Whitman College Women's Tennis, 1998 Match Summaries

Whitman College Women's Tennis

2000-2001 Scores, Highlights

Pacific Northwest Small College Championships
Friday, September 22
Walla Walla, Wash.

Freshman Molly Mayes scored a nice upset in the opening round of women's singles play Friday as the Pacific Northwest Small College Championships got underway at Whitman and two other locations in Walla Walla.

Mayes, one of four Missionaries who advanced to the second round, knocked off the No. 5 seed, Jinnie Shrestha of Lewis-Clark State College, in three sets. The scores were 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. Mayes faces Linfield's Nicole Ralston in a second-round match Saturday morning. The singles quarterfinals are set for Saturday afternoon.

Other Missionaries winning in the first round were Joanna Cutler, who disposed of George Fox's Emily Kane 6-2, 6-4; Selima Serna, who downed Pacific Lutheran's Whitney Madison 6-1, 2-6, 6-2; and Katy Coburn, who advanced when her opponents failed to show.

Whitman women losing on opening day and dropping into the consolation bracket were:

Meredith Crandall, who lost 6-4, 6-1 to Linfield's Alison Vaughan, the No. 4 seed;

Jessica Nikkel, who dropped a 6-0, 6-2 decision to Linfield's Kristin Kobata, the No. 6 seed;

Danielle Warner, who was beaten 6-1, 6-1 by Jennifer Wright of Lewis-Clark State;

Christina Jesaitis, who fell 6-1, 6-1 to Lisa Trefts of George Fox;

Jessalin Beutler, who lost 6-1, 6-0 to Pacific Lutheran's Whitney Freed; and

Thalia Sady, who fell 6-1, 6-0 to Nancy Ralston of Linfield.

The women's doubles competition also begins on Sunday.

Pacific Northwest Small College Championships
Saturday, September 23
Walla Walla, Wash.

Whitman's Molly Mayes and Christina Jesaitis won their first two doubles matches Saturday, knocking off seeded opponents, to advance to Sunday's semifinals in the Pacific Northwest Small College Championships, which are being hosted by the Missionary tennis teams.

Mayes, a freshman, and Jesaitis, a sophomore playing her first season of collegiate tennis, opened with an 8-6 victory over Pacific Lutheran's Whitney Freed and Whitney Madison, the No. 6 seed in the women's doubles bracket. The Missionary duo then used the same score to skip past the fourth-seeded team, Laura Simmons and Jennifer Wright of Lewis-Clark State College (LCSC). In one of Sunday's semifinals, Mayes and Jesaitis will face top-seeded Janet Nel and Jinnie Shrestha of LCSC.

In singles action Saturday, both Mayes and Whitman senior Joanna Cutler advanced to the quarterfinals before losing. Mayes advanced by beating Linfield's Nicole Ralston 6-2, 6-3, before losing (score not available) to the No. 4 seed, Alison Vaughan of Linfield. Cutler beat Pacific Lutheran's Freed 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, but then lost 6-1, 6-1 to the LCSC's Nel, the No. 1 singles seed.

Pacific Northwest Small College Championships
Sunday, September 24
Walla Walla, Wash.

The Whitman doubles tandem of Molly Mayes and Christina Jesaitis were unable to keep pace with the No. 1 seeds in Sunday's semifinals of the Pacific Northwest Small College Championships. The Missionary duo lost 8-0 to Sanet Nil and Jinnie Shrestha of Lewis-Clark State College

In the doubles finals, however, Nil and Shrestha were upset by the No. 2 seeds, Kaleinani Kowalski and Sofie Tibbling of Pacific Lutheran University.

Whitman 7, Willamette 2
Saturday, February 17
Salem, Oregon

In her Northwest Conference coaching debut, Whitman coach Heidi Tate and her women's tennis team pulled off a 7-2 NWC dual match victory over host Willamette University Saturday in Salem. It was the first match of the conference season for both schools.

Whitman took an early 2-1 advantage out of the doubles play, after Whitman tandems Jo Cutler and Paola Vizcaino, along with Elly Smith and Christina Jesaitis both pulled off victories in No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, respectively.

In singles, Vizcaino, a transfer student from Metepec, Mexico, made quick work of Willamette's No. 1 player, Jessie Hughes, winning 6-3, 6-2. Cutler downed Lori Bokovoy, 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 2 slot, and Whitman won three of the final four singles matches on the way to its decisive victory.

At No. 3, Selima Serna downed Jane Littlefield, 6-2, 6-1. Molly Mayes knocked off Courtney Groves in the No. 4 hole, 6-3, 6-4; and Danielle Warner defeated Jessica Bruck at No. 6 singles, 6-3, 6-1.

