Seeing its first action of the fall season Friday, the Whitman women's tennis team advanced four players into Saturday's singles round of 16 at the Whitman Intercollegiate Tournament. With matches taking place on campus and other courts around the Walla Walla area, the tournament continues through Sunday.
Whitman senior Paola Vizcaino, seeded No. 2 in the tournament, followed up a first-round bye with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Kelly Bessett of Pacific Lutheran University (PLU). The Northwest Conference Player of the Year in each of her first two years at Whitman, Vizcaino missed her junior season while studying in France.
Whitman junior Hannah Swee, the No. 5 seed, also took a first-round bye before rolling to a 6-1, 6-0 win over Heather Dixon of George Fox University.
Other Missionaries profiting from first-round byes were junior Jessica Antilla and sophomore Trish Hayward. Antilla then downed PLU's Erin Ham 6-0, 6-4, while Hayward beat PLU's Monica Cafferty 6-1, 6-1.
Two of Whitman's first-year players, Athena Macy and Maura Flaherty, won in the first round but lost in the second. Macy, a 6-2, 6-3 winner of Valerie Ring of George Fox, fell 6-2, 6-1 in her second match to the No. 7 seed, PLU's Katy Ogden. Flaherty, after opening with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Courtney Ngai of George Fox, lost 6-1, 6-0 to Lewis-Clark State's Sonam Yangchen, a sophomore from Bhutan.
Four Whitman players lost in the second round after taking first-round byes. Katy Newhouse, a junior, and Laurie Chapman, a first-year player, both lost third-set tie-breakers to players from George Fox. Newhouse fell 5-7, 7-6, 1-0 to Rebecca Kromer, while Chapman lost 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 to Kristin Miller.
Also losing in the second round were sophomore Marta Jankowska (7-5, 6-2 to Lisa Trefts of George Fox, the No. 6 seed) and first-year player Emily Smith (6-2, 6-2 to Stephanie Selid of George Fox.
Two of Whitman's doubles teams played matches Friday. Macy and Flaherty took a 9-7 decision from PLU's Cafferty and Liz George. Chapman and Smith were 8-6 winners over Ngai and Laura Rogers of George Fox.
Whitman's Vizcaino and Swee, seeded No. 2 in doubles, will play their first match Saturday, as will two other Missionary doubles teams.
Four Missionaries will compete in the consolation singles bracket, which starts Saturday.
Whitman senior Paola Vizcaino won a pair of straight-set victories in singles on Saturday to advance to Sunday's semifinals at the Whitman Intercollegiate Tournament. The No. 2 seed, Vizcaino got rolling Saturday with a 6-3, 6-0 over Stephanie Selid, a George Fox senior. Then, in the quarterinals, Vizcaino, disposed of the No. 6 seed, Lisa Trefts (also of George Fox) by a 6-4, 6-0 score.
Three Whitman women lost in Saturday's round of 16 in singles. The No. 5 seed, junior Hannah Swee, fell 7-6, 6-2 to Sonam Yangchen, a Lewis-Clark State first-year player. Jessica Antilla, also a junior, lost 6-1, 6-0 to the No. 1 seed, Pei Yuin Keng, a Lewis-Clark State senior from Miri, Malaysia. Trish Hayward, a Whitman freshman, lost 6-3, 6-1 to George Fox's Trefts.
Vizcaino and Swee, the No. 2 seed in doubles, posted two victories Saturday to advance to Sunday's semifinals. They were 8-4 victors over Rebecca Kromer and Kirstin Miller of George Fox and 8-2 winners over Pacific Lutheran's Erin Ham and Emily Sinn.
Three other Whitman doubles teams lost in Saturday's round of 16. Hayward and Katy Newhouse lost a close 9-8 decision to Pacific Lutheran's Ham and Sinn. Antilla and sophomore Marta Jankowska made a good showing, losing 8-6 to the No. 4 seed, Lewis-Clark State's Yangchen and Heidi Schacher. Lauri Chapman and Emily Smith, two of Whitman's first-year players, lost 8-2 to Pacific Lutheran's Kelly Bessett and Nicole Petrzelka.
In Saturday's consolation singles bracket, Jankowska won twice to advance to the Sunday semifinals. She opened with a 6-0, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7) victory over Pacific Lutheran's Monica Cafferty and rallied for a 2-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-7) win over Pacific Lutheran's Bessett.
Whitman's Paola Vizcaino, back on the courts after a one-year layoff, fell just a little short on Sunday in her bid for a singles title at the Whitman Intercollegiate Tournament.
Vizcaino, a senior from Metepec, Mexico, lost 6-0, 6-1 in Sunday's singles title match to Lewis-Clark State's Pei Yuin Keng, a senior from Miri, Malaysia. Keng, a nationally-ranked NAIA player, was seeded No. 1 in the tournament. Vizcaino, who missed her junior season while studying in France, was the No. 2 seed.
Vizcaino, the Northwest Conference Player of the Year in her first two seasons at Whitman, teamed with junior Hannah Swee to make Sunday's title match in doubles. The Missionary duo, seeded No. 2 in doubles, scored an 8-3 victory in the semifinals, beating Lewis-Clark State's Heidi Schacher and Sonam Yangchen. In the finals, however, Vizcaino and Swee fell 8-4 to Keng and one of her Lewis-Clark State teammates, Hephzi Segura, a junior from Lima, Peru.
