Smith Wins at #1 Singles, but Willamette Falls to Pacific Lutheran, 8-1

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

March 13, 2017

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Willamette	Pacific Lutheran
Score	1	8

Doubles

Dreher, Caroline / Beyers, Megan def. Gjurasic, Alexis / Smith, Mikaila 8-4
Bower, Emily / Beemsterboer, Emily def. Kong, Rachel / Mizutani, Mina 8-2
Floyd, Kristi / Kearney, Lauren def. Andres, Hannah / Adams, Katie 8-4

Singles

Smith, Mikaila def. Dreher, Caroline 7-6 (7-3) , 2-6 , 1-0 (10-7)
Bower, Emily def. Andres, Hannah 6-0 , 6-0
Beyers, Megan def. Gjurasic, Alexis 6-4 , 6-1
Beemsterboer, Emily def. Mizutani, Mina 6-2 , 6-1
Kearney, Lauren def. Kong, Rachel 6-3 , 6-2
Rademacher, Kylie def. Cruz-Cruz, Noemi 6-3 , 6-1

By Timothy Walsh, Athletics Communications Writer

PARKLAND, Wash. -- Mikaila Smith (Jr., Mill Valley, CA/Tamalpais HS) won a thrilling match at #1 singles, but Pacific Lutheran University prevailed in the remaining singles matches and swept the doubles competition, defeating Willamette University, 8-1, in a Northwest Conference women's tennis match at the Sprinker Rec Center on Sunday, March 12.

PLU improved to 1-7 on the season, and 1-6 in NWC play. Willamette fell to 0-8 overall, and 0-7 in the NWC.

Smith battled Caroline Dreher through three full sets, including two tiebreaks, before finally prevailing 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 10-7.

PLU swept the remaining singles matches in straight sets. In the #3 singles match, Megan Beyers and Alexis Gjurasic (So., Olympia, WA/Capital HS) played a competitive first set, with Beyers winning 6-4. Beyers won the second set, 6-1. At #5 singles, Lauren Kearney downed Rachel Kong (So., Hayward, CA/Castro Valley HS), 6-3, 6-2. The #6 singles match was also competitive, with Kylie Rademacher defeating Noemi Cruz-Cruz (Jr., Galt, CA/Liberty Ranch HS) 6-3, 6-1.

The Lutes also took all three doubles matches, as Beyers and Dreher edged past Smith and Gjurasic, 8-4. At #2 doubles, Emily Beemsterboer and Emily Bower defeated Mina Mizutani (Fr., Los Alamitos, CA/Los Alamitos HS) and Kong, 8-2, while at the #3 position, Kearney and Kristi Floyd pulled away from Katie Adams (Jr., McLean, VA/American International School) and Hannah Andres (So., Sammamish, WA/Skyline HS), 8-4.

The Bearcats will step out of NWC play for their next match, on Friday, March 17, against Colorado College. Match time at the WU Tennis Courts is set for 4 p.m. (PDT).