Whitman played the match without freshman Meredeth Crandell, who is recovering from illness.

Singles

No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Jessie Hughes: 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 -- Joanna Cutler (Whitman) def. Lori Bokovoy: 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 -- Selima Serna (Whitman) def. Jane Littlefield: 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 -- Molly Mayes (Whitman) def. Courtney Groves: 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 -- Kathryn Sorensen (Willamette) def. Elly Smith: 6-0, 6-4
No. 6 -- Danielle Warner (Whitman) def. Jessica Bruck: 6-3, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 -- Hughes-Bokovoy (Willamette) def. Mayes-Serna: 8-3
No. 2 -- Cutler-Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Littlefield-Sorensen: 8-6
No. 3 -- Smith-Christina Jesaitis (Whitman) def. Karin Zabel-Kelley Martin:8-6

Linfield 6, Whitman 3
Sunday, February 18
McMinnville, Oregon

Playing at Northwest Conference power, Linfield College, the Whitman women's tennis team lost a close dual match, 6-3, for its first conference loss of the season Sunday in McMinnville. The loss evens the Missionaries record at 1-1 in the NWC.

At No. 2 doubles, the duo of Jo Cutler and Paola Vizcaino downed Kirsten Changstrom and Laura Worzniak, but the win would be one of few for Whitman on the day.

After losing the other two doubles points, Vizcaino led the team to a win in No. 1 singles, defeating Alison Vaughn in three sets: 4-6, 7-5, and 6-1. Freshman Molly Mayes also won her second consecutive conference match, downing Laura Worzniak in a long match, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4.

All four of the other singles matches were played to three sets or a tie-breaker before Linfield ended up on top, claiming all four points.

It was the second day in a row the Missionaries played short-handed, without the services of Meredeth Crandell, who is recovering from illness, but should be back in action soon.

Whitman hosts the University of Calgary Tuesday at 4 p.m., in Bratton Tennis Center. The Missionaries resume conference action this weekend when Whitman hosts Whitworth College Saturday morning at 10 a.m.

Singles

No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Alison Vaughn:4-6, 7-5, 6-1
No. 2 - Kirsten Changstrom (Linfield) def. Selima Serna: 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
No. 3 - Kristin Kobata (Linfield) def. Joanna Cutler: 7-5, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3
No. 4 -- Molly Mayes (Whitman) def. Laura Worzniak: 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
No. 5 - Lindsay Paladeni (Linfield) def. Elly Smith: 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)
No. 6 - Nicole Ralston (Linfield) def. Danielle Warner: 6-4, 1-6, 6-4

Doubles

No. 1 - Kobota-Ralston (Linfield) def. Mayes-Serna: 8-4
No. 2 -- Cutler-Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Changstrom-Worzniak: 8-4
No. 3 - Vaughn-Paladeni (Linfield) def. Smith-Christina Jesaitis: 8-3

Whitman 6, Calgary 3
Tuesday, February 20
Walla Walla, Washington

Tuesday afternoon in Bratton Tennis Center, the Whitman women's tennis team toppled the University of Calgary, 6-3, despite No. 1 and No. 2 singles losses. The win lifts the Missionaries season record to 2-1.

Whitman opened the afternoon with a loss at No. 1 doubles, as freshman Meredeth Crandall saw her first action of the season, teaming with Selima Serna in an 8-3 loss to Calgary's Kristin Price and Ann Becze. Whitman would rebound to win No. 2 and No. 3 doubles play, as Jo Cutler paired up with Paola Vizcaino to make quick work of their opponents in the No. 2 hole, winning 8-2 over Carmen Leung and Kathryn Lane.

Molly Mayes and Christina Jesaitis partnered up at No. 3 doubles to down Calgary's Kelsey Cooper and Hether Szpecht for the Missionaries second doubles point.

After Vizcaino and Serna were overpowered in the first two singles slots, Whitman came back to win all four of the remaining singles matches in straight sets. Cutler defeated Becze in the No. 3 slot, 6-4, 6-3; and Mayes downed Cooper 6-1, 6-4 at No. 4. Elly Smith played No. 5 and made quick work of Lane, 6-1, 6-3, before making way to Danielle Warner who whipped Szpecht, 6-1, 6-1 in No. 6 action.