In other women's action Sunday, Whitman sophomore Marta Jankowska lost a three-set decision in the semifinals of the singles consolation bracket. Jankowska lost 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-4) to Courtney Ngai of George Fox University.
Paola Vizcaino and Hannah Swee, Whitman's top two players, got off to a good start Friday in the opening rounds of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northwest Region Championships at the Yakima (Wash.) Tennis Club.
Vizcaino, a senior and the No. 5 seed in singles, took a first-round bye and then posted a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Courtney Durham of the University of Puget Sound. Vizcaino advances to Saturday's round of 16 against Virginia Fraser, a sophomore from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.
Swee, a junior and the No. 14 seed, opened with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Pacific Lutheran University's Elizabeth Galbraith. Next, Swee scored a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Puget Sound's Alyssa Newton. In her first match Saturday, Swee plays the No. 3 seed, Megan Suarez, a Trinity sophomore.
In doubles, Vizcaino and Swee notched a decisive 8-2 win over Linfield's Lindsey Carlson and Becca Johnson. In Saturday's quarterfinals, Vizcaino and Swee play Trinity's Leigh Pankonien and Dustin Sadler.
"Paola and Hannah are playing well," Whitman coach Heidi Tate said. "As you can see by the scores, they didn't lose many games in their singles matches. They also beat a good team from Linfield in doubles, and they beat them handily."
Whitman's eight other entries in singles, including four first-year players, lost in the opening round.
Katy Newhouse, a junior, lost 6-1, 6-3 to Linfield's Kelsey Boys. Newhouse plays her first consolation round match Saturday morning.
Jessica Antilla, also a junior, fell 6-2, 6-0 to the tournament's No. 7 seed, Jackie Mendillo, a Trinity junior. In her first consolation match, Antilla slipped past Willamette University's Cortney Groves 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6).
Emily Smith and Laurie Chapman, two of Whitman's first-year players, lost in the opening round but responded with victories in the consolation bracket. After dropping a 6-0, 6-3 decision to Southwestern University's Melissa Taylor, Smith bounced back with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Jaclyn Niebergall, a freshman at the University of Dallas. Chapman lost her first match 6-4, 6-0 to Trinity's Leigh Pankonien, but then rallied for a 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8) win over Luli Spinola, an University of Dallas sophomore.
Katie Collier, another of Whitman's first-year players, lost 6-1, 6-4 in the opening round to Molly Clevenger, a sophomore at Puget Sound. Collier plays her first consolation bracket match Saturday morning.
After losing their first-round matches, Whitman first-year players Trish Hayward and Maura Flaherty battled each other in a consolation match. Hayward was the victor by scores of 7-6, 6-3.
In her opening round match, Hayward lost 7-6, 6-3 to Leslie Jones, a sophomore at Schreiner University (Kerrville, Texas). In her opener, Flaherty fell 6-0, 6-0 to the No. 9 seed, Christy Austin, a Trinity junior.
Marta Jankowska, a Whitman sophomore, dropped a pair of three-set decisions. She lost 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8) to Schreiner sophomore Kristen Morton and 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7) to Puget Sound's Alyssa Sidoff.
Whitman's other three entries in doubles lost in the opening round. Antilla and Smith lost 8-4 to Southwestern's Melissa Taylor and Laura Wong. Jankowska and Chapman were 8-2 losers to Linfield's Nicole Ralston and Kasey Kuenzli, the No. 5 seeds. Newhouse and Hayward lost 8-1 to Puget Sound's Courtney Durham and Taryn Anderson, the No. 7 seeds.
Jeff Northam, the men's tennis coach at Whitman, is serving as the tournament director for the women's ITA regional tournament.
Whitman's Paola Vizcaino and Hannah Swee, the No. 3 seeds in doubles, played a strong match but dropped a close decision Saturday in the semifinals of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Northwest Region Tennis Championships in Yakima, Wash.
Vizcaino, a senior, and Swee, a junior, fell 8-5 in the semifinals to the tournament's No. 2 seeds, Christy Austin and Megan Suarez of Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas). "It was a really close match," Whitman coach Heidi Tate said. "Paola and Hannah did an awesome job. They did well enough in this tournament that hopefully they will get a regional ranking in doubles later this year."
Earlier on Saturday, Vizcaino and Swee notched an 8-4 quarterfinal victory over Melissa Taylor and Laura Wong of Southwestern University (Georgetown, Texas). This tournament is the first time the two have played as a doubles team. Vizcaino, the two-time Northwest Conference player of the year in her first two seasons at Whitman, missed her junior season while studying in France.
In singles play Saturday, Vizcaino tallied a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Trinity's Virginia Fraser in the round of 16. Seeded No. 5 in singles, Vizcaino then lost 6-0, 6-1 in the quarterfinals to Hayley Dittus, also from Trinity and the No. 4 seed in singles.
In her first singles match Saturday, Swee lost in the round of 16 to Trinity's Suarez, the No. 3 seed in singles. Trinity, an NCAA Div. III tennis powerhouse, has won 12 consecutive women's tennis titles in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Jessica Antilla, a Whitman junior, won two matches in singles on Saturday to advance to the semifinals in the consolation bracket. Antilla lost in the semifinals, however, falling 6-0, 6-1 to Southwestern's Sandra Smith.
In her first two matches Saturday, Antilla posted a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Holly Clark of Schreiner University (Kerrville, Texas) and then beat Dallas University's Angela Hernandez 6-0, 6-2.
