SPOKANE, Wash. –  After a spring break trip to California, the Whitworth men's tennis team returns to Spokane this weekend to resume Northwest Conference action. The Pirates host Pacific (Ore.) on Saturday and Linfield on Sunday. Both matches are scheduled to begin at 11:00 am.

Check the Whitworth men's tennis schedule page for live links to this weekend's matches.

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The Pirates: The Bucs moved to 7-4 overall after splitting their two matches on the road.

Redlands defeated Whitworth 5-2 on Monday. The Bulldogs swept doubles, but the Bucs fought back with a pair of singles wins. Henry Preacher earned a three-set win in the No. 2 position and Matt Hossack earned a comeback win in the No. 6 position.

On Tuesday, the Pirates rebounded with a 5-2 win over California Lutheran. In a competitive doubles session, the Kingsmen battled to a pair of wins to grab the first point of the match. Again, Whitworth bounced back and won five of six singles matches. Matthew Morrison, Preacher and Hossack each earned two set wins to give the Bucs the advantage. With the match still up for grabs, Connor Judson defeated his opponent 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 to clinch the match on the No. 4 court.

The Opponents: Pacific enters the weekend with a 5-7 overall record and 5-4 mark in the NWC. Joshua Dela Cruz leads the Boxers with a 6-5 record from the No. 1 singles position and Alexander Kinoshita has a 5-3 mark from the No. 2 position. Jonathan Nguyen and Dawson Hose combine for Pacific's top doubles duo. The Pirates came out on top of a 4-3 battle the last time these teams played on February 21^.

Linfield (5-9) holds a 5-4 NWC record heading into this weekend. The Wildcats wrapped up a three-match trip to California this week and will visit Whitman on Saturday prior to the trip to Spokane on Sunday. Brooks Lerfald, who has a 5-8 overall record, is the top singles player for Linfield. Zac Nakajima holds the No. 2 position and the two have paired for an 8-5 doubles record on the No. 1 court. Whitworth beat the Wildcats 5-2 on February 22 in McMinnville.

The NWC Race: Whitman (8-0) controls first place with Whitworth (6-2) holding second. Lewis & Clark (5-3) sits in third while Pacific (5-4) and Linfield (5-4) are tied in fourth. George Fox dropped to 4-4 looking to climb back into the tournament field.

The top four teams in the NWC standings will earn a spot in the NWC Tournament. The tournament will be hosted by the regular season champion.

The Coach: Daniel Redfern enters his third season as head coach of the Whitworth men's tennis program in 2025-26. He holds an 18-31 overall record and 15-14 Northwest Conference mark. Redfern was a two-year standout player for the Pirates, earning first team All-Northwest Conference honors in 2011 and 2012 after transferring to Whitworth from Skagit Valley College.

Looking ahead: The Whitworth men head to Oregon for the final time this season to visit George Fox and Lewis & Clark on April 3-4.