March 31, 2007

Lutes Beat Willamette, Improve to 8-3 in NWC

SALEM, Ore. - Pacific Lutheran improved its Northwest Conference women's tennis record to 8-3 by defeating Willamette, 6-3, on Saturday at the Courthouse Tennis Club. The Lutes are now 10-3 for the season, while Willamette falls to 5-11 overall and 4-8 in the NWC.

Senior Nicole Petrzelka moved ahead of Erika Feltus into the No. 1 singles and came away a winner, beating Susan Butler by a 6-2, 7-5 score. Feltus was also a winner at No. 2 singles, defeating Tiffany Kam 6-7 (1), 6-2, 6-3. Petrzelka and Feltus defeated Kam and Alaine Anderson at No. 1 doubles, 8-5.

Other PLU doubles winners were Ashley Coats and Bria Smith at No. 2 doubles. Lutes winning their singles matches were Smith at No. 4 and Ashley Brooks at No. 6.

A scheduling conflict means that Sunday's match against Puget Sound on the PLU courts has been postponed until a later date.

Pacific Lutheran 6, Willamette 3

Singles:
#1 - Nicole Petrzelka (PLU) defeated Susan Butler (WU), 6-2, 7-5
#2 - Erika Feltus (PLU) defeated Tiffany Kam (WU), 6-7 (1-7), 6-2, 6-3
#3 - Alaine Anderson (WU) defeated Ashley Coats (PLU), 6-3, 7-5
#4 - Bria Smith (PLU) defeated Alyssa Morrison (WU), 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
#5 - Abby Funabiki (WU) defeated Tracy Fujitani (PLU), 6-4, 7-5
#6 - Ashley Brooks (PLU) defeated Emily Elliott (WU), 7-5, 6-0

Doubles:
#1 - Petrzelka and Feltus (PLU) defeated Kam and Anderson (WU), 8-5
#2 - Coats and Smith (PLU) defeated Morrison and Funabiki (WU), 8-3
#3 - Butler and Elliott (WU) defeated Fujitani and Brooks (PLU), 8-6

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