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April 2, 2008 Lutes Chop Down Loggers in NWC Men's Tennis
Pacific Lutheran, ranked No. 29 in NCAA Division III men's tennis, improved to 11-2 in Northwest Conference action on Wednesday afternoon with an 8-1 victory over the visiting Puget Sound Loggers at the PLU courts. Kevin Floyd and Justin Larimore got the Lutes off to a strong start with an 8-2 win over Jamie Hosmer and Sam McCullugh at No. 1 doubles. Justin Peterson and Michael Manser got the measure of Nick Amlund and Alex Harrison, 8-3, at No. 2 doubles, and Scott Sheldon and Jared Vidano combined to take down Scooter Sabel and Carl Larson, 8-6, at No. 3 doubles, and the PLU rout was on. In singles play, Floyd, Larimore, Peterson and Manser all had easy straight-set victories in the one through four slots, and Sheldon skunked Larson, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 6. Puget Sound's only win during the match came at No. 5 singles where Sabel beat Tory Silvestrin, 6-3, 6-3. With the victory, the Lutes improve to 11-10 overall. Puget Sound is now 5-7 overall and also 5-7 in the conference. - PLU -
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