Singles

No. 1 -- Carmen Leung (Calgary) def. Paola Vizcaino: 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
No. 2 - Kristin Price (Calgary) def. Selima Serna: 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 - Joanna Cutler (Whitman) def. Ann Becze: 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 -- Molly Mayes (Whitman) def. Kelsey Cooper: 6-1, 6-4
No. 5 - Elly Smith (Whitman) def. Kathryn Lane: 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 - Danielle Warner (Whitman) def. Heather Szpecht: 6-1, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 - Price-Becze (Calgary) def. Serna-Meredeth Crandall: 8-3
No. 2 -- Cutler-Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Leung-Lane: 8-2
No. 3 - Mayes-Christina Jesaitis (Whitman) def. Cooper-Szpecht: 8-3

Whitman 5, Whitworth 4
Saturday, February 24
Bratton Tennis Center,
Walla Walla, Washington

Trailing 2-1 in the team scoring after doubles, the Whitman women's tennis team rallied to win four of six singles matches to pull out a 5-4 Northwest Conference victory over Whitworth Saturday at the Bratton Tennis Center.

Freshman Paola Vizcaino started the Missionary comeback with a 6-1, 6-1 victory in the No. 1 singles match. Senior Joanna Cutler gave Whitman another two-set triumph in the No. 2 singles match.

Two more freshmen added Missionary victories in singles. Molly Mayes was a winner in the No. 4 match, while Elly Smith pieced together a three-set win at No. 5.

Cutler and Vizcaino scored Whitman's only victory in doubles.

With the victory, the Missionaries improved to 3-1 on the season, 2-1 in conference play.

Singles

No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Jill Huibregtse: 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 -- Joanna Cutler (Whitman) def. Jill Vaughan: 7-5, 6-3
No. 3 -- Amy Austin (Whitworth) def. Selima Serna: 6-3, 7-5
No. 4 -- Molly Mayes (Whitman) def. Hope Anderson: 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 -- Elly Smith (Whitman) def. Alex Williams: 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
No. 6 -- Addi Norman (Whitworth) def. Danielle Warner: 6-2, 4-6, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 -- Huibregstse-Austin (Whitworth) def. Serna-Meredeth Crandall: 8-5
No. 2 -- Cutler-Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Vaughan-Jessica Walters: 8-2
No. 3 -- Norman-Anderson (Whitworth) def. Mayes-Christina Jesaitis: 8-4

Whitman 9, Pacific 0
Friday, March 2
Bratton Tennis Center,
Walla Walla, Washington

Losing just six games while winning all six singles matches, the Whitman women's tennis team pinned a 9-0 Northwest Conference defeat on Pacific Friday night at the Bratton Tennis Center.

Whitman winners in singles included Molly Mayes, who ran her singles record to 5-0 with a 6-1, 6-0 victory in the No. 3 slot. Paola Vizcaino won the No. 1 singles match, extending her singles record to 5-1 on the season.

Meredeth Crandall and Elly Smith shut out their opponents in singles. Also winning for the Missionaries in singles were Selima Serna and Danielle Warner.

Singles

No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Fern Koga: 6-1, 4-1 (default)
No. 2 -- Selima Serna (Whitman) def. Lei Tokuda: 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 -- Molly Mayes (Whitman) def. Erin Milliron: 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 -- Meredeth Crandall (Whitman) def. Josie Vu: 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 -- Elly Smith (Whitman) def. Carey Kadohiro: 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 -- Danielle Warner (Whitman) def Erin McCormick: 6-0, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 -- Cutler-Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Vu-Milliron: 8-0
No. 2 -- Serna-Crandall (Whitman) def. Kadohiro-Koga: 8-3
No. 3 -- Mayes-Christina Jesaitis (Whitman) def. Takudo-McCormick: 8-1

Whitman 8, George Fox 1
Saturday, March 3
Bratton Tennis Center,
Walla Walla, Washington

By the time the last two singles matches started, the Whitman women's tennis team had already clinched a Northwest Conference victory over George Fox Saturday evening at the Bratton Tennis Center.

And when Missionary freshman Danielle Warner rolled to a quick two-set victory in No. 6 singles, giving Whitman a 7-1 lead in the team scoring, the only match left in progress involved a second Whitman freshman, Elly Smith, in No. 5 singles.

Smith found a way to breathe some drama into that final match, rallying from a 4-1 deficit in the third set to win 6-4 and add a little icing to Whitman's fourth straight victory.

Joanna Cutler won the No. 1 singles match for the Missionaries, raising her season record in singles to 5-1. Freshman Molly Mayes improved her singles record to 6-0 with a shutout victory in No. 3 singles.

Now 5-1 on the season, and 4-1 in the NWC, Whitman closes out its weekend at 10 a.n. Sunday when Lewis & Clark visits Bratton.

