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Bennett Gazor returns a ball
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Willamette WU (0-5)
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Winner Lewis and Clark Men's Tennis LCMT (1-7)
Willamette WU
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Final
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Lewis and Clark Men's Tennis LCMT
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Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Brian Hauge

Men’s Tennis Overpowers Willamette for First Dual Win

Sophomore Bennett Gazor won at No. 6 singles in his season debut.

PORTLAND, Ore. – Lewis & Clark men's tennis broke into the win column on Sunday afternoon, for the first time this season, with a decisive 9-0 win over Willamette University in a non-conference dual.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
The Pioneers jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the doubles portion of the match. Senior Kristian Peev and freshman Wade McDermott earned their first win at No. 1 doubles with an 8-2 win over Andrew Kabacy and Quentin Nigbur. Freshman Kai Wills and sophomore Matt Chio defeated Velibor Mladenovic and Andrew Kropp 8-3 at No. 2 doubles. Senior Alberto Dos Santos and junior Logan Hausler teamed up for the first time in their careers to defeat Andre Lief and Luca Casano 8-6 at the No. 3 spot.
 
Dos Santos earned the first singles point for the Pioneers. He defeated Mladenovic in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 2 singles.
 
Peev picked up his third win of the season at No. 1 singles. He took down Kabacy for the second time on Sunday by a score of 7-5, 7-5 to secure the Pioneers team win.
 
Wills' opponent at No. 4 singles was also one of his doubles opponents earlier in the afternoon. Wills came from behind and defeated Kropp 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.
 
McDermott had the most dominant singles win at the No. 5 spot. He earned a double bagel, 6-0, 6-0 over Lief.
 
Chio earned his first win of the season at No. 3 singles with a come-from-behind victory over Nigbur, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.
 
Sophomore Bennett Gazor made his season debut in singles Sunday. He easily dispatched Jake Freeland, 6-0, 6-3, at No. 6 singles.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • The Pioneers won their 15th straight match against the Wildcats, dating back to March 7, 2014.
  • During the streak, the Pioneers have won by a combined score of 128-7.
  • Junior Miles Stone teamed up with Gazor in a doubles exhibition match against Freeland and Spencer Chase. Stone and Gazor won 8-1.
  • Stone, Hausler, and freshman Spencer Loucks all played exhibition singles matches against Willamette. Stone defeated Garrett Thornhill 8-2.
WHO'S NEXT
Lewis & Clark opens Northwest Conference play on the road with an 11:00 a.m. dual on Saturday at George Fox.   
 
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