Emily Smith, one of Whitman's first-year players, picked up one victory in consolation singles on Saturday, scoring a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Christine Miller of George Fox. In her second Saturday match, however, Smith dropped a close 6-4, 7-5 decision to Southwestern's Melissa Tompkins.
The Whitman women's tennis team was no match for the NCAA Div. I Montana State Bobcats, losing 9-0 Friday in Bozeman, Mont.
Whitman's Paola Vizcaino and Hannah Swee staged a good battle in No. 1 doubles, losing 8-5 to Laurel Brown and Anna Hockett. Vizcaino, a senior from Metepec, Mexico, lost 6-3, 6-3 in the No. 1 singles match to Vera Vasileva, a sophomore from Krorsnoyarsk, Russia.
In No. 2 singles, Swee lost 6-1, 6-3 to Brown, while Whitman's Jessica Antilla fell 6-4, 6-2 in No. 3 singles.
Friday's match completed Whitman's brief fall schedule. The spring season for the Missionaries gets underway in late February.
Singles
No. 1 -- Vera Vasileva (MSU) def. Paola Vizcaino: 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 -- Laurel Brown (MSU) def. Hannah Swee: 6-1, 6-3
No. 3 -- Ivette Duran (MSU) def. Jessica Antilla: 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 -- Anna Hockett (MSU) def. Katy Newhouse: 6-0, 6-3
No. 5 -- Remy Clark (MSU) def. Emily Smith: 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 -- Laura Richert (MSU) def. Marta Jankowska: 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 -- Brown/Hockett (MSU) def. Vizcaino/Swee: 8-5
No. 2 -- Vasileva/Duran (MSU) def. Antilla/Newhouse: 8-1
No. 3 -- Katy Clarke/Clark (MSU) def. Laurie Chapman/Jankowska: 8-2
With players from Malaysia, Peru, Mongolia, Bhutan and Brazil dotting its roster, Lewis-Clark State rolled to a 9-0 victory over Whitman in women's tennis action Saturday in Lewiston. The Warriors improved to 2-3 on the season, while Whitman dropped to 0-2, counting a loss last October to Montana State.
Pei Yuin Keng, a senior from Malaysia, picked up the victory in No. 1 singles, downing Whitman senior Paola Vizcaino in straight sets. Keng is ranked No. 2 nationally in the NAIA.
Keng teamed with Hephzi Segura, a junior from Lima, Peru, to take the No. 1 doubles match, beating Vizcaino and Missionary junior Hannah Swee. Keng and Segura are ranked No. 3 nationally in doubles.
Singles
No. 1 -- Pei Yuin Keng (LCSC) def. Paola Vizcaino: 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 -- Eleanor Specht (LCSC) def. Hannah Swee: 6-4, 6-1
No. 3 -- Khaliun Enkhjargal (LCSC) def. Carissa Klarich: 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 -- Sonam Yangchen (LCSC) def. Jessica Antilla: 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 -- Ana Cornea (LCSC) def. Laurie Chapman: 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 -- Maria Resende (LCSC) def. Athena Macy: 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 -- Keng/Hephzi Segura (LCSC) def. Vizcaino/Swee: 8-0
No. 2 -- Specht/Carla Jones (LCSC) def. Antilla/Klarich: 8-4
No. 3 -- Heidi Schacher/Stephanie Hoffman (LCSC) def. Chapman/Macy: 8-3
Senior Paola Vizcaino and one of her first-year teammates, Maura Flaherty, posted Whitman's only victories as the Missionaries dropped a 7-2 decision to NCAA Div. II Montana State-Billings on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 14, in Lewiston, Idaho. The match, the second of two on Saturday for Whitman, was played on the Lewis-Clark State campus.
Vizcaino rolled to a 6-2, 6-1 victory in the No. 1 singles match. After splitting her first two sets with Montana State's Tia Smith, Flaherty captured the No. 6 singles match with a 10-6 tie-breaker in the third set.
Carissa Klarich, a Whitman junior, also split her first two sets in the No. 3 singles match. Klarich lost the match 10-8 in a third-set tie-breaker.
Singles
No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Brianne Roney: 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 -- Amanda Schlosser (MSB) def. Hannah Swee: 6-1, 6-3
No. 3 -- Becky Fry (MSB) def. Carissa Klarich: 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (10-8)
No. 4 -- Lee Sowada (MSB) def. Jessica Antilla: 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 -- Margot Merrill-Johnson (MSB) def. Laurie Chapman: 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 -- Maura Flaherty (Whitman) def. Tia Smith: 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6)
Doubles
No. 1 -- Howe/Schlosser (MSB) def. Vizcaino/Swee: 8-4
No. 2 -- Sowada/Roney (MSB) def. Chapman/Klarich: 8-5
No. 3 -- Smith/Merrill-Johnson (MSB) def. Antilla/Trisha Hayward: 8-5
The Whitman women's tennis team had little difficulty in rolling to a 9-0 exhibition victory over the University of Calgary Wednesday in the Bratton Tennis Center.
Senior Paola Vizcaino was the winner in the No. 1 singles match, while juniors Hannah Swee, Carissa Klarich, Jenny Schwartz and Jessica Antilla notched wins from No. 2 through No. 5 singles. Laurie Chapman, a first-year player, completed the singles sweep with a victory in the No. 6 match.
Vizcaino, Swee, Klarich, Antilla and Chapman, along with first-year player Trish Hayward, joined in Whitman's three wins in doubles.
Complete match information was not available.
