The Pacific University men's tennis team suffered a tough 5-4 loss to Lewis & Clark on Saturday in Forest Grove.
 
It was a hard-fought match between the Boxers (0-3, 0-1 NWC) and the Pioneers (2-0, 2-0 NWC) noted Pacific head coach Brian Jackson. "This is a tough loss for us today. Lewis & Clark outplayed us in doubles and we weren't able to recover. We look forward to getting another shot at them, later in the season (Apr. 8, 2017)."

The visitors picked up wins at No. 2 and 3 doubles to start the day. The Boxers got their first win by Clark Wininger (San Francisco, Calif.) and Oscar Wight (Adelaide, Australia), who posted an 8-4 win at No. 1 doubles.
 
After a loss at No. 3 singles, Wininger and Wight won their singles matches at No. 1 and No. 2 singles to tie the match at 3. Wininger was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Raed Attia and Wight won 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 over Michael Brewer at No. 1 and 2, respectively.
 
The Pioneers were able to secure the victory with consecutive wins at No. 5 singles and 6 singles before a win at No. 4 singles by the Boxers' Reuben Mulhern (Boise, Idaho) ended the match. Mulhern won in three sets – 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 – over Jackson Powell.
 
Next, the Boxers will travel to face Puget Sound on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Tacoma.