Dean Falls to Whitworth's Liening in Close Match at #1 Singles
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Willamette | Whitworth | Score | 0 | 9 |
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Liening, Avery / Kert, Aleah def. Dean, Sarah / Ginsburg, Siena 8-0
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Plank, Hannah / Ikeda, Lauren def. Oberg, Alyssa / Lieske, Paisley 8-1
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Locati, Kyndal / Lakerveld, Froukje def. Gibney, Camille / Thompson, Ruby 8-1
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Liening, Avery def. Dean, Sarah 7-5 , 6-4
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Kert, Aleah def. Ginsburg, Siena 6-1 , 6-0
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Plank, Hannah def. Oberg, Alyssa 6-0 , 6-0
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Ikeda, Lauren def. Lieske, Paisley 6-0 , 6-0
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Locati, Kyndal def. Gibney, Camille 6-1 , 6-0
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Lakerveld, Froukje def. Thompson, Ruby 6-0 , 6-0
By Robert McKinney, Assistant Athletics Director, Communications
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Sarah Dean (Sr., Boise, ID/Timberline HS) of Willamette University dropped a close match to Avery Liening of Whitworth University on Saturday, May 1 during a Northwest Conference match at the Scotford Tennis Center. Liening held off Dean in the competitive top pairing, 7-5, 6-4.
The Pirates defeated the Bearcats, 9-0, to improve to 9-5 on the season, 6-2 in the NWC. Willamette fell to 0-9 overall, 1-7 in the NWC.
Also winning in singles for Whitworth were Aleah Kert at #2, Hannah Plank at #3. Lauren Ikeda at #4, Kyndal Locati at #5, and Froukje Lakerveld at #6.
In the top doubles match, Liening and Kert downed Dean and Siena Ginsburg, 8-0.
The teams will play again on Sunday in a non-conference game at the Scotford Tennis Center.