BOISE, Idaho – Concluding the trip to Idaho to start the season, the Linfield Wildcats defeated the College of Idaho Yotes, 7-0 to pick up their first dual win of the season. The match was played on the campus of Boise State, thus played with NCAA Division I rules.
Linfield is now 1-2 on the season, while the College of Idaho Yotes are 0-3. The Wildcats fell to two Division I opponents to start the season on Saturday.
"Great preseason weekend for our squad. We were able to pay homage to Riley and her family, get some incredible competition and hone in our chemistry," said coach
Lisa Macy-Baker.
DOUBLES
Linfield rolled with the same doubles lineup in the top two spots and was rewarded with two wins.
Tessa Kern and
Lexie Matsunaga defeated the Yotes' pair of Leiana Almaraz and Lauren Kreutzer by the score of 6-1.
Riley Clayeux and
Michelle Uyeda defeated Alex Sorte and Natalie Little, 6-3 to win their first doubles match of the season.
Allena Wong and
Haley Fujimori took the third doubles match, 6-2 over Sydney Ewing and Marissa Shirley.
SINGLES
No. 37 ranked, Uyeda picked up her first win of the spring season, defeating Kreutzer 6-2, 6-1. Clayuex, in the No. 2 singles spot, defeat Sorte, 6-4, 6-1. Matsunaga picked her first career singles win 6-1, 6-1 over Almarez.
Wong continued to impress during her freshman debut, defeating Almarez Shirley, 6-1, 6-1. She was the only one to win a match on Saturday and is 2-1 in her singles career through three matches.
Fujimori secured the sixth point for the Wildcats, beating Little, 6-2, 6-3. Placed in the sixth singles spot, Fiocchi picked up a dominating 6-1, 6-0 win over Ewing and completed the sweep of the Yotes.
UP NEXT
Linfield plays its first home matches of the season, next weekend at the Linfield Tennis Center, hosting No. 18 Trinity on Saturday at 10 a.m. and Highline Community College on Sunday at 11 a.m.
