Box Score TACOMA , Wash. - The Whitman College men's tennis team returned to league play, topping the University of Puget Sound 8-1 in Northwest Conference action on Sunday morning.

The win for the Blues (4-11, 3-1 NWC) gives them a share of second place in the conference as playoff seedings start to take shape.

Whitman took control after sweeping doubles play. Second doubles delivered the most dominant win as Kai Strawn and Harshvardhan Chopra took down Mike Smolskis and del Barco 8-1. The No. 1 pair of Jack Freer and John Carter beat Noah Henderson and Trent Beckman 8-5, and Noah Baker and Aaron Yuan won 8-4 at the three.

The Blues lost only once in singles play to clinch the win. The most convincing victory came by Yuan at fourth singles where he swept Braden Sawyer 6-2, 6-1. Whitman claimed all singles wins via sweeps.

The only loss came at the one with the match already decided. Aidan Schutter rallied from a set down before falling 4-6, 6-3, 10-4.

The Blues return to the court next weekend at Linfield on Saturday, April 9.