WALLA WALLA, Wash. - After a tough loss to conference heavyweight Linfield, the No. 28 Whitman College women's tennis team rebounded with a solid 8-1 win over Lewis & Clark, Sunday in Northwest Conference action at the Bratton Indoor Tennis Center.

Whitman (11-5, 5-1 NWC) opened the match with a clean sweep in doubles play. The No. 2 court was the first to finish when Irene Tsai and Ilina Jha took down the Pio pair of Rachael Rice and Kaycie Lau, 8-1. The Blues ensured themselves of the lead heading to singles play after Arianna Castellanos and Erica Mock won at the one, 8-2.

Mock put the Blues on the brink of victory with her 6-1, 6-1 sweep of Caren Uribe on the No. 2 court. Camilla Tarpey-Schwed clinched the win moments later, beating Macarena Vives 6-2, 6-0 at the three.

"This was a great way to bounce back from a tough day Saturday," said head coach John Hein. "Our young team has really grown a lot and I am especially happy with the depth as Piper (Rylander) and Mae (Thorp) were terrific in singles and Kaylah (Tan) stepped into doubles in a big way."

The Pioneers lone win came on the No. 1 singles court when Jha fell to Rice in three sets 2-6, 6-2, 10-5.

Whitman closes the Northwest Conference season next weekend with road matches at Pacific (April 15) and Willamette (April 16).