Bearcats Pick Up NWC Win over Short-handed Whitman, 5-4

Siena Ginsburg (Sr., Bend, OR/Summit HS)

March 9, 2021

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Whitman	Willamette
Score	4	5

Doubles

Le, Angel / Tsai, Irene def. Dean, Sarah / Ginsburg, Siena 8-1
Marr, Sylvia / Oberg, Alyssa def. No player / No player FINAL - FORFEIT
Lieske, Paisley / Gibney, Camille def. No player / No player FINAL - FORFEIT

Singles

Le, Angel def. Dean, Sarah 6-0 , 6-1
Tsai, Irene def. Ginsburg, Siena 6-2 , 6-3
Carter, Grace def. Marr, Sylvia 6-0 , 6-1
Oberg, Alyssa def. No player FINAL - FORFEIT
Lieske, Paisley def. No player FINAL - FORFEIT
Gibney, Camille def. No player FINAL - FORFEIT

By Robert McKinney, Assistant Athletics Director, Communications

SALEM, Ore. -- The Willamette University women's tennis team picked up a Northwest Conference victory over Whitman College, 5-4, on Saturday, March 6, after the Blues had two forfeit five of matches with only three players on their roster. The match counts in the NWC standings, but does not count in either team's overall record. The Bearcats are 1-0 in the NWC and the Blues are 0-1.

The Blues won all four matches that were played -- #1 doubles, as well as #1, #2, and #3 singles. At #2 singles, Irene Tsai defeated Siena Ginsburg (Sr., Bend, OR/Summit HS), 6-2, 6-3.

Willamette won #2 and #3 doubles, plus #4, #5, and #6 singles by forfeit. The wins provided the Bearcats with the narrow NWC victory.

The Bearcats will host Linfield University in a Northwest Conference match on Sunday, March 14. If the weather allows the match to be played at the WU Tennis Courts, action will begin at 11 a.m. (PDT).