The Whitman women's tennis team, playing its first home match of the spring season, didn't lose a set in rolling to 9-0 Northwest Conference victory over Pacific University Friday afternoon in the Bratton Tennis Center.
The match was Whitman's first NWC encounter. The Missionaries are 1-2 overall to start the season. The loss dropped Pacific to 0-4 overall and 0-3 in the NWC.
Whitman's Paola Vizcaino, a two-time NWC Player of the Year, pitched a 6-0, 6-0 shutout in the No. 1 singles match. Vizcaino, a senior who missed her junior season while studying in France, also teamed with junior Hannah Swee for an 8-3 victory in the No. 1 doubles match. Swee added a win in the No. 2 match.
Carissa Klarich and Jessica Antilla, two more juniors, notched victories in the No. 3 and No. 4 singles matches. Laurie Chapman, a first-year player, and sophomore Athena Macy were the victors at No. 5 and No. 6 singles.
Whitman continues its weekend homestand when it hosts George Fox at 2 p.m. Saturday and Lewis & Clark at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Singles
No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Erin Milliron: 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 -- Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Josie Vu: 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 -- Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. Lei Tokuda: 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 -- Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Fern Koga: 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 -- Laurie Chapman (Whitman) def. Raysha Sadang: 6-2, 6-0
No. 6 -- Athena Macy (Whitman) def. Crystal Gillingham: 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 -- Vizcaino/Swee (Whitman) def. Milliron/Tokuda: 8-3
No. 2 -- Chapman/Klarich (Whitman) def. Monica Brewer/Gillingham: 8-2
No. 3 -- Antilla/Trish Hayward (Whitman) def. Tara Tanoue/Vu: 8-1
The Whitman women's tennis team notched its second Northwest Conference victory in as many days with an 8-1 triumph over George Fox Saturday afternoon in the Bratton Tennis Center.
The Missionaries, now 2-2 on the season, took the early lead, winning two of three matches in doubles. Whitman then claimed all six singles matches in straight sets.
Senior Paola Vizcaino won the No. 1 singles match, downing George Fox's Lisa Trefts 6-3, 6-2. Missionary juniors Hannah Swee, Carissa Klarich, Jenny Schwartz and Jessica Antilla were winners in the No. 2 through No. 5 slots. Laurie Chapman, a first-year player, completed the singles sweep with a win at No. 6.
Whitman completes its weekend homestand when it hosts Lewis & Clark at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Singles
No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Lisa Trefts: 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 -- Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Stephanie Selid: 6-4, 6-1
No. 3 -- Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. Kristin Miller: 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 -- Jenny Schwartz (Whitman) def. Rebecca Kromer: 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 -- Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Courtney Ngai: 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 -- Laurie Chapman (Whitman) def. Laura Rogers: 6-1, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 -- Vizcaino/Swee (Whitman) def. Trefts/Selid: 8-3
No. 2 -- Miller/Anne Robinson (GFox) def. Chapman/Klarich: 9-7
No. 3 -- Marta Jankowska/Trish Hayward (Whitman) def. Kromer/Ngai: 8-4
The Whitman women's tennis team swept Lewis & Clark 9-0 Sunday in Walla Walla, Wash. to win its third straight Northwest Conference matchup. The Missionaries improved to 3-2 overall, and remain perfect in the conference at 3-0.
Whitman repeated its performance from Friday's 9-0 win over Pacific as it downed the Pioneers without losing a set.
Hannah Swee set the tone with her No. 2 singles victory, winning 6-0, 6-0. Paola Vizcaino won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1, followed by Carissa Klarich, Jenny Schwartz and Laurie Chapman at No. 2 through No. 5. First-year player Anthena Macy also won, notching her second win at No. 6 singles with a 6-2, 6-1 victory.
The doubles matches were closer contests, with Vizcaino and Swee taking No. 1 doubles 8-5. Chapman and Klarich swept No. 2 doubles 8-0, while Marta Jankowska and Trish Hayward teamed up and won at No. 3, 8-5.
Whitman travels to Pacific Lutheran and Puget Sound next weekend as it continues Northwest Conference play.
Singles
No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Kristin Head: 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 -- Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Gianna Iuppa: 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 -- Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. Lauren Hashimoto: 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 -- Jenny Schwartz (Whitman) def. Liz Nguyen: 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 -- Laurie Chapman (Whitman) def. Jane Prideaux: 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 -- Athena Macy (Whitman) def. Hannah Klausman: 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 -- Vizcaino/Swee (Whitman) def. Head/Iuppa: 8-5
No. 2 -- Chapman/Klarich (Whitman) def. Hashimoto/Nguyen: 8-0
No. 3 -- Marta Jankowska/Trish Hayward (Whitman) def. Klausman/Prideaux: 8-5
The Whitman women's tennis team suffered its first Northwest Conference defeat Saturday in a 6-3 loss to Pacific Lutheran in Tacoma, Wash. The Missionaries fell to 3-3 overall, and are 3-1 in conference play. The Lutes won their third straight, and are 3-2 overall and in conference play.
Whitman held the early advantage, winning two out of three doubles matches. The Lutes came back, though, and swept all but one singles match. Senior Paola Vizcaino notched the only win in singles as she downed first-year player Amanda Anuraga 7-6, 6-4 in No. 1 singles. Vizcaino also teamed with Hannah Swee to win No. 1 doubles, 8-5. Carissa Klarich and Laurie Chapman also won their doubles match, 8-2 at No. 2 doubles.
The Missionaries continue play on Sunday as they take on Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash.
