The Pacific University men's tennis team was victorious over Linfield, 8-1 on Sunday at the Holce Tennis Courts in Forest Grove.
The Boxers, who raise their record to 3-4 overall and 3-2 in the Northwest Conference, started the day with its second sweep of all three doubles matches to begin the day. The No. 1 tandem of
Oscar Wight (Adelaide, Australia) and
Clark Wininger were victorious by an 8-2 margin. At No. 3 doubles, the duo of
Sage Katayama and
Rayden Murata (Honolulu, Hawaii) defeated their opponents, 8-4 and
Ford Nakagawa (Aiea, Hawaii) and Reuben Muhlern (Boise, Idaho) won 8-6 at No. 2.
In the Boxers' five singles victories, they were all in straight sets. Among the winners were freshman
Sean Murphy (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) at No. 5 singles, who won in convincing fashion by scores of 6-1, 6-0.
Clark Wininger (San Francisco, Calif.) won 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1 singles,
Wesley Upton (Hillsboro, Ore.) picked up a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles.
Josh Bernstein (Novato, Calif.) posted a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles and
Sage Katayama (Mililani, Hawaii) posted a 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles.
Head Coach
Brian Jackson said following the victory that it was a good team win for the Boxers with everyone on the roster playing a part. "After a slow start in some of the doubles matches, we got our rhythm and controlled the match. It was good to be able to rest a couple of guys in singles and give some experience to our depth."
Next up for the Boxers is a rematch against Whitworth, who they defeated on Saturday by a 7-2 margin, on Sunday, Mar. 12 at 11 a.m. in Spokane.
