April 14, 2007

Lutes Finish Regular Season with 9-0 Win Over George Fox

PARKLAND, Wash. – Pacific Lutheran closed out the regular season with a 9-0 Northwest Conference women’s tennis victory over the George Fox Bruins on Saturday night at Sprinker Recreation Center.

With the victory, the Lutes improve to 13-5 overall and finish the conference season with an 11-5 record. George Fox ends its season with a 1-16 overall record, including a 1-15 mark against conference opponents.

The next action for the Lutes will come Friday and Saturday, April 20-21, at the Northwest Conference Championships in Yakima. The Lutes will be the No. 4 seed in the tournament based on their regular season finish. George Fox did not qualify for the six-team tournament.

The Lutes won all three doubles matches and took five of the six singles competitions in straight sets.

Doubles:
Erika Feltus-Nicole Petrzelka, PLU, def. Valerie Ring-Lindsay Hagler, 8-4
Ashley Coats-Bria Smith, PLU, def. Brittany Ekstrom-Leilani Jackson, 8-6
Ashley Brooks-Tracy Fujitani, PLU, def. Shaina Lesire-Rebecca Crinnion, 8-1

Singles:
Petrzelka, PLU, def. Ring, 6-1, 6-1
Feltus, PLU, def. Hagler, 6-1, 6-1
Coats, PLU, def. Crinnion, 6-2, 6-2
Liz Currey, PLU, def. Ekstrom, 6-2, 6-2
Smith, PLU, def. Jackson, 3-6, 6-2, (10-0)
Fujitani, PLU, def. Alayna Shaw, 7-5, 6-1

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