PORTLAND, Ore. — Lewis & Clark College women's tennis overcame an early deficit and won five straight matches to secure a 5-2 victory in their Northwest Conference and 2025 home opener over Linfield University Saturday.
THE BASICS
Lewis & Clark 5, Linfield 2
(Lewis & Clark 2-4, 1-1 NWC)
(Linfield 0-4, 0-3 NWC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Sophomore
Emma Loucks and senior
Lauren Smith-Euben opened the day with a commanding 6-1 win over Sundi King and Lilianna Cano in the third doubles match. However, Linfield claimed the doubles point and an early lead by winning the other two doubles matches. Wildcats' top duo Emma Tuttle and Kaitlynn Canubida defeated junior
Susanna Anand and sophomore
Maya Curry 6-2 in the first doubles match, while sophomore
Charlotte Makoni and first-year
Taylor Stadjuhar lost 6-3 to Sam Baltz and Emily Redwood in the second.
Canubida added Linfield's second point with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Curry in the second singles match. The momentum shifted when Anand defeated Tuttle 6-0, 6-3 in the top singles spot, and senior
Hayley Kreps tied the dual with a 6-4, 6-2 victory in the fourth singles match.
Makoni gave the Pioneers the lead with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Baltz in the third singles match. Smith-Euben secured the fourth team point with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 win over Cano in the sixth singles match. In the final match, Stadjuhar earned her first collegiate win in the fifth singles slot over King, 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6).
BY THE NUMBERS
- Smith-Euben was the only Pioneer to go 2-0, marking the first time this season she played both doubles and singles in the same dual. She now stands at 2-1 in the sixth singles slot this season.
- The Pioneers notched their second straight dual victory over the Wildcats, a feat not achieved since wins in 2015 and 2016.
- Loucks and Smith-Euben's 6-1 win is the most dominant doubles victory for the Pioneers so far this season.
WHO'S NEXT
Lewis & Clark hosts George Fox Sunday at 11 a.m. at the L&C Tennis Dome.
