on Saturday and Sunday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
All 12 players who appeared this weekend earned at least one victory as part of the opening weekend to the 2022-23 season for women's tennis.
"Day two of our mixer tournament saw much improved play and results from the Pios," head coach
Jimmy Chau said. "The Pios fared much better in doubles today as we took five out of the six doubles matches contested. The women played closer to their potential today, but there's still so much work to be done. We came out with much better positive energy today and started to put things together. This is going to be a group that works hard for their goals and I'm excited to see that come to fruition."
The Pioneers welcomed fellow Northwest Conference schools George Fox University, Pacific University and Linfield University to the L&C Tennis Dome for a slew of singles and doubles matches both days.
McCreary, who did not play in a match as a freshman, and Brown each went 3-0 in their first three collegiate matches. McCreary posted a 6-0, 6-0 win over Sophie Nguyen (Pacific) on Saturday in singles, before tacking on a 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) singles win on Sunday against Pacific's Keilyn Futter. Brown defeated Futter 7-5, 6-2 on Saturday and knocked off Pacific's Kendall Taomoto 6-1, 6-0 on Sunday. The Pioneers pair teamed up for an 8-4 win over Taomoto and Futter in doubles play on Sunday.
Sophomore
Lauren Smith-Euben and freshman
Yenenesh Cohen teamed up to go 2-0 in doubles play. On Saturday, the duo knocked off Taomoto and Futter 8-3 and they tacked on an 8-3 win over Pacific's Valentina Casab-Klescova and Anneke Hanson on Sunday. Smith-Euben finished off her weekend 3-1 thanks to a 6-3, 6-2 singles win over George Fox's Neku Onoja on Sunday.
Junior
Sujhad Amado Aguad and freshman
Susanna Anand each posted 2-2 marks on the weekend. Amado Aguad went 2-0 on Sunday with 6-3, 1-6, 10-3 victory in singles over George Fox's Sophie Denham. She paired up with
Allison Gabelman for an 8-2 win over Stephanie Ramirez Barreto and Denham. Anand earned her first collegiate win on Saturday, when she teamed up with junior
Arielle Bloom for an 8-2 doubles win over George Fox's Emily McDonald and Brenna Vanderyacht. On Sunday, Anand tacked on a dramatic 0-6, 6-1, 10-3 comeback win over George Fox's Olivia Morris.
Junior transfer
Seraphina Vossen combined with sophomore
Caren Uribe for her first win as a Pioneer. The duo defeated Fox's McDonald and Vanderyacht 8-5 on Sunday.
In the tightest doubles match of the weekend, sophomore
Hayley Kreps and
Kacie Lau combined for an 8-7 (7-5) over George Fox's Arianna Rader and Onoja.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Brown, McCreary, Cohen and Anand all made their collegiate debuts for the Pioneers. Vossen made her Lewis & Clark debut after playing two seasons at West Valley College.
- Amado Aguad earned her first collegiate doubles win on Sunday.
- The Pioneers made some major improvements from Day 1 to Day 2. They earned 10 of their 14 total victories on Sunday, including five singles and five doubles wins.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Pioneers will travel to Whitman College for the 2022 Northwest Fall ITA Regional Tournament. This year's tournament will run from Friday, September 23 to Monday, September 26.