Singles

No. 1 -- Joanna Cutler (Whitman) def. Stephanie Selid: 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 -- Lisa Trefts (George Fox) def. Selima Serna: 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
No. 3 -- Molly Mayes (Whitman) def. Kristin Miller: 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 -- Meredeth Crandall (Whitman) def. Kim Reimer: 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 -- Elly Smith (Whitman) def. Anne Robinson: 6-0, 3-6, 6-4
No. 6 -- Danielle Warner (Whitman) def. Keri Ingraham: 6-1, 6-4

Doubles

No. 1 -- Cutler-Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Trefts-Robinson: 8-0
No. 2 -- Serna-Crandall (Whitman) def. Reimer-Selid: 8-1
No. 3 -- Mayes-Smith (Whitman) def. Miller-Ingraham: 8-3

Whitman 7, Lewis & Clark 2
Sunday, March 4
Bratton Tennis Center,
Walla Walla, Washington

The Whitman women's tennis team ran its winning streak to five consecutive matches with a 7-2 Northwest Conference victory over Lewis & Clark College Sunday at the Bratton Tennis Center.

The Missionaries swept the top five singles matches, led by freshman Paola Vizcaino's 6-2, 6-2 victory in the No. 1 slot. Lewis & Clark's only victory in singles came at No. 6, where Megan Roseman outlasted Whitman's Elly Smith in a three-set match that was decided by a tie-breaker.

Now 6-1 on the season and 5-1 in NWC play, Whitman heads to the Tacoma, Wash., area next weekend for key conference matches at Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran. The Missionaries then head to California to play four matches during the first week of spring break.

Singles

No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Joy Leising: 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 -- Joanna Cutler (Whitman) def. Lindsey Hogan: 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 -- Selima Serna (Whitman) def. Kerrianne Barton: 6-3, 6-0
No. 4 -- Molly Mayes (Whitman) def. Desi Miller: 7-5, 6-2
No. 5 -- Meredeth Crandall (Whitman) def. Camille Arbuckle: 6-2, 6-4
No. 6 -- Megan Roseman (Lewis & Clark) def. Elly Smith: 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)

Doubles

No. 1 -- Serna-Crandall (Whitman) def. Leising-Hogan: 8-5
No. 2 -- Cutler-Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Miller-Roseman: 8-1
No. 3 -- Barton-Arbuckle (Lewis & Clark) def. Mayes-Christina Jesaitis: 8-4

Puget Sound 6, Whitman 3
Friday, March 9
Tacoma, Washington

With Paola Vizcaino unable to play in her No. 1 singles spot because of illness, the Whitman women's tennis team dropped a 6-3 decision at the University of Puget Sound Friday night in Tacoma, Wash.

The loss snapped Whitman's five-match winning streak.

The Missionaries took the early lead, winning two of the three doubles matches. Vizcaino and Joanna Cutler improved their doubles record to 8-0 on the season with an 8-2 victory in the No. 2 slot.

But with Vizcaino unable to go in singles, Whitman proceeded to lose five of those six matches, including a pair of critical three-setters. Cutler moved up to No. 1 and lost in three sets, the last two of which were decided on 7-5 scores. Freshman Molly Mayes, who had opened her collegiate career with seven consecutive victories, lost for the first time, losing in three sets at No. 3.

Meredeth Crandall notched Whitman's only singles victory at No. 4. Crandall, who missed matches early in the season because of illness, improved her singles record to 4-0.

Singles

No. 1 -- Mel Hiramoto (UPS) def. Jo Anna Cutler: 6-3, 5-7, 7-5
No. 2 -- Jade-Lin Wong (UPS) def. Selima Serna: 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 -- Anne James (UPS) def. Molly Mayes: 1-6, 7-5, 7-6
No. 4 -- Meredeth Crandall (Whitman) def. Holly Frank: 6-0, 3-0 retired
No. 5 -- Hillary Schenk (UPS) def. Elly Smith: 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 -- Kate Fusillo (UPS) def. Danielle Warner: 6-3, 6-4

Doubles

No. 1 -- Hiramoto-James (UPS) def. Serna-Crandall: 8-4
No. 2 -- Cutler-Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Wong-Frank: 8-2
No. 3 -- Mayes-Christina Jesaitis (Whitman) def. Schenk-Brock: 9-8

Pacific Lutheran 8, Whitman 1
Saturday, March 10
Tacoma, Washington

Pacific Lutheran ran its season record to 7-1 with an 8-1 Northwest Conference victory over the Whitman women's tennis team Saturday in Tacoma, Wash. The Missionaries dropped to 6-3 on the season.

Whitman freshman Paola Vizcaino, who has yet to lose in singles to a NWC opponent, remained undefeated with a straight-set victory in the No. 1 singles match. Illness kept Vizcaino from playing singles the day before at Puget Sound.

Vizcaino's win was the only one the Missionaries would get, however. Two more freshmen, Molly Mayes and Meredeth Crandall, came close to victories, losing in three sets at No. 4 and No. 5 singles.

