Lomartire A Winner As Boxers Fall To Tough Linfield Squad

Lomartire A Winner As Boxers Fall To Tough Linfield Squad

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By Blake Timm '98, Sports Information Director

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McMINNVILLE, Ore. – Kaitlyn Lomarire (So., Portland, Ore.) won her fifth singles match of the season and her third in her last four matches Sunday, leading Pacific in an 8-1 loss to Linfield in Northwest Conference women's tennis action at the Linfield Tennis Courts.
 
The sophomore improved to 5-2 on the season in singles.  Playing for the first time in the No. 2 flight, Lomartire scored a solid 6-3, 6-4 win over Basia Kopecka.  It was the only winner for the Boxers (3-4, 2-4 NWC) on an afternoon that also saw Jelena Vidovic (Fr., Vancouver, Wash.) lose her first collegiate singles match.
 
"The top of the lineup battled hard today, but we didn't have enough to compete with the Wildcats down the line," said Pacific Head Coach Brian Jackson.  "It was a really great win for Kaitlyn, who played through some pain to get the win over a very good player.  We look forward to getting back to work this week to make sure we are ready for a good match against George Fox next weekend."
 
Playing in her first match as the No. 1 singles player, Vidovic battled back from one set down to force a deciding set with Ella Riddle.  Forced to a super tiebreaker due to time, Riddle quickly seized momentum and never looked back as she won 6-1, 4-6, 10-1.
 
"Jelena had a great comeback, but ran into a buzz saw in that tiebreaker," Jackson said.  "We would have loved to see her play a full set there as she had the momentum."
 
The Wildcats (8-2, 4-0 NWC) rolled through the rest of the singles matches.  Marisa Doveri was a 6-0, 6-2 winner over Sidney Smith (Fr., Olympia, Wash.) at No. 3.  Mai Kobayashi (Fr., Waikoloa, Hawaii) was downed by Marisa Kume at No. 4, 6-1, 6-0.  Courtney Hammagren scored a 6-0, 6-2 win over Carlee Rhodaback (Jr., Albany, Ore.) at No. 5 while Kelly Watanabe was a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Kenani Kea (Fr., Mililani, Hawaii) at No. 6.
 
Linfield opened the day with a sweep of the doubles.  Riddle and Mackenzie Fraser took an 8-4 win from Lomartire and Vidovic at No. 1.  Hammagren and Kopecka were 8-2 winners over Kobayashi and Smith at No. 2 while Watanabe and Kaila Nip collected an 8-0 win over Rhodaback and Danielle Wicks (Jr., Phoenix, Ariz.).
 
Pacific plays just one match next weekend, traveling to Newberg on Saturday to face George Fox.
 
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