Willamette Women’s Tennis Team Advances Two Players Into Round of 16

In Saturday’s round of 16, Willamette’s Tiffany Kam will take on Emily Smith from Whitman. Alysaa Morrison is matched against Alyssa Sidoff from the University of Puget Sound.

Willamette Tennis Team Photo: Willamette University

WALLA WALLA, Wash - Tiffany Kam and Alyssa Morrison from the Willamette University women’s tennis team have advanced to the round of 16 at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northwest Regional, hosted by Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash.

The round of 16 will be played on Saturday.

Kam, seeded #5, received a first round bye, then defeated Melissa Maebori of Linfield College, 6-0, 6-0, in the round of 32. Morrison also had a bye in the first round. She downed Kelsie Howell of George Fox University in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1, in the round of 32.

Overall, Willamette was represented by eight players in singles action. Two players lost in the first round and four were eliminated from the bracket in the round of 32.

Kam and Abby Funabiki received first-round bye in doubles, then lost to Katie Russell and Samantha Taylor of Puget Sound, 8-2. Morrison and Hanna Johnson defeated Rachael McCoola and Stephanie Reardon of Whitworth in the first round, 8-4. In the round of 16, Morrison and Johnson were defeated by the #4-seeded team of Sidoff and Courtney Dunham from Puget Sound, 8-2. Willamette’s other two doubles teams were defeated in the first round.

ITA Northwest Regional - NCAA Division III Women Willamette Results on Friday.

Singles

First Round

Carolyn Much, WU, Bye

Tiffany Kam, WU, Bye

Emily Elliott, WU, defeated Christine Podiusky, UPS, 6-4, 6-3

Megan Proffitt, PLU, defeated Hannah Johnson, WU, 6-4, 6-3

Alyssa Morrison, WU, Bye

A.J. Omens, WU, Bye

Katie Russell, UPS, defeated Christy Newell, WU, 6-1, 6-1

Abby Funabiki, WU, defeated Katie Oost, Whitman, 6-3, 2-6, 10-3

Round of 32

Leilani Jackson, GFU, defeated Carolyn Much, WU, 6-1, 6-1

Tiffany Kam, WU, defeated Melissa Maebori, Whitman, 6-0, 6-0

Emily Smith, Whitman, defeated Emily Elliott, WU, 6-1, 6-1

Alyssa Morrison, WU, defeated Kelsie Howell, GFU, 6-3, 6-1

Margo Lentz, Whitman, defeated A.J. Omens, WU, 6-2, 6-1

Valerie Ring, GFU, defeated Abby Funabiki, WU, 6-2, 6-2

Doubles

First Round

Tiffany Kam and Abby Funabiki, WU, Bye

Melissa Maebori and Hannah Michelotti, Linfield, defeated Emily Elliott and A.J. Omens, WU, 8-4

Alyssa Morrison and Hanna Johnson, WU, defeated Hadley Debree and Emily Smith, Whitman, 8-4

Rachael McCoola and Stephanie Reardon, Whitworth, defeated Carolyn Much and Christy Newell, WU, 8-4

Round of 16

Katie Russell and Samantha Taylor, UPS, defeated Tiffany Kam and Abby Funabiki, WU, 8-2

Alyssa Sidoff and Courtney Dunham, UPS, defeated Alyssa Morrison and Hanna Johnson, WU, 8-2

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