April 14, 2007

Lutes Finish Regular Season with 8-1 Win at George Fox

NEWBERG, Ore. - Pacific Lutheran defeated George Fox, 8-1, in a Northwest Conference men's tennis match played Saturday afternoon at the GFU campus courts.

Pacific Lutheran, the No. 2 team in the NWC, is 14-9 overall and 14-2 in the conference. The Lutes are through with the regular season schedule and will be the No. 2 seed at the Northwest Conference Championships scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 20-21, in Yakima. For the Bruins, the loss means that they are eliminated from playing in the six-team conference tournament. George Fox finishes the season with a 4-12 overall record and in 7th place in the conference with a 4-12 league mark.

The Lutes took the No. 1 doubles with David Miller and Justin Larimore defeating Kyle Pearson and Nick Jenness 8-3, and the No. 3 doubles with Jared Vidano and Kevin Floyd downing Shawn McKenzie and Leon Rubalcava 8-2. The Bruins picked up their only win of the match at No. 2 doubles as Jordon Vargas and Mac Ovenell teamed up for an 8-5 win over the Lutes’ Justin Peterson and Jeff Loranger.

The Lutes swept each of the singles in straight sets. Miller defeated Pearson 6-3, 6-0 at No. 1, Peterson topped Ovenell 6-4, 6-0 at No. 2, Jamie Crosetto conquered Jenness 6-4, 6-2 at No. 3, Vidano knocked off Vargas 6-0, 6-4 at No. 4, John DeMars downed McKenzie 6-0, 6-1 at No. 5, and Tyler Ochsner dropped Rubalcava 6-1, 6-2 at No. 6.

Pacific Lutheran 8, George Fox 1

Singles:
#1 - David Miller (PL) d. Kyle Pearson (GF) 6-3, 6-0
#2 - Justin Peterson (PL) d. Mac Ovenell (GF) 6-4,0, 6-0
#3 - Jamie Crosetto (PL) d. Nick Jenness (GF) 6-4, 6-2
#4 - Jared Vidano (PL) d. Jordon Vargas (GF) 6-0, 6-4
#5 - John DeMars (PL) d. Shawn McKenzie (GF) 6-0, 6-1
#6 - Tyler Ochsner (PL) d. Leon Rubalcava (GF) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles:
#1 - Miller/Justin Larimore (PL) d. Pearson/Jenness (GF) 8-3
#2 - Ovenell/Vargas (GF) d. Peterson/Jeff Loranger (PL) 8-5
#3 - Vidano/Kevin Floyd (PL) d. McKenzie/Rubalcava (GF) 8-2

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