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Matt Chio extends to hit a forehand shot
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Linfield Men's Tennis LINMT (0-1, 0-0 NWC)
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Winner Lewis and Clark Men's Tennis LCMT (2-0, 0-0 NWC)
Linfield Men's Tennis LINMT
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Lewis and Clark Men's Tennis LCMT
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Seth Orensky

Men's Tennis Blanks Linfield To Move To 2-0

All six Pioneers who played went 2-0 against the Wildcats

PORTLAND, Ore.—Lewis & Clark College men's tennis capped off a strong opening weekend with a 9-0 blanking of Linfield University on Saturday morning at the L&C Tennis Dome. 
 
THE BASICS
Lewis & Clark 9, Linfield 0 
(Lewis & Clark 2-0) 
(Linfield 0-1) 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Junior Matt Chio, sophomores Wade McDermott, Kai Wills and Landon Cronin and freshmen Joey Lyon and Noah Sutin all went 2-0 to lead the Pioneers to their second win in less than 24 hours. 
 
The Pioneers opened the match with a sweep of double. 
 
At number three doubles, Sutin and Chio cruised past their opponents 8-1. The Pioneers made it 2-0 at number two doubles when Wills and Cronin combined for an 8-2 victory. Lyon and McDermott had the tightest of the three matches at number one singles. The pair went back-and-forth with Linfield's Rogue Stone and Seth Lee before claiming an 8-7 (7-2 win). 
 
Lewis & Clark made quick work of the Wildcats in singles to earn their first 9-0 sweep of the season. 
 
Wills made it 4-0 when he earned a 6-3, 6-3 win over Alexander Rosenquist at third singles. 
 
Sutin clinched the win with his first collegiate dual singles victory. The freshman knocked off Lee 6-2, 6-4 at first singles. 
 
Lyon wrapped up his match next. The freshman posted a 6-3, 6-2 decision over Cameron Paulsen at fourth singles. 
 
Chio had the tightest singles match of the afternoon. The junior needed a tiebreak in the first set, before eventually winning his second singles match 7-6 (8-6), 6-3. 
 
McDermott extended the lead to 8-0 with a 6-1, 6-3 victory at fifth singles. 
 
Cronin locked up the sweep with a win at sixth singles. He defeated Matous Young 6-2, 6-1. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Lewis & Clark has now won 18-straight matches over Linfield. Saturday's sweep was the Pioneers first over the Wildcats since March 4, 2017 and their sixth 9-0 result during the 18-match winning streak. 
  • The Pioneers did not drop a set in singles on Saturday. They lost just two sets in singles across their two matches this weekend. 
  • Lewis & Clark is off to it's first 2-0 start since the 2014-15 season. The Pioneers started 8-0 that season and reached the NWC Championship Match.  
WHO'S NEXT 
 
Lewis & Clark will travel to Southern California to play two matches next weekend. The Pioneers will take on Whittier College on Saturday at 1 p.m. 
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