March 28, 2007

Lutes Suffer 7-2 Loss to Pomona-Pitzer

CLAREMONT, Calif. – Pacific Lutheran’s Spring Break trip to Southern California didn’t figure to be an easy one, and the difficult times continued for the Lutes on Wednesday as they dropped a 7-2 decision to Pomona-Pitzer.

The Sagehens won all three doubles points to get off to a good start against the Lutes and then finished off the visitors with four singles wins, including a pair of three-set victories.

The Lutes got their team points from Justin Larimore and Justin Peterson in singles. Larimore defeated Blake Phillips 6-0, 6-3 at No. 4, and Peterson whipped Ben Kaufman 6-2, 6-1 at No. 5.

With the loss, the Lutes fall to 0-4 on the Spring Break trip and to 9-8 for the season. They finish their Southern California sojourn with a Friday afternoon match at California Lutheran.

POMONA-PITZER 7, PLU 2

Doubles:
Jeff Jablonski-Neil Patel, P-P, def. David Miller-Justin Larimore, 8-6
Erin Noble-Blake Phillips, P-P, def. Justin Peterson-Jeff Loranger, 8-2
Drew Olian-Don Richards, P-P, def. Kevin Floyd-Jared Vidano, 8-6

Singles:
Jablonski, P-P, def. Miller, 6-2, 5-7, 6-0
Noble, P-P, def. Floyd, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
Patel, P-P, def. Loranger, 6-1, 6-3
Larimore, PLU, def. Phillips, 6-0, 6-3
Peterson, PLU, def. Ben Kaufman, 6-2, 6-1
Cameron Taylor, P-P, def. Vidano, 6-3, 6-2

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