Singles
No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Amanda Anuraga: 7-6, 6-4
No. 2 -- Nicole Petrzelka (PLU) def. Hannah Swee: 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 -- Katie Ogin (PLU) def. Carissa Klarich: 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
No. 4 -- Bria Smith (PLU) def. Jessica Antilla: 2-6, 6-2, 6-0
No. 5 -- Liz George (PLU) def. Laurie Chapman: 6-0, 2-6 6-4
No. 6 -- Elizabeth Galbraith (PLU) def. Athena Macy: 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 -- Vizcaino/Swee (Whitman) def. Anuraga/Smith: 8-5
No. 2 -- Klarich/Chapman (Whitman) def. Amanda Petrzelka/Tracy Fujitani: 8-2
No. 3 -- Galbraith/George (PLU) def. Antilla/Trish Hayward: 9-8 (9-7)
The Whitman women's tennis team fell 5-4 to Puget Sound after winning two of the three doubles matches Sunday in Tacoma, Wash. The Missionaries dropped to 3-4 overall, 3-2 in Northwest Conference play. Puget Sound improved to 5-1 overall, and 5-1 in conference.
In No. 1 doubles, Paolo Vizcaino and Hannah Swee ran their NWC record to 5-0, winning a 7-5 tie-breaker to take the set, 9-8. Jessica Antilla and Trish Hayward also won their doubles match at No. 3 in a close 9-7 decision.
In No. 2 singles, Swee rebounded from a 7-6 first-set loss to take the second set by the same score. The third set was decided in a tie-breaker, with Swee prevailing 10-8.
Whitman's only other victory in singles came at No. 6, where sophomore Athena Macy downed Alyssa Newton in three sets, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
The Missionaries return home next weekend to take on Willamette and Linfield in Bratton Tennis Center.
Singles
No. 1 -- Taryn Anderson (UPS) def. Paola Vizcaino: 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 -- Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Courtney Dunham: 6-7, 7-6, 1-0 (10-8)
No. 3 -- Alyssa Sidoff (UPS) def. Carissa Klarich: 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 -- Melissa Snyder (UPS) def. Jessiaca Antilla: 6-4, 7-5
No. 5 -- Molly Clevenger (UPS) def. Laurie Chapman: 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 -- Athena Macy (Whitman) def. Alyssa Newton: 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 -- Vizcaino/Swee (Whitman) def. Anderson/Dunham: 9-8 (7-5)
No. 2 -- Sidoff/Snyder (UPS) def. Chapman/Klarich: 8-4
No. 3 -- Antilla/Trish Hayward (Whitman) def. Newton/Clevenger: 9-7
The Whitman women's tennis team breezed to a 9-0 victory over Willamette Saturday in the Bratton Tennis Center. The Missionaries improved to 4-2 in the Northwest Conference and 4-4 on the season. The visiting Bearcats dropped to 1-3 in conference and 2-6 overall.
Senior Paola Vizcaino and juniors Hannah Swee and Carissa Klarich swept the top three matches in singles. Three first-year players -- Laurie Chapman, Maura Flaherty and Athena Macy -- took the bottom three matches.
Whitman hosts defending NWC champion Linfield at 11 a.m. Sunday.
Singles
No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Cortney Groves: 6-3, 6-0
No. 2 -- Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Ashley Latyon: 7-5, 6-2
No. 3 -- Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. Melody Kerber: 6-1, 7-5
No. 4 -- Laurie Chapman (Whitman) def. Alison Nunamaker: 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)
No. 5 -- Maura Flaherty (Whitman) def. Mimi Danh: 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 -- Athena Macy (Whitman) def. Kristi Ka'apu: 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 -- Vizcaino/Swee (Whitman) def. Groves/Ka'apu: 8-3
No. 2 -- Chapman/Klarich (Whitman) def. Kerber/Nunamaker: 8-4
No. 3 -- Jessica Antilla/Trish Hayward (Whitman) def. Mimi Danh/Ka'apu: 8-2
Paola Vizcaino was a winner at No. 1 singles, but that was one of few highlights for the Whitman women's tennis team in a 7-2 Northwest Conference loss to Linfield Sunday in the Bratton Tennis Center.
Whitman's only other victory came at No. 2 doubles, where junior Carissa Klarich teamed with first-year player Laurie Chapman for an 8-3 victory.
Vizcaino, a Missionary senior, posted a 6-1, 6-2 win over Wildcat senior Nicole Ralston in the top singles match. Other than that, it was Linfield's day in singles. Three first-year Linfield players -- Megan Rodgers, Becca Johnson and Kasey Kuenzli -- notched victories from No. 2 through No. 4 singles.
Whitman saw its record fall to 4-5 on the season and 4-3 in the NWC. Linfield is 10-3 overall and 8-0 in conference.
The Missionaries are off for a week before taking a Spring Break trip to Texas. Whitman plays a trio of NCAA Div. III schools on the trip, beginning with Trinity University in San Antonio on Tuesday, March 23.