Singles

No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Whitney Freed: 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 -- Sofie Tibbling (PLU) def. Joanna Cutler: 6-3, 6-3
No. 3 -- Heidi Ruud (PLU) def. Selima Serna: 6-1, 6-1
No. 4 -- Kirstin Rorvik (PLU) def. Molly Mayes: 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
No. 5 -- Becky Summerer (PLU) def. Meredeth Crandall: 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 -- Lisa Truebenbach (PLU) def. Danielle Warner: 6-4, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 -- Freed-Ruud (PLU) def. Serna-Crandall: 8-1
No. 2 -- Tibbling-Rorvik (PLU) def. Vizcaino-Cutler: 8-4
No. 3 -- Summerer-Truebenbach (PLU) def. Christina Jesaitis-Mayes: 8-4

Whitman 5, Occidental 4
Monday, March 12
Los Angeles, California

The Whitman women's tennis team started its Spring Break trip to California on an upbeat note, beating Occidental College 5-4 Monday afternoon in Los Angeles, Calif. The Missionaries improved their season record to 6-3 heading into Tuesday's match at the University of Redlands.

Whitman and Occidental split the six singles matches. The difference in the final team score came in doubles, where the Missionaries won two of three matches.

Winners in singles for Whitman were Joanna Cutler at No. 2, Molly Mayes at No. 4 and Meredeth Crandall at No. 5. Crandall won her first set on a tie-breaker and eventually won in three sets.

Cutler and Paola Vizcaino were victorious in No. 2 doubles, raising their season record to 8-1. Mayes teamed with Christina Jesaitis to win the No. 3 doubles match.

Occidental began the spring season ranked No. 14 in the West Region of the NCAA Div. III.

Singles

No. 1 -- Rebecca Schumaker (Occidental) def. Paola Vizcaino: 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 -- Joanna Cutler (Whitman) def. Lori Judd: 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 -- Sarah Su (Occidental) def. Selima Serna: 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 -- Molly Mayes (Whitman) def. Bethany Ng: 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 -- Meredeth Crandall (Whitman) def. Stephanie Stillings: 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 6-1
No. 6 -- Briana O'Brien (Occidental) def. Elly Smith: 6-1, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 -- Schumaker-Kiko MacHarg (Occidental) def. Serna-Crandall: 8-5
No. 2 -- Vizcaino-Cutler (Whitman) def. Judd-O'Brien: 8-6
No. 3 -- Christina Jesaitis-Mayes (Whitman) def. Alice Han-Su: 8-4

Redlands 9, Whitman 0
Tuesday, March 13
Los Angeles, California

The University of Redlands improved its season record to 7-1 with a 9-0 victory over the visiting Whitman women's team Tuesday afternoon. Redlands is ranked No. 15 nationally in NCAA Div. III and No. 4 in the West Region.

While the Missionaries failed to win a team point, they came close to winning two of the singles matches. Two freshmen, Molly Mayes at No. 4 and Meredeth Crandall at No. 5, both lost in three sets.

Paola Vizcaino, one of four Whitman freshmen in the singles line-up, dropped a 6-4, 6-4 decision in the No. 1 match.

Singles

No. 1 -- Shannon Chester (Redlands) def. Paola Vizcaino: 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 -- Lyndsay Josselyn (Redlands) def. Joanna Cutler: 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 -- Marcie Everly (Redlands) def. Selima Serna: 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 -- Andrea Dunlop (Redlands) def. Molly Mayes: 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 -- Kerri Hatfield (Redlands) def. Meredeth Crandall: 6-2, 4-6, 6-0
No. 6 -- Gianni North (Redlands) def. Danielle Warner: 6-1, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 -- Josselyn-Amanda Lindoerfer (Redlands) def. Serna-Crandall: 8-4
No. 2 -- Chester-Everly (Redlands) def. Vizcaino-Cutler: 8-4
No. 3 -- Dunlop-Hatfield (Redlands) def. Christina Jesaitis-Mayes: 8-1

Whittier 6, Whitman 3
Wednesday, March 14
Whittier, California

Winning close battles in the top three singles matches, the Whittier College Poets handed the visiting Whitman women's tennis team a 6-3 defeat Wednesday afternoon in Whittier, Calif.

The Poets, ranked No. 8 in the West Region of NCAA Div. III, improved to 6-3 on the season. Whitman dropped to 6-5.

Two Missionary freshmen, Meredeth Crandall and Elly Smith, scored victories in singles play for the Missionaries. Crandall raised her season record in singles to 6-2 with a two-set win at No. 5. Smith dropped her first set at No. 6 but then rallied to win the next two.

