Bearcats Celebrate Senior Day With 5-2 Victory Over Linfield

April 13, 2025

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Linfield	Willamette
Score	2	5

Doubles

Alexa de Crinis / Ruby Thompson def. Emma Tuttle / Kaitlynn Canubida 6-2
Richelle Suzuki / Eva Lief def. Emily Redwood / Sundi King 6-2
Gio Horner / Sofia Spencer def. Lilianna Cano / Elise Reese 6-0

Singles

Emma Tuttle def. Alexa de Crinis 7-5 , 6-4
Kaitlynn Canubida def. Gio Horner 6-1 , 6-1
Richelle Suzuki def. Emily Redwood 6-0 , 6-2
Sofia Spencer def. Sundi King 6-0 , 6-0
Eva Lief def. Lilianna Cano 6-0 , 6-0
Ruby Thompson def. Elise Reese 6-1 , 6-0

Salem, OR – The Willamette University Women's Tennis team played their final match of the season and celebrated Senior Day for Ruby Thompson and Richelle Suzuki with a 5-2 win over Linfield University. Thompons and Suzuki won all their matches on the day, Thompson winning at #1 Doubles and #6 Singles and Suzuki coming out on top at #2 Doubles and #3 Singles.

The match began with a commanding performance in doubles, with all three Willamette pairs securing victories. Alexa de Crinis and Ruby Thompson took down their opponents 6-2, as did Richelle Suzuki and Eva Lief. Gio Horner and Sofia Spencer completed the sweep with a dominant 6-0 win, earning the Bearcats the doubles point.

Sofia Spencer and Eva Lief both secured 6-0, 6-0 victories to put Willamette ahead in the match 3-0, and Thompson provided the clinching point to give the Bearcats the team victory by defeating Elise Reese 6-1, 6-0. Suzuki provided the final Willamette point for the day by winning her match 6-0, 6-2 over Emily Redwood.

This is the final match of the season for Women's Tennis, who finishes the season with an overall and conference record of 3-11. The Bearcats also won exhibition matches earlier this season against Bellevue College and Highline College, but those matches do not count toward the team's final record.

Doubles

Alexa de Crinis/Ruby Thompson (Willamette) defeated Emma Tuttle/Kaitlynn Canubida (Linfield), 6-2

Richelle Suzuki/Eva Lief (Willamette) defeated Emily Redwood/Sundi King (Linfield), 6-2

Gio Horner/Sofia Spencer (Willamette) defeated Lilianna Cano/Elise Reese (Linfield), 6-0

Singles

Emma Tuttle (Linfield) defeated Alexa de Crinis (Willamette), 7-5, 6-4

Kaitlynn Canubida (Linfield) defeated Gio Horner (Willamette), 6-1, 6-1

Richelle Suzuki (Willamette) defeated Emily Redwood (Linfield), 6-0, 6-2

Sofia Spencer (Willamette) defeated Sundi King (Linfield), 6-0, 6-0

Eva Lief (Willamette) defeated Lilianna Cano (Linfield), 6-0, 6-0

Ruby Thompson (Willamette) defeated Elise Reese (Linfield), 6-1, 6-0