Singles
No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Nicole Ralston: 6-1, 6-2
No. 2 -- Megan Rodgers (Linfield) def. Hannah Swee: 7-6 (8-6), 6-1
No. 3 -- Becca Johnson (Linfield) def. Carissa Klarich: 7-5, 6-1
No. 4 -- Kasey Kuenzli (Linfield) def. Jessica Antilla: 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 -- Lindsey Carlson (Linfield) def. Laurie Chapman: 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 -- Caroline Kunz (Linfield) def. Athena Macy: 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 -- Ralston/Kuenzli (Linfield) def. Vizcaino/Swee: 8-5
No. 2 -- Chapman/Klarich (Whitman) def. Rodgers/Johnson: 8-3
No. 3 -- Asya Kamil/Carlson (Linfield) def. Antilla/Trish Hayward: 8-2
One day after getting rained out at San Antonio's Trinity University, the top-ranked NCAA Div. III team in the West Region, the Whitman women's tennis team rolled to a 9-0 victory over Schreiner University Wednesday in Kerrville, Texas.
The Missionaries improved to 5-5 on the season. Schreiner, a member of the American Southwest Conference, dropped to 1-5 on the year.
Whitman senior Paola Vizcaino lost just one game in winning the No. 1 singles match. Juniors Hannah Swee, Carissa Klarich and Jessica Antilla also won in straight sets for the Missionaries. Laurie Chapman, a first-year player, added a victory at No. 5 singles, and sophomore Athena Macy won by default at No. 6.
Singles
No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Nicki Palmer: 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 -- Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Patty Santiago: 6-0, 6-4
No. 3 -- Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. Leslie Jones: 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 -- Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Kristen Morton: 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 -- Laurie Chapman (Whitman) def. Priscilla Perez: 7-6, 7-5
No. 6 -- Athena Macy (Whitman) winner by default
Doubles
No. 1 -- Vizcaino/Swee (Whitman) def. Palmer/Morton: 8-2
No. 2 -- Chapman/Klarich (Whitman) def. Jones/Santiago: 8-6
No. 3 -- Antilla/Trish Hayward (Whitman) winners by default.
Sweeping the doubles as well as the top three matches in singles, the Whitman women's tennis team posted a 6-3 victory over Southwestern University Thursday in Georgetown, Texas.
Whitman raised its season record to 6-5. Southwestern, a member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, is now 4-7 overall.
Southwestern began the spring season ranked No. 9 in the West Region of NCAA Div. III. Whitman was ranked No. 10 to start the year.
Whitman's Paola Vizcaino and Hannah Swee, ranked No. 11 in doubles in the West Region, won Thursday's No. 1 doubles match, beating Southwestern's Lauren Row and Tara Kurtz by an 8-6 margin. Row and Kurtz are ranked No. 12 in doubles.
In the No. 2 doubles match, junior Carissa Klarich and first-year player Laurie Chapman were 8-5 winners for the Missionaries. Junior Jessica Antilla and sophomore Trish Hayward completed the Whitman sweep in doubles with an 8-4 win at No. 3.
In No. 1 singles, Whitman's Paola Vizcaino bounced back from a first-set loss to beat Southwestern's Lauren Row in three sets. Vizcaino is ranked No. 17 in singles in the West Region, five spots in front of Row.
Swee and Klarich won in straight sets in No. 2 and No. 3 singles, respectively. Antilla lost in three sets at No. 4 singles.
Whitman returns to Northwest Conference action April 2-3 with matches at Lewis & Clark, George Fox and Pacific.
Singles
No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Lauren Row: 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 -- Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Sandra Smith: 6-4, 6-1
No. 3 -- Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. Melissa Taylor: 7-6, 6-2
No. 4 -- Melanie Kurtz (Southwestern) def. Jessica Antilla: 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
No. 5 -- Tara Kurtz (Southwestern) def. Athena Macy: 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 -- Laura Wong (Southwestern) def. Maura Flaherty: 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 -- Vizcaino/Swee (Whitman) def. Row/T. Kurtz: 8-6
No. 2 -- Chapman/Klarich (Whitman) def. Taylor/M. Kurtz: 8-5
No. 3 -- Antilla/Trish Hayward (Whitman) def. Smith/Tompkins: 8-4.
The Whitman women's tennis team won its third straight match, upping its record to 7-5 overall and 5-3 in the Northwest Conference with a 9-0 victory at Lewis & Clark Friday afternoon in Portland. The host Pioneers dropped to 1-8 in the NWC and 2-10 on the season.
Friday's outcome marked the second time this season Whitman rolled to a 9-0 triumph at Lewis & Clark's expense.
Whitman senior Paola Vizcaino raised her season record at No. 1 singles to 9-2 with a two-set victory. Juniors Hannah Swee, Carissa Klarich and Jessica Antilla added wins in the No. 2 through No. 4 slots. First-year players Laurie Chapman and Maura Flaherty completed the sweep in singles with victories at No. 5 and No. 6.
Whitman stays in western Oregon on Saturday for a pair of NWC matches at George Fox and Pacific. In matches earlier this season in Walla Walla, the Missionaries downed Pacific 9-0 and George Fox 8-1.
Singles
No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Laura Willner: 6-0, 6-3
No. 2 -- Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Kristin Head: 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
No. 3 -- Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. Lauren Callaway: 6-0, 6-2
No. 4 -- Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Gianna Iuppa: 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 -- Laurie Chapman (Whitman) def. Lauren Hashimoto: 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 -- Maura Flaherty (Whitman) def. Liz Nguyen: 7-5, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 -- Vizcaino/Swee (Whitman) def. Head/Willner 8-1:
No. 2 -- Chapman/Klarich (Whitman) def. Callaway/Iuppa: 8-3
No. 3 -- Antilla/Trish Hayward (Whitman) def. Hannah Klausman/Jane Prideaux: 8-3
Downing George Fox for the second time this season, the Whitman women's tennis team ran away to an 8-1 Northwest Conference victory over the Bruins Saturday morning in Newberg, Ore.
