Linfield looks to build on positive signs from last season as they enter the 2023-24 campaign. The Wildcats finished with their most wins (4) since 2019 and have a lot of fresh faces on the roster. Of the 20 total players, nine of them are incoming freshmen or transfers.
The 'Cats finished sixth in the Northwest Conference standings a season ago and posted a 4-10 record with three wins coming in conference play. Willhelm Saiga enters his final season for the Wildcats, leading the team with NWC first-team selection a year ago.
Linfield returns noteworthy production on the singles side. Rogue Stone, Brooks Lerfald, Seth Lee, Alexander Rosenquist, Matous Young and Saiga all saw significant playing time last season.
For doubles, the Wildcats return their top two teams in the form of Nick Gabelman and Tallo along with Lee and Stone. Lerfald is looking for a new running mate with his partner Blake Fuentes-Gilbert graduating.
The Wildcats begin the fall season this Saturday, hosting two schools in a tune-up tournament ahead of the ITA Fall Regional in Walla Walla, Wash., that begins on Sept. 23.