Lewis & Clark, Ranked #18, Downs Willamette in Women's Tennis, 9-0

Mikaila Smith (Jr., Mill Valley, CA/Tamalpais HS)

February 17, 2017

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Willamette	Lewis and Clark
Score	0	9

Doubles

Incerpi, Kacey / Legarza, Josie def. Gjurasic, Alexis / Smith, Mikaila 8-0
Plawska, Wiktoria / Eliazo, Christine def. Andres, Hannah / Kong, Rachel 8-0
Thomas, Carla / Hennes, Caroline def. Oberg, Alyssa / Mizutani, Mina 8-3

Singles

Plawska, Wiktoria def. Smith, Mikaila 6-2 , 6-3
Legarza, Josie def. Andres, Hannah 6-0 , 6-1
Eliazo, Christine def. Gjurasic, Alexis 6-1 , 6-0
Sermet, Chloe def. Mizutani, Mina 6-1 , 6-0
Hood, Natasha def. Kong, Rachel 6-0 , 6-0
Fox, Adrienne def. Oberg, Alyssa 6-0 , 6-1

By Robert McKinney, Assistant Athletics Director, Communications

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Lewis & Clark College, ranked #18 in NCAA Division III by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), won its dual season opener against Willamette University, 9-0, on Friday, Feb. 17 at the L&C Tennis Dome. The Pioneers moved to 1-0 on the season, 1-0 in the Northwest Conference. Willamette fell to 0-3 overall, 0-2 in the NWC. Both of Willamette's NWC losses have been to nationally-ranked teams.

The Pioneers, who are ranked #3 in the West Region, took a 3-0 lead by sweeping the doubles competition. Alyssa Oberg (Fr., Roseville, CA/Oakmont HS) and Mina Mizutani (Fr., Los Alamitos, CA/Los Alamitos HS) of Willamette played the closest match at #3 doubles, as Carla Thomas and Caroline Hennes of L&C won, 8-3.

At #1 singles, Wiktoria Plawska of Lewis & Clark defeated Mikaila Smith (Jr., Mill Valley, CA/Tamalpais HS) of Willamette, 6-2, 6-3. Plawska is ranked #13 in NCAA Division III in singles.

Two other nationally-ranked players earned wins for the Pioneers. Jose Legarza, ranked #39, prevailed at #2 singles over Hannah Andres (So., Sammamish, WA/Skyline HS), 6-0, 6-1. Christine Eliazo, ranked #44, downed Alexis Gjurasic (So., Olympia, WA/Capital HS), 6-1, 6-0.

Willamette will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 26, with a Northwest Conference match at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon. Match time is set for 12 p.m. (PST).