PORTLAND, Ore. – The Whitworth men's tennis team dropped both matches at Lewis & Clark College of the weekend.  The Pioneers won Saturday's Northwest Conference counter 9-0.  L&C took Sunday's non-conference match 7-2.

Whitworth dropped to 2-8 overall and 1-1 in the NWC while L&C improved to 3-3, 2-1.

Little went right for the Pirates on Saturday.  The Pioneers swept the three doubles contests.  Nathan Tjelle and Brenden Archer had the closest match, losing 8-4 at #3 doubles to Daniel Lane and Miles Stone.

L&C went on to sweep the six singles contests.  Only Jonathan Hutley's match at #4 singles went more than two sets.  Hutley fell 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 to Shane Lynette.

The Pioneers again won all three doubles matches on Sunday.  Tjelle and Hutley teamed at #3 and came close before falling 8-6 to Lane and Stone.  Ethan Violette and Cameron Brewer were beaten 8-4 by Ramez Attia and Lynette at #1 doubles.

Whitworth avoided a second straight shutout by winning a pair of singles matches.  Kincaid Norris claimed a 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over Lynette at #3 singles, while Tjelle topped Atticus Pallock 6-3, 6-3 at #6 singles. 

Hutley went three sets for the second straight day, falling 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-3) at #4.  L&C's Kristian Peev edged Violette 7-6 (4), 7-5 at #1 singles.

Whitworth will host defending NWC champion Whitman in a pair of matches next Saturday.