April 7, 2007

PLU Rebounds From Friday Loss, Beats Whitworth

SPOKANE, Wash. - One day after dropping a tough 6-3 decision to Whitman College, Pacific Lutheran came back to defeat the host Whitworth Pirates, 6-3.

With the win, the Lutes improve to 11-4 overall and to 9-4 in the conference. Whitworth, which also lost a close 5-4 decision to PLU back on March 3, is now 9-9 overall and 8-7 in the conference.

The Lutes fell behind 2-1 in doubles, with the top-ranked team of Nicole Petrzelka and Erika Feltus getting the point with an 8-3 win over Linh Aven and Katie Troxell. Needing to win at least four singles matches, the Lutes did one better, getting wins from Petrzelka, Feltus, Ashley Coats, Liz Currey and Bria Smith at the top five spots.

Pacific Lutheran 6, at Whitworth 3

Doubles:
No. 1 - Feltus/Petrzelka (P) d. Aven/Troxell (W) 8-3
No. 2 - McCoola/Johnson (W) d. Coats/Smith (P) 9-7
No. 3 - Hays/Smith (W) d. Fujitani/Ashley Brooks (P) 9-8 (7)

Singles:
No. 1 - Nicole Petrzelka (P) d. Rachael McCoola (W) 6-1, 6-2
No. 2 - Erika Feltus (P) d. Linh Aven (W) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
No. 3 - Ashley Coats (P) d. Katie Troxell (W) 6-1, 6-3
No. 4 - Liz Currey (P) d. Betsy Johnson (W) 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 - Bria Smith (P) d. Taryn Smith (W) 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 - Justine Hays (W) d. Tracy Fujitani (P) 7-5, 6-3

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