Women’s Tennis Takes on High Stakes
Maegen Martin, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2019
The Whitman Women’s tennis team concluded the Northwest Conference regular season with their fifth consecutive win this past weekend on Senior Day against Whitworth University. They ended the regular season with an 8-1 record (10-6 overall). Prior to this past weekend, the Blues matched up against th...
Women’s Tennis Spends Spring Break in China
Susanna Williams, Staff Reporter
April 7, 2019
Over the spring break, the women’s tennis team traveled as part of a cultural exchange to Shanghai and Qingdao in China. Last year, the men’s team traveled to Cambodia on a similar trip. The women had the opportunity to compete with a variety of teams in China, including senior Lori Sheng’s high scho...
Men’s Tennis Looks to Rally After Top 10 Challenges
Emily Solomon, Sports Editor
March 5, 2019
The men’s tennis team travelled to Cleveland, Ohio to compete against fellow nationally ranked teams in the ITA National Indoor Championships. The 13th ranked Blues faced teams that are ranked in the top ten in the nation, including a loss to 4th ranked Emory, 8th ranked Gustavus Adolphus College and 1...
Men’s Tennis Looks to Continue Rally in 2019 Season
Maegen Martin, Staff Reporter
February 8, 2019
The Whitman College men’s tennis team finished last season (2017-2018) making it to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships. They are looking to build from their Elite 8 run, working hard to make it as far as possible this season. With a tough schedule upon them, competing against Divisio...
Women’s Tennis Preview
Lennae Starr, Staff Reporter
January 31, 2019
Though the outdoor tennis courts sit vacant during the cold winter months, the Women’s Tennis team is hard at work in the Bratton Tennis Center, located on Boyer Ave behind Cordiner Hall. With doubles team junior Andrea Gu and senior Mary Hill ranked number six in the country by the Interc...
Women’s Tennis Recap: From Washington to Georgia
Emily Solomon, Staff Reporter
October 19, 2018
The Whitman College women’s tennis team traveled to Rome, Georgia last week to battle some of the best teams in the nation. The team started out the 2018 ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) Cup against the number three ranked Emory. The Blues doubles team of junior Andrea Gu and senior Mary H...
Recap: Women’s Tennis Serves Game at ITA Northwest Regional Championship
Jordon O'Roy, Sports Editor
October 8, 2018
This past weekend the Blues Women’s Tennis team played in the ITA Northwest Regional Championship at the home of the Linfield Wildcats. Junior, Andrea Gu, fought through a challenging series of doubles and singles matches over this past weekend and will advance into the semifinals in both, which will be conti...
NWC Finals Wrap-up: Women’s Tennis falls short, Men’s team takes home 9th straight title
April 27, 2016
After four consecutive years of hosting the conference tournament, the Whitman women’s tennis team found themselves in a new situation on the road with a championship on the line. The women routed Linfield in the semi final match by a score of 5-0, storming into the championship match. Senior captain...
Dynasty Talk Still Alive for Men’s Tennis
April 21, 2016
Whitman’s Men’s Tennis team began the 2016 season with high hopes after winning the Northwest Conference and reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2015. The team challenged themselves with the early season schedule, playing Division I teams University of Idaho and Seattle University....
Men’s Tennis Continues Dominance
March 10, 2016
In the spring of 2015, the men’s tennis team brought home its eighth straight Northwest Conference title trophy, prompting talk of an emerging dynasty on the courts of Whitman College. After the success of the ’14-’15 season and the loss of All-American Colton Malesovas, it seemed as though Whi...
Men’s tennis sweeps ITAs
October 4, 2015
Two weekends ago, the Whitman men’s tennis team opened their fall play by hosting the ITA Northwest Regional. With all their Northwest Conference opponents in attendance, Whitman demonstrated their ambition and ability by sweeping the tournament. Doubles team Phillip Locklear and Zach Hewlin won ag...
Women’s tennis kicks off fall season
Grant Laco, Sport's Writer
September 28, 2015
The Women’s Tennis team played in its first tournament of the year, the USTA/ITA Northwest Regional Championships, between Sept. 18 and 20. The tournament, held at Willamette College, consisted of eight conference teams. The USTA/ITA Northwest Regional tournament is the only fall conference for...
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