TACOMA, Wash.—Lewis & Clark College women's tennis won five of six singles matches to earn a comeback 5-2 win over host University of Puget Sound on Saturday afternoon. 

THE BASICS
 
Lewis & Clark 5, Puget Sound 2
(Lewis & Clark 3-5, Northwest Conference 2-2) 
(Puget Sound 1-6, NWC 1-5) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Seniors Hayley Kreps and Kacie Lau each went 2-0 on Saturday to help the Pioneers get back to .500 (2-2) in conference action. 
 
The host Loggers took a 1-0 lead after doubles thanks to wins at number one and number two doubles. 
 
Lewis & Clark won the first of the three doubles matches to finish, as Lau and Kreps combined for a 6-2 win over Zoe Hughes and Krishna Agrawal at third doubles. 
 
Puget Sound claimed a 6-4 win at second doubles when Pearle Buck and Hyla Chatham held off Lewis & Clark sophomore Maya Curry and first year Taylor Stadjuhar. 
 
In the deciding match, Kaylee Yamada and Paige Shinall captured a tight 7-5 win over junior Susanna Anand and sophomore Charlotte Makoni. 
 
The Pioneers immediately responded by winning the first three singles matches. 
 
Lau dominated Hughes 6-2, 6-0 at number six singles to tie the score at 1-1. 
 
First year Anna English gave Lewis & Clark the lead at fifth-flight singles. The first year defeated Buck 6-4, 6-2 to give the Pioneers a 2-1 advantage. 
 
Senior Lauren Smith-Euben extended the lead to 3-1 at fourth singles. Smith-Euben notched a 6-2, 7-5 over Chatham to give Lewis & Clark all the momentum. 
 
Anand clinched the team win at first singles. She dispatched Yamada 6-0, 6-3 to make it 4-1 Lewis & Clark.
 
Kreps secured the Pioneers final win. The senior knocked off Agrawal 6-3, 6-4 to give Lewis & Clark a 5-1 lead. 
 
The Loggers earned their lone singles win at number two singles. Shinall earned a tight 6-4, 7-6 win over Makoni to account for the final 5-2 score. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS 

•  English earned her first career Northwest Conference win (fifth singles) in her NWC debut.
•  Kreps and Anand are both 3-1 in NWC singles matches this year. Kreps leads the team with her five overall conference victories. 
• The Pioneers are 3-1 at number three doubles in NWC action. Lewis & Clark is 1-3 at number one doubles and 0-4 at number two doubles through their first four NWC matches. 
• Lewis & Clark extended their winning streak to 12 matches in a row against the Loggers. The Pioneers haven't lost to Puget Sound since the 2013-14 season. 

WHO'S NEXT 
 
The Pioneers will travel to Eastern Washington next weekend. The Pioneers will take on Whitworth University on Saturday at 10 a.m. and defending NWC Champions Whitman University on Sunday at 11 a.m. Both teams were picked to finish ahead of the Pioneers in the NWC Preseason Coaches' Poll – with Whitworth (fourth) sitting one spot ahead of Lewis & Clark.