Whitman senior Joanna Cutler won her first set in the No. 2 singles match but eventually lost in three sets.

Whittier's Marina Madico, ranked No. 2 in singles in the West Region, needed a second-set tie-breaker to close out her victory over Missionary freshman Paola Vizcaino.

A tie-breaker also turned against Whitman junior Selima Serna in the No.3 singles match. Serna lost in two sets, after dropping the opening set on a 7-2 tie-breaker.

Whitman tallied its third team point in the No. 3 doubles match. Sophomore Christina Jesaitis and freshman Molly Mayes were 8-1 winners in that match.

Singles

No. 1 -- Mariana Madico (Whittier) def. Paola Vizcaino: 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
No. 2 -- Jessica Wilgus (Whittier) def. Joanna Cutler: 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 -- Christine Flaherty (Whittier) def. Selima Serna: 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
No. 4 -- Sara Victor (Whittier) def. Molly Mayes: 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 -- Meredeth Crandall (Whitman) def. Angela Pozzi: 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 -- Elly Smith (Whitman) def. Hannah Hilligoss: 1-6, 6-2, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 -- Madico-Wilgus (Whittier) def. Serna-Crandall: 8-3
No. 2 -- Flaherty-Victor (Whittier) def. Vizcaino-Cutler: 8-4
No. 3 -- Christina Jesaitis-Mayes (Whitman) def. Pozzi-Hilligoss: 8-1

Colorado College 5, Whitman 4
Friday, March 16
Claremont, California

Winning four singles matches, two by close margins, Colorado College handed the Whitman women a 5-4 loss Friday in Claremont, Calif., as the Missionaries wrapped up their Spring Break trip.

Whitman's winners in singles were freshmen Paola Vizcaino at No. 1 and Molly Mayes at No. 4. A third Missionary freshman, Elly Smith, dropped a three-set decision in the No. 5 match. Junior Selima Serna fell in two sets at No. 3, after dropping the first set on a 7-2 tie-breaker.

Serna teamed with Meredeth Crandall for an 8-6 victory in the No. 1 doubles match. Vizcaino and Joanna Cutler stormed to an 8-0 triumph in the No. 2 doubles match.

Singles

No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Lindsey Bates: 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 -- Jennifer Marlow (Colorado) def. Joanna Cutler: 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 -- Katie Allison (Colorado) def. Selima Serna: 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
No. 4 -- Molly Mayes (Whitman) def. Jenna Godfrey: 6-0, 2-0 (default)
No. 5 -- Krista Duke (Colorado) def. Elly Smith: 6-2, 6-7, 6-3
No. 6 -- Anne Griebel (Colorado) def. Danielle Warner: 6-2, 6-2

Doubles

No. 1 -- Serna-Meredeth Crandall (Whitman) def. Bates-Marlow: 8-6
No. 2 -- Vizcaino-Cutler (Whitman) def. Allison-Duke: 8-0
No. 3 -- Griebel-Godfrey (Colorado) def. Christina Jesaitis-Mayes: 8-3

Whitman 5, Pacific Lutheran 4
Friday, April 6
Walla Walla, Washington

With freshman Paola Vizcaino and senior Joanna Cutler leading the charge, the Whitman women's outslugged Pacific Lutheran 5-4 Friday in the Bratton Tennis Center.

The Missionaries, who dropped an 8-1 decision to the Lutes last month in Tacoma, improved to 6-3 in the Northwest Conference and 7-6 on the season. Whitman hosts Puget Sound at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Pacific Lutheran, which dropped to 7-2 in conference and 9-6 overall, plays at Whitworth Saturday afternoon.

Whitman took the early lead Friday against the Lutes, winning two of three doubles matches. Vizcaino and Cutler were 8-2 winners in the No. 2 doubles match, while sophomore Christina Jesaitis and freshman Molly Mayes scored an 8-6 victory in the No. 3 match.

Vizcaino remained undefeated in NWC singles play, rallying for a three-set victory over Whitney Freed in the No. 1 match. Cutler won in straight sets at No. 2, avenging her loss earlier in the season to PLU's Sofie Tibbling.

The Lutes stayed in the match by winning at No. 3 and No. 4 singles, but Missionary freshman Meredeth Crandall settled matters by winning a three-setter at No. 5 singles.

Moments after Crandall tallied Whitman's clinching fifth team point, PLU's Britt Hultgren staved off a second-set match point to send her match with Missionary freshman Elly Smith to a third set. Hultgren claimed a 6-4 triumph in the deciding set to trim Whitman's final margin of victory to 5-4 in the team scoring.

