Box ScoreFOREST GROVE –
Kanani Kea (Fr., Mililani, Hawaii) picked up victories in both singles and doubles Sunday as Pacific returned to the win column with a 5-4 win over Willamette in Northwest Conference women's tennis action at the Holce Tennis Courts.
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Kea picked up her fourth doubles victory of the season and her third with
Sidney Smith (Fr., Olympia, Wash.) to lead a solid start in doubles, downing Emily Emily Guimont and Ellen Rumley in the No. 2 match, 8-1. Kea then added the most decisive singles match of the day at No. 5, downing Katie Adams 6-1, 6-3 to improve to 6-9 on the season.
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"Today was a great win for the Boxers," said Pacific assistant coach
Karen Wells. "Willamette is a solid team, but going up 2-1 in doubles gave us the momentum. I'm very proud of the way our team played and supported each other today."
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Carlee Rhodaback (Jr., Albany, Ore.) and
Danielle Wicks (Jr., Phoenix, Ariz.) picked up Pacific's other doubles victory, downing Adams and Ashley Evans 8-4 in the No. 3 flight. Denise Poltavski and Mikaila Smith prevented the Pacific sweep as they edge out
Jelena Vidovic (Fr., Vancouver, Wash.) and
Mai Kobayashi (Fr., Waikoloa, Hawaii) 9-7 in the No. 1 match.
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Vidovic recovered well in singles, taking the No. 1 match from Poltavski 6-1, 6-2 to run her singles record to an impressive 14-1 on the season. Kobayashi closed out the match for the Boxers as she scored a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Rumley at No. 3.
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Mikaila Smith won at No. 2 for Willamette, defating
Sidney Smith 6-0, 6-1. Guimont was a 6-1, 6-3 winner over Rhodaback at No. 4 and Evans recovered from a set down to beat Wicks in the No. 6 flight, 3-6, 6-0, 10-3.
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With the win, Pacific improved to 6-9, 3-8 NWC. Willamette dropped to 2-15, 1-9 NWC. Pacific will close out their 2015 season at home next Sunday, hosting Lewis & Clark. The match will begin at 11 a.m.
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