THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Whitworth University rolled to an 8-1 women's tennis victory at California Lutheran University on Thursday afternoon, completing a 2-1 trip to California during the Pirates' spring break. Whitworth opened the trip with an 8-1 win at La Verne on Monday, then lost a hard-fought 6-3 decision to 17th-ranked Chapman on Wednesday night.

Click here for La Verne match box score. (Whitworth 8, La Verne 1)

Linh Aven and Lexy Harrington rolled to an 8-2 win at #1 doubles, setting the stage for the Pirates' 8-1 win over La Verne on Monday. Harrington then cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win at #2 singles, while Aven rolled 6-1, 6-0 at #3 singles.

Rachel Burns and Stephanie Reardon pulled a similar feat, winning 8-3 at #3 doubles before both won their singles matches. Burns won 6-0, 6-0 at #1 singles while Reardon won 6-3, 6-4 at #6 singles.

Katie Staudinger and Justine Hays also won their singles matches, at #4 and #5, respectively.

Click here for the Chapman match box score (#17 Chapman 6, Whitworth 3)

On Wednesday night the difference was the doubles. Chapman won all three doubles matches and the Panthers took the match 6-3. But all three doubles matches were close, especially at #1 where Harrington and Aven lost 9-7 to the 4th-ranked doubles team in the west region.

Aven won 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 at #3 singles, while Staudinger cruised 6-1, 6-4 at #4 singles. Hays picked up Whitworth's third point with a 6-3, 6-3 win at #5 singles. Harrington lost a tough 7-6, 7-5 decision at #2 singles.

Had the #1 doubles match and Harrington's singles match gone the other way, Whitworth would've upset Chapman.

Click here for the Cal Lutheran match box score (Whitworth 8, CLU 1)

Whitworth finished off the trip with a solid 8-1 win at Cal Lutheran behind Burns and Hays. They rolled to an 8-0 win at #2 doubles then went on to take their singles matches. Burns won 6-2, 6-2 at #1 singles, while Hays won 6-3, 6-2 at #5 singles.

Staudinger and Reardon also won twice, teaming for an 8-4 win at #3 doubles. Staudinger won 6-0, 6-0 at #4 singles and Reardon won 7-5, 6-4 at #6 singles.

Harrington and Aven gave Whitworth a sweep of the singles matches. Harrington won 6-0, 6-1 at #2, while Aven won 6-0, 6-0 at #3.

The Pirates are not off for long, returning home to host Willamette and Linfield on Saturday at the Scotford Tennis Center in a pair of key Northwest Conference matches. Whitworth (11-3 overall, 9-1 NWC) is only a game behind first place Linfield in the conference standings.