Warrior Women’s Tennis Splits Saturday Doubleheader

LEWISTON – The Warrior women had a tough Saturday with contests against NCAA Division I Montana and DIII Whitman. After falling to Montana in the morning contest, LC State bounced back to defeat the Blues 5-2.

MATCH ONE: Montana 7, LC State 0

Anne Mathema and Yelena Kim took home a victory in doubles, but the Lewis-Clark State Women’s Tennis team lost to NCAA Division I opponent Montana 7-0 in the LCSC Tennis Center.

Mathema and Kim earned the win in No. 2 doubles versus Olivia Oosterbaan and Maria Goheen 6-4.

Kim was able to take the opening set of No. 1 singles against Oosterbaan 6-4 before dropping the second set 6-0 and the third-set tiebreaker 10-6.

RESULTS

Doubles

1. Lauren Dunlap/Rosie Sterk (UM) def. Heidi Moyo/Catherine Khardina (LCSC) 6-2
2. Yelena Kim/Anne Mathema (LCSC) def. Olivia Oosterbaan/Maria Goheen (UM) 6-4
3. Shivika Agrawal/Hailey Murphy (UM) def. Lina Boylan/April Buckingham (LCSC) 6-2

Singles

1. Olivia Oosterbaan (UM) def. Yelena Kim (LCSC) 4-6, 6-0, 10-6
2. Hailey Murphy (UM) def. Beatriz Lambru (LCSC) 6-2, 6-1
3. Lauren Dunlap (UM) def. Lina Boylan (LCSC) 6-2, 6-1
4. Maria Goheen (UM) def. Maria Silva (LCSC) 6-0, 6-1
5. Rosie Sterk (UM) def. Alexis Maison (LCSC) 6-3, 6-1
6. Shivika Agrawal (UM) def. Ines Steeman (LCSC) 8-3

MATCH TWO: LC State def. Whitman 5-2

The Warriors took four of the six singles matches en route to a 5-2 victory over Whitman to close out the weekend on a positive note.

The victory improves the Warriors’ record to 4-5.

Kim won both of her matches starting with a No. 1 doubles victory with Mathema 6-3. Kim then handled Julia Longpre in No. 1 singles 6-3, 6-1.

Lina Boylan made quick work of Irene Tsai 6-1, 6-1 in No. 2 singles. Maria Eduarda Santos da Silva in No. 4 singles and Ines Steeman in No. 6 singles were also victorious.

RESULTS

Doubles

1. Yelena Kim/Anne Mathema (LCSC) def. Erica Mock/Grace Carter (WC) 6-3
2. Sascha Wells/Mae Thorp (WC) def. Lina Boylan/Alexis Maison (LCSC) 7-6
3. Maria Eduarda Santos da Silva/April Buckingham (LCSC) def. Waylah Tan/Jules Thompson (WC) 7-5

Singles

1. Yelena Kim (LCSC) def. Julia Longpre (WC) 6-3, 6-1
2. Lina Boylan (LCSC) def. Irene Tsai (WC) 6-1, 6-1
3. Sascha Wells (WC) def. Alexis Maison (LCSC) 6-1, 6-1
4. Maria Eduarda Santos da Silva (LCSC) def. Mae Thorp (WC) 6-4, 6-3
5. Grace Carter (WC) def. Naiara Montero (Whit) 6-3, 6-1
6. Ines Steeman (LCSC) def. Piper Rylander (WC) 6-3, 6-1