Singles

No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Whitney Freed: 0-6, 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 -- Joanna Cutler (Whitman) def. Sofie Tibbling: 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 -- Heidi Ruud (PLU) def. Selima Serna: 6-3, 6-0
No. 4 -- Kirstin Rorvik (PLU) def. Molly Mayes: 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 -- Meredeth Crandall (Whitman) def. Lisa Truebenbach: 7-6 (8-6), 5-7, 6-1
No. 6 -- Britt Hultgren (PLU) def. Elly Smith: 5-7, 7-6 (9-7), 6-4

Doubles

No. 1 -- Freed-Ruud (PLU) def. Serna-Crandall: 8-3
No. 2 -- Vizcaino-Cutler (Whitman) def. Tibbling-Rorvik: 8-2
No. 3 -- Christina Jesaitis-Mayes (Whitman) def. Hultgren-Truebenbach: 8-6

Whitman 5, Puget Sound 4
Saturday, April 7
Walla Walla, Washington

Gaining a measure of revenge for a second straight day, the Whitman women's tennis team pinned a 5-4 Northwest Conference loss on Puget Sound Saturday in the Bratton Tennis Center.

The Missionaries dropped a 6-3 decision to Puget Sound earlier this season in Tacoma on a day when Whitman's Paola Vizcaino was unable to play singles because of illness. Vizcaino, a freshman, was on top of her game Saturday, rolling to a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 1 singles and teaming with Joanna Cutler for an 8-3 victory in No. 2 doubles.

Cutler also won in singles, rebounding from a first-set loss for a three-set victory in the No. 2 slot. Freshman Molly Mayes was a two-set winner in No. 4 singles, and she teamed with Christina Jesaitis for an 8-6 victory in No. 3 doubles.

Whitman's victory over Puget Sound, combined with its 5-4 win over Pacific Lutheran Friday night, gives the Missionaries a 7-3 record in conference and an 8-6 mark on the season. Whitman concludes its regular season next weekend with a pair of matches.

Saturday's loss dropped Puget Sound to 8-3 in conference and 10-4 overall.

Singles

No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Mel Hiramoto: 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 -- Joanna Cutler (Whitman) def. Jade Lin-Wong: 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 -- Annie James (UPS) def. Selima Serna: 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 -- Molly Mayes (Whitman) def. Holly Frank: 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 -- Hillary Schenk (UPS) def. Meredeth Crandall: 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 -- Kate Fusillo (UPS) def. Danielle Warner: 6-3, 6-2

Doubles

No. 1 -- Hiramoto-James (UPS) def. Serna-Crandall: 9-7
No. 2 -- Vizcaino-Cutler (Whitman) def. Lin-Wong-Frank: 8-3
No. 3 -- Christina Jesaitis-Mayes (Whitman) def. Schenk-Laura Brock: 8-6

Lewis-Clark State 6, Whitman 3
Friday, April 13
Walla Walla, Washington

Lewis-Clark State College, ranked No. 10 nationally in the NAIA, handed the Whitman women a 6-3 non-conference loss Friday afternoon on the Missionary campus.

All but two of Friday's singles matches were played in the Bratton Tennis Center. The No. 5 and No. 6 matches were played on Whitman's outdoor courts, with LCSC's Jinnie Shrestha winning at No. 5 and Missionary freshman Danielle Warner grabbing a victory at No. 6.

Whitman's only other winner in singles was freshman Molly Mayes, who captured a three-set victory in the No. 4 slot. Freshman Paola Vizcaino and senior Joanna Cutler tallied the other Missionary team point with a 9-7 victory in No. 2 doubles.

Weather permitting, the Whitman women will close out their regular season Saturday morning with a Northwest Conference match at Whitworth in Spokane, Wash. The conference championships are set for next Friday and Saturday, April 20-21, in Yakima, Wash.

Singles

No. 1 -- Pei Yuin Keng (LCSC) def. Paola Vizcaino (Whitman): 6-2, 6-0
No. 2 -- Eleanor Specht (LCSC) def. Joanna Cutler (Whitman): 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 -- Sanet Nel (LCSC) def. Selima Serna (Whitman): 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 -- Molly Mayes (Whitman) def. Jennifer Wright (LCSC): 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
No. 5 -- Jinnie Shrestha (LCSC) def. Elly Smith (Whitman): 6-0, 6-2
No. 6 -- Danielle Warner (Whitman) def. Daniela Poeschl (LCSC): 6-4, 6-4

Doubles

No. 1 -- Specht-Keng (LCSC) def. Serna-Meredeth Crandall: 8-0
No. 2 -- Cutler-Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Nel-Shrestha (LCSC): 9-7
No. 3 -- Wright-Poeschl (LCSC) def. Mayes-Christina Jesaitis: 8-3

Whitman 7, Whitworth 2
Saturday, April 14
Spokane, Washington

The Whitman women's tennis team closed out its regular season by rolling over Whitworth 7-2 Saturday in Spokane, Wash. Earlier this season at the Bratton Tennis Center, the Missionaries squeaked past the Pirates 5-4.

