STOCKTON, Calif.- The Pacific women's tennis team concluded its month long home match slate with a 4-1 win over Santa Clara. The Tigers grabbed their 12th win of the season, the most wins by any Tiger team in nearly two decades, while securing their first ever berth to the WCC tournament.
The Tigers improved to a 7-3 record at home on the season and clinched their third conference win. It's the most WCC wins by any Pacific women's tennis team since rejoining the league in 2013. The Tigers now lead the conference series against the Broncos 6-5 since 2014.
Pacific quickly jumped out to a 1-0 lead after capturing doubles wins on courts three and one. Junior
Megan Carmichael and freshman
Indiya McLeod claimed their second doubles win together this season after downing Santa Clara 6-3 from court three. Senior
Klara Kosan and junior
Tomi Main clinched the doubles point behind a 6-4 decision on court one.
Senior
Zoe Clydesdale-Eberle struck first after locking up a 6-0, 6-0 shutout from court six to move to a 10-1 record on court six.The Broncos got on the board after a win on court one to cut the lead 2-1. Main got the Tigers within striking distance of the win after the 6-3, 6-2 win on court two. She extended her unbeaten streak to four and moved to 9-4 in singles on court two.
McLeod broke through to secure the match 4-1 for Pacific behind a 6-4, 6-4 decision on court four, while clinching the Tigers first ever appearance in the West Coast Conference tournament.
The Tigers head out on the road for one final regular season match before heading to San Diego. They'll make the trip to Portland to visit the Pilots on Saturday, April 20 with the match set to start at 11 a.m.
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