Pirates Drop Bearcats 9-0 during NWC Women's Tennis match in Spokane

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

March 5, 2017

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Willamette	Whitworth
Score	0	9

Doubles

Hoyos, Bella / Lee, Erica def. Gjurasic, Alexis / Smith, Mikaila 8-0
Adams, Jennifer / Wiley, Emma Jo def. Kong, Rachel / Mizutani, Mina 8-0
Rohrbach, Paige / Sandquist, Emily def. Adams, Katie / Andres, Hannah 8-0

Singles

Hoyos, Bella def. Smith, Mikaila 6-0 , 6-0
Wiley, Emma Jo def. Gjurasic, Alexis 6-0 , 6-3
Adams, Jennifer def. Andres, Hannah 6-0 , 6-2
Lee, Erica def. Mizutani, Mina 6-0 , 6-0
Sandquist, Emily def. Kong, Rachel 6-0 , 6-2
Rohrbach, Paige def. Adams, Katie 6-0 , 6-0

By Robert McKinney, Assistant Athletics Director, Communications

SPOKANE, Wash. --- Whitworth University defeated Willamette University, 9-0, in a Northwest Conference women's tennis match at the Scotford Tennis Center. The Pirates upped their record to 2-4 on the season, 2-3 in the NWC. Willamette fell to 0-6 overall, 0-5 in the NWC.

The Pirates opened the day by winning all three doubles matches without losing a game. Winning for Whitworth were Bella Hoyos and Erica Lee at #1 doubles, Jennifer Adams and Emma Jo Wiley at #2 doubles, and Paige Rohrbach and Emily Sandquist at #3 doubles.

Whitworth continued to pull away by claiming all six singles matches in straight sets. At #1 singles, Hoy0s downed Mikaila Smith (Jr., Mill Valley, CA/Tamalpais HS), 6-0, 6-0. In the #2 singles match, Wiley defeated Alexis Gjurasic (So., Olympia, WA/Capital HS) in the first set, 6-0. Gjurasic provided a solid battle in the second set, but Wiley eventually won, 6-3.

The Bearcats will play at University of Puget Sound on Saturday, March 11. Match time in Tacoma, Washington, is scheduled for 10 a.m. (PST).