By Robert McKinney, Athletics Communications Director, (503) 370-6110

SALEM, Ore. -- The Willamette University Bearcats downed the Sasquatch from Community Colleges of Spokane, 7-2, during an exhibition women's tennis match on Thursday, March 31, at the WU Tennis Courts. The WU men's tennis team also played against CC of Spokane at the same time.

Willamette's win-loss record in women's tennis did not change following the match because the NCAA does not count results against two-year colleges.

The Bearcats played well against the Sasquatch. WU prevailed in five of seven contested matches and also won two matches by forfeit (#6 singles and #3 doubles) because CC of Spokane had only five players.

Mikaila Smith (So., Mill Valley, CA/Tamalpais HS) and Alexis Gjurasic (Fr., Olympia, WA/Capital HS) won #1 doubles for Willamette against Elly Waite and Becky Nix, 8-0. At #2 doubles, Spokane's team of Maddy McCardell and Miranda Jackson defeated Hannah Andres (Fr., Sammamish, WA/Skyline HS) and Rachel Kong (Fr., Hayward, CA/Castro Valley HS), 8-5.

Smith rolled through the #1 singles match for a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Waite. Andres battled back from a 5-4 deficit in both sets to outlast Nix at #2 singles, 7-5, 7-5.

The #3 singles match was won by Gjurasic of Willamette in a super tie-breaker played in stead of a third set. Gjurasic defeated McCardell in the first set, 7-5, but McCardell won the second set, 7-5. Gjurasic claimed the super tie-breaker by a 10-5 score.

CC of Spokane picked up it's only win in singles at the #4 position, where Jackson downed Kong, 6-1, 7-5. Katie Adams (So., McLean, VA/American International School) of WU took #5 singles over Anelise Goodall, 6-1, 6-1.

Willamette will travel to Tacoma, Washington, to take on University of Puget Sound in a Northwest Conference match on Saturday, April 2. Action is slated to begin at 1 p.m. (PDT).