Kim Picks Up Two Wins Against Whitman

WALLA WALLA – Yelena Kim picked up a pair of victories, but the Lewis-Clark State Women’s Tennis team lost to NCAA Division III opponent Whitman 6-3 on Saturday.

Kim teamed with Catherine Khardina in No. 2 doubles to defeat Angel Le and Sascha Wells 8-3. The freshman then earned a No. 1 singles victory over Le in three sets, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

Heidi Moyo won a crazy battle in No. 4 singles versus Ilina Jha where the third-set tiebreaker went into overtime before Moyo earned a 6-2, 6-7(0), 14-12.

Lina Boylan pushed her No. 3 singles contest to a third-set tiebreaker before falling to Jin Yu 1-6, 6-2, 7-6(2).

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RESULTS

Doubles

1. Jin Yu/Teleya Blunt (WC) def. Heidi Moyo/April Buckingham (LCSC) 8-3
2. Catherine Khardina/Yelena Kim (LCSC) def. Angel Le/Sascha Wells (WC) 8-3
3. Ilina Jha/Camilla Tarpey-Schwed (WC) def. Alexis Maison/Beatriz Lambru (LCSC) 8-4

Singles

1. Yelena Kim (LCSC) def. Angel Le (WC) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
2. Camilla Schwed (WC) def. Catherine Khardina (LCSC) 6-0, 6-3
3. Jin Yu (WC) def. Lina Boylan (LCSC) 1-6, 6-2, 7-6(2)
4. Heidi Moyo (LCSC) def. Ilina Jha (WC) 6-2, 6-7(0), 14-12
5. Teleya Blunt (WC) def. April Buckingham (LCSC) 6-2, 6-4
6. Julia Longpre (WC) def. Bonolo Molefe (LCSC) 6-1, 6-0