VANCOUVER, Wash. – In the first of two matches against the Lewis & Clark Pioneers this weekend, the Linfield Wildcats lost 8-1 on Saturday afternoon at Club Green Meadows.
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DOUBLES
Linfield's only win came at third doubles where
Blake Fuentes Gilbert and
Josef Shum defeated Lewis & Clark's Daniel Lane and Miles Stone via a score of 8-1. The third doubles match was the last to finish.
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The Pioneers won the first two doubles matches by identical scores of 8-2. At first doubles,
Michael Manion and
Cameron Ventura lost to Ramez Attia and Shane Lynette. At second,
Will Worth and
Ethan Myers were defeated by Riley Vickers and Kristian Peev.
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"We came out flat in doubles and Lewis and Clark came out firing, with the exception of third doubles. We didn't make enough balls to win today and weren't able to catch up in singles," said coach
Ben Belletto.
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SINGLES
Fuentes Gilbert was defeated by Attia at first singles by a score of 6-3, 6-2. Peev won over Manion at No. 2 singles by a score of 6-4, 6-4. Ventura fell in his third singles match to Vickers by a score of 6-2, 6-3.
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Lynette was up 3-0 in the first set when Worth was forced to retire at No. 4 singles. Shum was downed by Lane at fifth singles with a score of 6-0, 6-2. In the sixth singles match,
Isaac Milner extended the first set to 5-5, but lost the set, 7-5 and dropped the second set, 6-3 to Atticus Pallock. Â
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The loss drops the Wildcats to 2-5 on the season and 2-3 in the Northwest Conference, the Pioneers increase their lead over the 'Cats for the fourth spot in the standings with a conference record of 4-2, they are 6-4 overall.
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"The guys fought for every point, but we needed to apply more pressure than we did today. Tomorrow is a new day and opportunity," added Belletto.
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UP NEXT
Linfield and Lewis & Clark meet again on Sunday for a non-conference match, this one is at the Linfield Tennis Center and slated to start at 11 a.m.
