McMINNVILLE, ORE. – After a dominant 9-0 victory over the Puget Sound Loggers, the Linfield Wildcats claimed first place in the Northwest Conference and will host the NWC Championships next weekend. Linfield celebrated the career of senior
Elsa Harris who played her final regular season match at Linfield College. The Wildcats finished the regular season with a record of 14-2 overall and a perfect conference record of 8-0. The Loggers end 2019 at 8-6 and 5-3 in conference. Â
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Linfield took a 3-0 lead after doubles play. Harris and
Michelle Uyeda stared at No.1 doubles and won, 8-3.
Tessa Kern and
Riley Clayeux took No.2 doubles, 8-4. The pair of
Michelle Ly and
Haley Fujimori also won by the same score, 8-4.
The 'Cats were strong in singles play and collectively won handedly. Linfield's depth proved to be the difference yet again. Fujimori was the first to complete after taking No.6 singles 6-0, 6-0. Clayeux nearly won by the same score at No.4, 6-0, 6-1.
Alysse Nakasato earned the win at No.5 with scores of 6-2, 6-1. Both Kern and Uyeda took their singles matches 6-2, 6-2. Uyeda has now won 12 straight singles matches, she is 15-1 in singles play this season. Harris was the last to finish at No.2. She earned the win over Nicki Bouche in the most competitive match of the day, 6-2, 7-6.
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Linfield hosts the NWC Championships next weekend beginning on Saturday, April 27 in McMinnville. The two-day event will conclude on Sunday.
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