Lewis & Clark Defeats Willamette 9-0 in NWC Opener for Both Teams

Gene Perle-Jones (So., Eugene, OR/North Eugene HS)

February 18, 2018

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Willamette	Lewis and Clark
Score	0	9

Doubles

Powell, Jackson / Trouerbach, Pim def. Schechter, Aaron / Fisher, Colin 8-2
Attia, Raed / Inoue, Kei def. Burcham, Owen / Perle-Jones, Gene 8-2
Attia, Ramez / Hindle, Keane def. Hiserman, Luke / Liang, David 8-2

Singles

Attia, Ramez def. Schechter, Aaron 6-3 , 6-3
Adams, Brendan def. Fisher, Colin 6-2 , 6-1
Vickers, Riley def. Perle-Jones, Gene 6-3 , 6-3
Hindle, Keane def. Burcham, Owen 6-0 , 6-0
McDermott, Will def. Liang, David 6-0 , 6-0
Hayashi, Marc def. Hiserman, Luke 6-3 , 6-2

By Robert McKinney, Assistant Athletics Director, Communications

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Lewis & Clark College, ranked #7 in the West Region of NCAA Division III by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), defeated Willamette University 9-0 on Sunday, Feb. 18 in the Northwest Conference opener for both teams. The Pioneers advanced their record to 3-2 on the season, 1-0 in the Northwest Conference. Willamette fell to 0-2 overall, 0-1 in the NWC.

"Lewis & Clark is a solid team," Willamette Head Coach Rick Wood said. "I'm really proud of the team morale, attitude and fight."

The Pioneers grabbed a 3-0 lead in doubles, winning all three matches by identical 8-2 scores. In the top doubles match, L&C's team of Jackson Powell and Pim Trouerbach downed Aaron Schechter (Jr., Seattle, WA/James A. Garfield HS) and Colin Fisher (So., Caldwell, IDThomas Jefferson Charter School) of Willamette. At #2 doubles, Raed Attia and Kei Inoue moved past Owen Burcham (Fr., Portland, ORWilson HS) and Gene Perle-Jones (So., Eugene, OR/North Eugene HS). At #3 doubles, Ramez Attia and Keane Hindle defeated Luke Hiserman (Fr., Monterey, CA/Pacific Grove HS) and David Liang (Fr., Beijing, China/Bellevue Christian School, Wash.).

Schechter provided a strong battle for the Bearcats at #1 singles, but Ramez Attia won both sets, 6-3, 6-3. Brendon Adams of L&C took #2 singles versus Fisher, 6-2, 6-1. In the #3 singles match Riley Vickers won for the Pioneers over Perle-Jones, 6-3, 6-3.

Also winning for L&C in singles play were Hindle at the #4 position, Will McDermott at #5 and Marc Hayashi at #6. Hayashi held off Hiserman in the first set, 6-3, and then won the second set, 6-2.

Willamette will take on Pacific Lutheran University and University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, next weekend. The Bearcats will play at Pacific Lutheran on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 1 p.m. (PST) and will compete against Puget Sound on Sunday, Feb. 25 at 11 a.m.