NEWBERG, Ore. -- Lewis & Clark College women's tennis fell 5-2 at George Fox University in Northwest Conference play on Saturday at the George Fox Tennis Center.
THE BASICS
George Fox 5, Lewis & Clark 2
Lewis & Clark (7-4, 5-3 NWC)
George Fox (4-5, 4-4 NWC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
First-year
Alex Mignogna and sophomore
Madi Vianzon won the lone doubles match at No. 3, while senior
Susanna Anand and Vianzon each earned victories in singles play.
The Bruins opened doubles play with a 6-1 win at No. 1, where Riley Bobkiewicz and Shanah Denham defeated Anand and junior
Charlotte Makoni. Mignogna and Vianzon pulled Lewis & Clark even at 1-1 with a 6-3 win over Audrey Gardner and Nicole Schnurbusch at No. 3. George Fox secured the doubles point when Juhree Kizziar and Sophie Denham defeated juniors
Maya Curry and
Emma Loucks 6-4 at No. 2.
George Fox added to its lead in singles play. Kizziar posted the first singles result with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Curry at No. 4. Shanah Denham followed with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Makoni at No. 2 to give the Bruins a 3-0 advantage.
Vianzon earned Lewis & Clark's first point with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Schnurbusch at No. 6. Anand then cut the deficit to 3-2 with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Bobkiewicz at No. 1 singles.
George Fox won the final two courts. Gardner defeated Mignogna 6-2, 7-5 at No. 5, and Sophie Denham beat sophomore
Anna English 7-5, 6-0 at No. 3.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Anand has won two straight singles matches to improve to 8-1 at the top singles spot.
- Vianzon has earned three consecutive wins in singles play to improve to 3-1 in NWC play.
- Mignonga and Vianzon earned their first NWC win as a doubles team.
WHO'S NEXT
Lewis & Clark hosts Salisbury University on Wednesday at 4 p.m. for a non-conference match.
