Doubles Spell Trouble For Boxers In Close Loss To Pioneers
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FOREST GROVE – Two losses in doubles proved to be the difference against Lewis & Clark Friday as Pacific dropped a 5-4 Northwest Conference women's tennis match to the Pioneers at the Holce Tennis Courts.
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The Boxers (1-6, 0-5 NWC) opened the three-match doubles bracket with a victory at No. 1, with
Kaitlyn Lomartire (Fr., Portland, Ore.) and
Francesca Battaglia (Jr., Sherman Oaks, Calif.) scoring an 8-4 win over Claudia Lew and Eva Grigsby. The duo improved to 5-2 on the season.
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Lewis & Clark (1-7, 1-6 NWC) succeeded in taking the lower two matches. Makena McCluskey and Allison Schneider took an 8-4 win from
Carlee Rhodaback (So., Albany, Ore.) and
Kelsey Lack (Sr., Grants Pass, Ore.) at No. 2, while Olivia Sweetman and Paloma Vizciano were 8-2 winners over
Danielle Wicks (So., Phoenix, Ariz.) and
Kelly Flores (Fr., Ewa Beach, Hawaii).
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The two teams were evenly split in the singles matches. Lomartire picked up her seventh win of the season with a 6-3, 7-6 win over Lew at No. 1. Rhodaback improved to 4-4 on the year with a 4-6, 6-4, 10-6 win over McCluskey at No. 3 and
Danielle Hunter (Jr., La Quinta, Calif.) was a 6-4, 6-3 winner over Schneider at No. 5.
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Sweetman collected a 6-3, 6-4 win over Battaglia at No. 2. Grigsby was a 6-1, 6-0 winner over Wicks at No. 4 and Vizciano was a 6-3, 6-1 winner over Lack at No. 6.
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Pacific returns to action on Saturday, traveling to Salem for a 1 p.m. match with Willamette.