Whitman takes an 8-3 Northwest Conference into the conference championships, slated for April 20-21 in Yakima.

The Missionaries took control of Saturday's match by winning all three doubles matches. Whitman then locked up the outcome by winning the first four singles matches. Freshmen Paola Vizcaino and Molly Mayes, along with junior Selima Serna, were straight-set winners. Senior Joanna Cutler bounced back from a first-set loss to win in three in No. 2 singles.

Whitworth scored its only team points in the last two singles matches. Whitworth's Addi Norman downed Whitman freshman Meredeth Crandall in three sets in the No. 5 match.

Singles

No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Jill Huibregtse: 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 -- Joanna Cutler (Whitman) def. Jill Vaughan: 3-6, 6-0, 7-5
No. 3 -- Selima Serna (Whitman) def. Amy Austin: 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
No. 4 -- Molly Mayes (Whitman) def. Hope Anderson: 6-2, 6-4
No. 5 -- Alex Williams (Whitworth) def. Meredeth Crandall: 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 6 -- Addi Norman (Whitworth) def. Elly Smith: 6-2, 6-2

Doubles

No. 1 -- Serna-Crandall (Whitman) def. Huibregstse-Austin: 8-5
No. 2 -- Cutler-Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Vaughan-Jessica Walters: 8-3
No. 3 -- Mayes-Christina Jesaitis (Whitman) def. Norman-Anderson def: 8-6

NWC Championships, First Round

Whitman 9, Lewis & Clark 0
Friday, April 20
Yakima, Washington

Singles

No. 1 - Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Joy Leising (LC): 6-0, 6-2
No. 2 - Joanna Cutler (Whitman) def. Lindsay Hogan (LC): 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-2)
No. 3 - Selima Serna (Whitman) def. Kerrianne Barton (LC): 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 - Molly Mayes (Whitman) def. Desi Miller (LC): 6-0, 7-5
No. 5 - Meredeth Crandall (Whitman) def. Jeanice Hori (LC): 6-1, 6-4
No. 6 - Elly Smith (Whitman) def. Naoko Kondo (LC): 6-0, 6-4

Doubles

No. 1 - Serna/Crandall (Whitman) def. Leising/Miller (LC): 8-3
No. 2 - Cutler/Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Barton/Hogan (LC): 8-2
No. 3 - Mayes/Christina Jesaitis (Whitman) def. Hori/Kondo (LC): 8-1

NWC Championships, Semifinal Round

PLU 6, Whitman 3
Friday, April 20
Yakima, Washington

Singles

No. 1 - Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Whitney Freed (PLU): 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 - Sofie Tibbling (PLU) def. Joanna Cutler (Whitman): 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 - Kalei Kowalski (PLU) def. Selima Serna (Whitman): 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 - Heidi Ruud (PLU) def. Molly Mayes (Whitman): 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 5 - Meredeth Crandall (Whitman) def. Kirstin Rorvik (PLU): injury default
No. 6 - Elly Smith (Whitman) def. Becky Summerer (PLU): 6-3, 7-5

Doubles

No. 1 - Tibbling/Kowalski (PLU) def. Serna/Crandall (Whitman): 8-3
No. 2 - Freed/Ruud (PLU) def. Cutler/Vizcaino (Whitman): 9-7
No. 3 - Rorvik/Lisa Truebenbach (PLU) def. Mayes/Christina Jesaitis (Whitman): 8-4

NWC Championships, 3rd/4th Place Match

Whitman 5, UPS 4
Saturday, April 21
Yakima, Washington

Singles

No. 1 - Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Mel Hiramoto (UPS): 6-2, 6-0
No. 2 - Jade-Lin Wong (UPS) def. Joanna Cutler (Whitman): 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 - Annie James (UPS) Selima Serna (Whitman): 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-3)
No. 4 - Hillary Schenk (UPS) def. Molly Mayes (Whitman): 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-7)
No. 5 - Meredeth Crandall (Whitman) def. Kate Fusillo (UPS): 6-4, 6-2
No. 6 * Laura Brock (UPS) def. Elly Smith (Whitman): 2-6, 6-0, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 - Crandall/Serna (Whitman) def. Hiramoto/James (UPS): 9-8 (7-2)
No. 2 - Cutler/Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Wong/Frank (UPS): 8-2
No. 3 - Christina Jesaitis/Mayes (Whitman) def. Schenk/Laura Brock (UPS): 8-6