4/14 - PACIFIC LUTHERAN 9, GEORGE FOX 0: Tough Season for Young Bruins Ends in Loss to Lutes
TACOMA, Wash. - A young and relatively-inexperienced George Fox University women's tennis team concluded a difficult growing season Saturday evening here at the Sprinker Recreation Center as the Bruins dropped a 9-0 Northwest Conference match to the Pacific Lutheran University Lutes.
The Lutes won all three doubles matches and took five of the six singles competitions in straight sets. In doubles, it was PLU's Erika Feltus and Nicole Petrzelka over GFU's Valerie Ring and Lindsay Hagler 8-4 at No. 1, Ashley Coats and Bria Smith over Brittany Ekstrom and Leilani Jackson 8-6 at No. 2, and Ashley Brooks and Tracy Fujitani over Shanna Lesire and Rebecca Crinnion 8-1 at No. 3.
PLU's singles wins went to Petrzelka over Ring 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1, Feltus over Hagler 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2, Coats over Crinnion 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3, Liz Currey over Ekstrom 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4, Smith over Jackson 3-6, 6-2, (10-0) at No. 5, and Fujitani over Alayna Shaw 7-5, 6-1 at No. 6
George Fox, which had only one athletic senior (Ring) on its 12-player roster, ends its season with a 1-16 overall record and a 1-15 mark against conference opponents, tying for 8th. Pacific Lutheran improves to 13-5 overall and finishes the conference season with an 11-5 record, good for 4th in the standings.
The next action for the Lutes, who will be the No. 4 seed, comes Friday-Saturday, Apr. 20-21, at the Northwest Conference Championships in Yakima, Wash. The Bruins did not qualify for the six-team tournament.
At Pacific Lutheran 9, George Fox 0 - Saturday, April 14, at Tacoma, Wash.
Singles
#1 - Nicole Petrzelka (PL) d. Valerie Ring (GF) 6-1, 6-1
#2 - Erika Feltus (PL) d. Lindsay Hagler (GF) 6-1, 6-1
#3 - Ashley Coats (PL) d. Rebecca Crinnion (GF) 6-2, 6-2
#4 - Liz Currey (PL) d. Brittany Ekstrom (GF) 6-2, 6-2
#5 - Bria Smith (PL) d. Leilani Jackson (GF) 3-6, 6-2, (10-0)
#6 - Tracy Fujitani (PL) d. Alayna Shaw (GF) 7-5, 6-1
Doubles
#1 - Feltus/Petrzelka (PL) d. Ring/Hagler (GF) 8-4
#2 - Coats/Smith (PL) d. Ekstrom/Jackson (GF) 8-6
#3 - Ashley Brooks/Fujitani (PL) d. Crinnion/Shanna Lesire (GF) 8-1
Records: George Fox (1-16, NWC 1-15), Pacific Lutheran (13-5, NWC 11-5)