March 11, 2007

Lutes Fall to the Wildcats, 7-2, in NWC Match

McMINNVILLE, Ore. – The Pacific Lutheran women’s tennis team fell to Linfield today in a Northwest Conference match, 7-2. The loss drops the Lutes to 5-3 while Linfield moved up to 7-0 in conference play.

The two wins the Lutes picked up both came in the singles matches. Nicole Petrzelka defeated Megan Rodgers, 1-6, 6-1, (10-6). Tracy Fujitani picked up the other win by beating Jeanna Parks, 6-2, 6-4. Roz Currie lost a hard-fought match against Linfield's Molly Nelson. Nelson won the first set 7-6 (5), and Currie battled back and won the second set 7-5. The tiebreaker was more of a heartbreaker as Currie lost by the closest of margins, 11-9. The Wildcats swept the Lutes in doubles, picking up all three points.

The Lutes are in action next week when they host Pacific on March 16.

Singles:
Becca Johnson, Linfield def. Erika Feltus, Pacific Lutheran 6-2, 6-4
Nicole Petrzelka, Pacific Lutheran def. Megan Rodgers, Linfield 1-6, 6-3, 10-6
Kelli Sides, Linfield def. Bria Smith, Pacific Lutheran 6-1, 6-1
Sallie Katter, Linfield def. Ashley Coats, Pacific Lutheran 6-2, 6-3
Molly Nelson, Linfield def. Roz Currie, Pacific Lutheran 7-6 (5), 5-7, 11-9
Tracy Fujitani, Pacific Lutheran def. Jeanna Parks, Linfield 6-2, 6-4

Doubles:
Johnson and Rodgers, Linfield def. Feltus and Petrzelka, Pacific Lutheran 8-4
Parks and Katter, Linfield def. Megan Proffitt and Coats, Pacific Lutheran 8-3
Sides and Nelson, Linfield def. Currie and Smith, Pacific Lutheran 8-4

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