Lomartire A Winner As Boxers Drop Opener To Puget Sound
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TACOMA, Wash. –
Kaitlyn Lomartire (Fr., Portland, Ore.) made it a 2-0 start to her collegiate career Friday, leading Pacific in an 8-1 loss to Puget Sound in both teams' Northwest Conference women's tennis season opener at the UPS Tennis Pavilion.
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Lomartire went the distance in a straight set victory in the No. 1 singles flight, edging past Logan Thompson 7-6, 7-5.Â
Francesca Battaglia (Jr., Sherman Oaks, Calif.) nearly added a second win to the Pacific ledger, but dropped a third-set super-tiebreaker to fall to Jenna Gerdsen 6-0, 6-7, 10-8.
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Carlee Rhodaback (So., Albany, Ore.) dropped a 6-1, 6-2 decision to Marissa Friedman at No. 3, while
Danielle Wicks (So., Phoenix, Ariz.) fell to Elizabeth Chow at No. 4, 6-2, 6-0. Malia Ford was a 6-3, 6-1 winner for the Loggers at No. 5 over
Kelsey Lack (Sr., Grants Pass, Ore.) and Sarah Nielsen took a 6-2, 6-2 decision over
Kelly Flores (Fr., Ewa Beach, Hawaii) at No. 6.
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In doubles, Battaglia and Lomartire dropped a hard-fought 8-5 decision at No. 1 to Thompson and Friedman. Rhodaback and Lack fell 8-4 to Ford and Chao at No. 2 while Flores and
Danielle Hunter (Jr., La Quinta, Calif.) fell to Nielsen and Allison Embernate in No. 3, 8-1.
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The Boxers will be back to action on Sunday, playing at George Fox at noon.