The Missionaries improved to 8-5 on the season and 6-3 in the NWC. George Fox fell to 7-8 overall and 5-5 in conference.
Whitman won two of three matches in doubles and then swept the singles matches. Senior Paola Vizcaino was an easy winner in No. 1 singles, as were juniors Hannah Swee, Carissa Klarich and Jessica Antilla in the next three slots. Two first-year players, Katie Collier at No. 5 and Trish Hayward at No. 6, finished off the singles sweep.
Whitman plays a second Saturday match, traveling to Pacific in Newberg, Ore., for an afternoon encounter.
Singles
No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Lisa Trefts: 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 -- Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Stephanie Selid: 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 -- Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. Kristin Miller: 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 -- Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Rebecca Kromer: 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 -- Katie Collier (Whitman) def. Valerie Ring: 6-2, 6-4
No. 6 -- Trish Hayward (Whitman) def. Anne Robinson: 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 -- Vizcaino/Swee (Whitman) def. Trefts/Courtney Ngai: 8-2
No. 2 -- Miller/Anne Robinson (GFox) def. Laurie Chapman/Klarich: 9-7
No. 3 -- Antilla/Hayward (Whitman) def. Miller/Stagge: 8-1
Stretching its win streak to five matches, the Whitman women's tennis team shut out Pacific 9-0 Saturday afternoon in Forest Grove, Ore. Thanks to a weekend sweep of three Northwest Conference opponents, the Missionaries jumped to 9-5 on the season and 7-3 in conference play.
Pacific remained winless on the season, falling to 0-12 overall and 0-10 in the NWC.
Paola Vizcaino, Whitman's only senior, won 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 1 singles match. Vizcaino, a two-time NWC Player of the Year, is 12-2 on the season and 9-1 in the NWC in the top singles spot. She and doubles partner Hannah Swee, a junior, are 11-3 and 9-1 as Whitman's top doubles team.
Jessica Antilla, another Missionary junior, moved up a few notches to win at No. 2 singles against Pacific. Four first-year players -- Laurie Chapman, Maura Flaherty, Trish Hayward and Emily Smith -- swept the remainder of the singles matches.
Whitman concludes its regular season next weekend with a Saturday match at Whitworth.
The NWC Championships are set for April 16-17 in Yakima, Wash.
Singles
No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Fern Koga: 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 -- Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Erin Milliron: 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 -- Laurie Chapman (Whitman) def. Lei Tkuda: 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-2)
No. 4 -- Maura Flaherty (Whitman) def. Josie Vu: 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 -- Trish Hayward (Whitman) def. Raysha Sadang: 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 -- Emily Smith (Whitman) def. Crystal Gillinham: 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 -- Hanna Swee/Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Koga/Tara Tanoue: 8-1
No. 2 -- Antilla/Hayward (Whitman) def. Milliron/Tokuda: 8-5
No. 3 -- Flaherty/Katie Collier (Whitman) def. Monica Brewer/Amanda Rhodes: 8-1
The Whitman women's tennis team ended its regular season with a sixth consecutive victory on Saturday, beating Whitworth 7-2 in Spokane, Wash.
The Missionaries improved to 10-5 overall and 8-3 in the Northwest Conference. The Pirates fell to 7-8 on the season and 5-6 in conference.
Whitman swept the three doubles matches and won the top four matches in singles.
Senior Paola Vizcaino and junior Hannah Swee were 8-4 winners in No. 1 doubles. Vizcaino and Swee added straight-set victories in No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively.
Other winners in singles for Whitman were juniors Carissa Klarich at No. 3 and Jessica Antilla at No. 4. Laurie Chapman, a first-year player, lost in three sets at No. 5 singles.
Whitman next heads to Yakima, Wash., for the NWC Championships on Friday and Saturday, April 16-17.
Singles
No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Katie Troxell: 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 -- Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Krista Shrader: 6-3, 7-6
No. 3 -- Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. April Brast: 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 -- Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Mandi Hopkins: 7-5, 6-2
No. 5 -- Rachel McCoola (Whitworth) def. Laurie Chapman: 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 -- Sandy Fujitani (Whitworth) def. Athena Macy: 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 -- Vizcaino/Swee (Whitman) def. Brast/Shrader: 8-4
No. 2 -- Chapman/Klarich (Whitman) def. Betsy Johnson/Troxell: 8-6
No. 3 -- Antilla/Trish Hayward (Whitman) def. Hopkins/McCoola: 8-3
Winning two of three matches in doubles was decisive as the Willamette women's tennis team upset Whitman 5-4 in Friday morning's opening round of the Northwest Conference Championships at the Yakima (Wash.) Tennis Club.
On top 2-1 in the team scoring after doubles, Willamette then split the six singles matches with Whitman to post its slim margin of victory.
The loss snapped Whitman's six-match winning streak. The Missionaries, seeded No. 4 in the tournament, dropped to 10-6 on the season and 8-4 against conference opponents. Willamette, seeded No. 5, raised its record to 6-12 and 4-8.
"The loss was a big, big heartbreaker," Whitman coach Heidi Tate said.
Whitman plays a second round match this afternoon against Lewis & Clark, which lost its opening round match to defending champion Linfield.
Senior Paola Vizcaino, a two-time NWC Player of the Year, gave Whitman a 6-0, 6-0 victory in No. 1 singles. Juniors Carissa Klarich and Jessica Antilla added straight-set wins at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively, although Klarich needed a tie-breaker in her second set.
