Saturday was a special day for the Whitties as we finished 16-0 in conference AND won 20 matches. Accomplishing these feats were not easy as part of the team traveled to Portland to play Lewis and Clark College while the other half stayed on campus to play NAIA power Lewis Clark State College (#19 in NAIA).
The team that traveled to Portland had a pretty easy time with the Pioneers winning 9-0 without dropping a set. Robert Rye continued his strong month winning 8-0 at #2 doubles and #1 singles 6-1, 6-1. David Deming overcame a sluggish start and fought off 4 set points before winning 7-5, 6-1. Christoph Fuchs had a bit of a lapse in his second set but posted a 6-1, 7-6 at #2 singles. These wins put Robert, David, and Christoph at the top of the NWC singles leaders.
The half of the team that stayed at home had its hands full with a very good Lewis Clark State team. Earlier in the year LCSC defeated us in 4-3 thriller. This time we were able to turn the tables with a 7-2 victory that featured Whitman winning 2 3-set matches. Since I have been coaching at Whitman this is only the 2nd time we have defeated the Warriors of LCSC. Obviously the undefeated conference season and our win over LCSC gives us tremendous momentum going into the conference tournament.
Whitman 9 Lewis and Clark College 0
Whitman 7 Lewis Clark State College 2
This weekend the NWC conference tournament will be held at the Yakima Tennis Club in Yakima, WA. Being the #1 seed we will play the winner of Whitworth (#4) and Willamette (#5) at 3:30pm on Friday.
During the tournament I will be trying to post match updates using Jott. One of the features of Jott is the ability to post to blogger via a phone. I apologize in advance if the blog (and update emails) gets messy.
If you see any of the Whitman Men's tennis players on campus this week make sure to congratulate them on a 20 win season!
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