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Wade McDermott waiting on a volley.
Seth Orensky
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Winner Lewis & Clark LCMT (3-9, 2-2 NWC)
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Whitworth WHTW-M (4-8, 1-2 NWC)
Winner
Lewis & Clark LCMT
(3-9, 2-2 NWC)
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Final
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Whitworth WHTW-M
(4-8, 1-2 NWC)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Brian Hauge

Men’s Tennis Earns Weekend Split With 6-3 Win Over Pirates

Wade McDermott was one of four Pios to go 2-0 in road win.

SPOKANE, Wash. – Four Lewis & Clark College men's tennis players won both their matches against Whitworth University on Sunday to secure a 6-3 Northwest Conference road win.
 
THE BASICS
Lewis & Clark 6, Whitworth 3 
(Lewis & Clark 3-9, 2-2 NWC)
(Whitworth 4-8, 1-2 NWC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
The Pioneers jumped out to a 2-1 lead after doubles play against the Pirates. Kristian Peev and Wade McDermott easily dispatched Henry Preacher and Payton Romey 8-2 at the No. 1 spot to start the day. Whitworth evened up the dual at No. 3 doubles when senior Alberto Dos Santos and freshman Landon Cronin fell in a close 8-5 match to Jess Weaver and Lance Dunn. Sophomore Matt Chio and freshman Kai Wills earned the second point of the day in a hard-fought 8-7(5) No. 2 doubles match against Nathan Tjelle and Ethan Warring.
 
Peev easily extended the lead with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Tjelle at No. 1 singles, his fourth win of the weekend.
 
The Pirates picked up the next points in the team matchup with wins at No. 2 and No. 3 singles. Cronin fell 6-3, 6-3 to Warring, and Dos Santos lost in a close 7-6 (3), 6-3 match against Romey.
 
Wills earned the Pioneers' fourth point of the day at No. 6 singles with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Colby Cinqmars.
 
Chio secured the NWC dual win for Lewis & Clark at the No. 4 spot. He defeated Weaver 7-5, 7-6 (2).
 
McDermott ended the day with a three-set win at No. 5 singles. He took the first set over Preacher 6-3, then fell 2-6 in the second. The day's final set was a 7-5 decision in McDermott's favor.  
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Lewis & Clark has won 12 consecutive duals against Whitworth dating back to 2014.
  • McDermott leads this year's freshman class with eight total wins in duals, four each in singles and doubles.
  • The senior/freshman duo of Peev/McDermott has won three matches in a row together.
  • The Pioneers' win at Whitworth was their first road win this year; last year they were 4-2 on the road.
WHO'S NEXT
Lewis & Clark returns to the Dome for a non-conference match against East Texas Baptist University on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
 
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