Pacific's Cassidy and Sydnie Binder have played enough tennis against each other over the years.
 
So when the sisters and doubles partners advanced to the finals of the yellow bracket, they both agreed to share the singles championship Sunday at the Pacific 5-Way Tournament.
 
Cassidy, the No. 1 seed, and Sydnie, the No. 2 seed, both cruised to the finals. Cassidy Binder won 6-1, 6-1 in the quarterfinals and then 6-2, 6-1 in the semifinals. Sydnie Binder won 6-3, 6-3 and 7-5, 6-0. 
 
The Binder sisters also won the red doubles bracket, defeating George Fox's Kalli Wiker and Riley Bobkiewicz 8-2 in the finals. 
 
The Binders weren't the only Pacific players to have a strong opening tournament. 
 
Pacific's Sofia Mazzola won the blue singles bracket, defeating George Fox's Elizabeth Cook 6-2, 6-1 in the finals.
 
Mia Yamaguchi finished first in the pink singles bracket, defeating Arianna Rader of George Fox 6-1, 7-5 for the championship.
 
Mazzola and Stella Nishimura won the black doubles bracket, edging George Fox's Sophie and Shanah Denham 8-6 in the finals.
 
Next, Pacific plays in the ITA Regional Tournament on Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at George Fox. 

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