Antilla teamed with first-year sophomore Trish Hayward for an 8-4 victory in No. 3 doubles.
Singles
No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Cortney Groves: 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 -- Susan Butler (Willamette) def. Hannah Swee: 7-5, 7-5
No. 3 -- Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. Ashley Layton: 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
No. 4 -- Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Hannah Johnson: 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 -- Alison Nunamaker (Willamette) def. Laurie Chapman: 6-0, 6-3
No. 6 -- Melody Kerber (Willamette) def. Maura Flaherty: 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 -- Groves/Layton (Willamette) def. Vizcaino/Swee: 8-6
No. 2 -- Butler/Johnson (Willamette) def. Chapman/Klarich: 8-3
No. 3 -- Antilla/Trish Hayward (Whitman) def. Kerber/Nunamaker: 8-4
Bouncing back from a disappointing loss in the opening round, the Whitman women's tennis team downed Lewis & Clark 8-1 Friday afternoon in the consolation bracket of the Northwest Conference Championships at the Yakima (Wash.) Tennis Club.
Whitman, now 11-6 on the season and 9-4 in NWC matches, swept the three doubles matches and all but one of the six singles matches.
Senior Paola Vizcaino and juniors Carissa Klarich and Jessica Antilla won the top three matches in singles. Sophomore Trish Hayward was the winner at No. 5 singles, as was first-year player Athena Macy at No. 6 singles.
Whitman, the No. 4 seed in the tournament, plays its final consolation bracket match at 9 a.m. Saturday against Pacific Lutheran, the No. 3 seed. Both Whitman and Pacific Lutheran suffered upset losses in Friday morning's opening round action.
Singles
No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Laura Willner: 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 -- Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. Kristin Head: 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 -- Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Gianna Iuppa: 6-1, 6-1
No. 4 -- Lauren Hashimoto (LC) def. Katie Collier: 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 -- Trish Hayward (Whitman) def. Liz Nguyen: 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 -- Athena Macy (Whitman) def. Adi Nevo: 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 -- Vizcaino/Hannah Swee (Whitman) def. Head/Willner 8-2:
No. 2 -- Laurie Chapman/Klarich (Whitman) def. Hashimoto/Nguyen: 8-2
No. 3 -- Antilla/Hayward (Whitman) def. Hannah Klausman/Iuppa: 8-5
The Whitman women's tennis team finished its season on a high note, whipping Pacific Lutheran 8-1 in a match for fifth place Saturday morning at the Northwest Conference Championships at the Yakima Tennis Club.
The Missionaries finished with records of 12-6 on the season and 10-4 in NWC matches. The Lutes dropped to 9-10 overall and 8-6 in conference matches.
Prior to the start of the tournament, in a vote of conference coaches, Pacific Lutheran was seeded No. 3, one spot in front of Whitman. The Missionaries entered the tourney with better records, but the Lutes got the higher seed based on a 6-3 early season victory over Whitman.
In Friday's opening round, both Whitman and Pacific Lutheran suffered upset losses, the Missionaries falling to No. 5 Willamette and the Lutes losing to No. 6 George Fox. Whitman and PLU bounced back with victories in Friday's second round, setting the stage for Saturday morning match.
"This win today felt very good, since I had argued vehemently in the coaches meeting that we should have been seeded ahead of PLU," Whitman coach Heidi Tate said.
Whitman took the early lead Saturday, winning two of three matches in doubles. At. No. 1, senior Paola Vizcaino teamed with junior Hannah Swee for an injury default victory. The Missionary duo was leading 4-1 when PLU's Amanda Anuraga suffered an ankle injury. Whitman also won at No. 3 doubles, where first-year sophomore and junior Jessica Antilla won 8-6. "Those were very good wins for Carissa and Jessica," Tate said.
Vizcaino, a two-time NWC Player of the Year, ended her collegiate with a victory when Anuraga defaulted at No. 1 singles. Vizcaino concluded her senior season with a 16-2 record in singles, including a 13-1 mark against NWC opponents.
Vizcaino missed her junior season while studying in Paris, France. In her three seasons, she was 34-2 in No. 1 singles.
Juniors Carissa Klarich and Jessica Antilla continued their impressive play for the Missionaries at No. 3 and No. 4 singles, respectively. Klarich won in straight sets, while Antilla rallied for a three-set victory.
First-year players Laurie Chapman at No. 5 and Trish Hayward at No. 6 also won in singles for Whitman.
Both Vizcaino and Swee were named to the All-NWC First Team at the conclusion of tournament. Vizcaino also was named Sportswoman of the Year.
Singles
No. 1 -- Paola Vizcaino (Whitman) def. Amanda Anuraga: injury default
No. 2 -- Nicole Petrzelka (PLU) def. Hannah Swee: 7-5, 6-3
No. 3 -- Carissa Klarich (Whitman) def. Katie Ogin: 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 -- Jessica Antilla (Whitman) def. Bria Smith: 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
No. 5 -- Laurie Chapman (Whitman) def. Elizabeth Galbraith: 6-1, 6-4
No. 6 -- Trish Hayward (Whitman) def. Tracy Fujitani: 8-6
Doubles
No. 1 -- Vizcaino/Swee (Whitman) def. Anuraga/Smith: Whitman leading 5-1, injury default
No. 2 -- Klarich/Chapman (Whitman) def. Petrzelka/Fujitani: 8-4
No. 3 -- Antilla/Hayward def. Galbraith/George: 8-6