Both the Lewis-Clark State College men's and women's tennis teams posted 8-1 victories in outings at the LCSC Indoor Tennis Center.

 

The Warrior men improved to 3-2 on the season by disposing of Whitworth, while the LCSC women evened their record at 1-1 with  an 8-1 triumph over Whitman on Saturday.

 

Ali Faris improved to 5-0 in singles play for LCSC with a 6-1, 6-1 win.

 

"There has been some uncertainty about the strength of the men’s team after losing five heralded seniors last season," LCSC coach Kai Fong said. "From all indications thus far, the men are creating an identity for a new era of Warrior tennis. We don’t have any marquee players so to speak but everyone is competing and that is always a joy to any coach."

In the women's match, Whitman was playing in its season opener and only could pick up one victory in doubles play.

"We are still working out a lot of kinks and making some progress," Fong said. "I guess we can call it taking baby steps. A little improvement here and there will make a big difference everywhere down the road. The players are learning their roles and we have the makings of being a versatile team."

MEN

 

LCSC 8, WHITWORTH 1

 

Singles - Cedric Dufour, LC, def. Brian Elliot, 6-1, 6-2; Josh Steele, Whit, def. Oliver Stone, 7-5, 6-1; Kevin Lee, LC, def. Ed Anegon, 6-0, 6-0;  Ali Faris, LC, def. Joe Wales, 6-1, 6-1; Arslan Mermut, LC, def. Scott Donnell, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Sebastian Kuhn, LC, def. Henry Williams, 6-7, 6-1, 6-0.
 

Doubles - Dufour-Lee, LC, def. Steele-Wales, 8-5; Stone-Kuhn, LC, def. Anegon-Donnell, 8-5; Faris-Mermut, LC, def. Elliot-Colin Zalewski, 8-4.

 

WOMEN

 

LCSC 8, WHITMAN 1

 

Singles - Shefat Baishakhi, LC, def. Elise Otto, 6-1, 6-0; Jamie Chan, LC, def. Hadley DeBree, 6-2, 6-0; Kaylan Crane, LC, def. Margo Lentz, 6-2, 6-0; Alyson Peck, LC, def. Divneet Kaur, 6-0, 6-2; Megan Smedley, LC, def. Katie Oost, 7-5, 6-2; Mei Fong, LC, def. Alexandra Robinson, 6-0, 6-0.
 

Doubles - Otto-Lentz, Whit, def. Crane-Chan, 8-6; Baishakhi-Chelsey Gay, LC, def. DeBree-Kaur, 9-8; Smedley-Peck, LC, def. Jacquie Frank-Oost, 8-3.