Linfield, Ranked #36, Registers Women's Tennis Victory over Bearcats

Alexis Gjurasic (Fr., Olympia, WA/Capital HS)

April 10, 2016

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Willamette	Linfield
Score	0	9

Doubles

Riddle, Ella / Harris, Elsa def. Gjurasic, Alexis / Smith, Mikaila 8-4
Doveri, Marisa / Kopecka, Basia def. Adams, Katie / DiPasquale, Allie 8-0
Lemon, Sierra / Mostul, Courtney def. Cruz-Cruz, Noemi / Kong, Rachel 8-2

Singles

Riddle, Ella def. Smith, Mikaila 6-0 , 6-1
Doveri, Marisa def. Gjurasic, Alexis 6-1 , 6-0
Kopecka, Basia def. Andres, Hannah 6-2 , 6-0
Kume, Marisa def. Adams, Katie 6-0 , 6-2
Nelson, Laurel def. DiPasquale, Allie 6-2 , 6-1
Lemon, Sierra def. Kong, Rachel 6-0 , 6-0

By Robert McKinney, Athletics Communications Director

McMINNVILLE, Ore. -- The Linfield College womens' tennis team, ranked #36 in NCAA Division III by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), improved to 11-4 with a 9-0 victory over Willamette University in a Northwest Conference match at the Linfield Tennis Center. The Wildcats, who are ranked #8 in the West Region, upped their NWC record to 8-2. Willamette dropped to 0-14 overall, 0-11 in the NWC.

Linfield's top doubles team of Ella Riddle and Elsa Harris took on Mikaila Smith (So., Mill Valley, CA/Tamalpais HS) and Alexis Gjurasic (Fr., Olympia, WA/Capital HS) in a competitive match to begin the day. Riddle and Harris held off Smith and Gjurasic, 8-4.

Winning at #2 doubles for the Wildcats were Marisa Doveri and Basia Kopecka. Sierra Lemon and Courtney Mostul of Linfield won #3 doubles.

Riddle, ranked #22 in the nation in NCAA Division III in singles, defeated Smith in the #1 singles match, 6-0, 6-1. The Wildcats also claimed straight-set victories from #2 singles through #6 singles.

The Bearcats will conclude the season with an NWC match at Pacific University on Sunday, April 17. Match time in Forest Grove, Oregon, is scheduled for 1 p.m. (PDT).