Feb. 22, 2007

WOMEN'S TENNIS: Lutes Look Sharp, Start Season With Two Big Wins

THIS WEEK: The Pacific Lutheran women’s tennis team will host Willamette at 1 p.m. Saturday. Sunday, the Lutes will travel across town to take on Puget Sound at 11 a.m.

IN CASE OR RAIN: Should it rain, Pacific Lutheran tennis matches may be moved to an indoor location. That situation will be in effect throughout the season, and given Pacific Northwest weather may happen more often than not.

LUTES SWEEP OREGON SCHOOLS: The Lutes won their first two matches of the season in dominating fashion. The Lutes started off the season with a 9-0 romp over Pacific. The Lutes, who return most of the top players from the team that finished second in the Northwest Conference tournament a year ago, took advantage of an inexperienced and overmatched Pacific team to win every singles match in straight sets. In the six matches, the Lutes lost only 15 total games. The following day PLU beat Lewis & Clark in convincing fashion with another 9-0 sweep. These two wins were both Northwest Conference matches which places the Lutes on top in a three way tie for first with Puget Sound and Linfield.

HEAD COACH: Janel McFeat, a four-time All-Northwest Conference player at Pacific Lutheran, is in her third year as head coach at her alma mater. As Janel Broderson, she played No. 1 singles for 3 1/2 seasons from 1996-99, compiling a 54-32 record in singles play. She had 18-win seasons as a junior and senior. Her career doubles record was 53-21. McFeat served as Pacific Lutheran women's tennis assistant coach in 2000. She is employed as a social worker and is married to PLU alum Ian McFeat.

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