TACOMA, Wash. - Less than 18 hours after the conclusion of a
tough match against Willamette, the Puget Sound Loggers fell to
cross-town rival Pacific Lutheran, 8-1, in a Northwest Conference
men's tennis match on Saturday afternoon at the UPS Tennis Pavilion
in Tacoma, Wash.
The Loggers got their lone win in the number three doubles
position as the team of Alex Harrison (Southborough, Mass./The
Rivers School) and Carl Larson (Portland, Ore./Wilson) defeated the
PLU team of James Crosetto and Brent Smoot, 8-6. The Lutes
took the other two doubles matches by identical scores of 8-4.
In singles play, senior Jamie Hosmer (Tucson, Ariz./Sabino) came
close to knocking off Kevin Floyd of PLU, falling 6-0, 2-6,
6-2. Freshman Nick Kelly (Denver, Colo./Kent Denver) also
played a tight match at the third position, falling to Justin
Peterson, 8-1, 7-6, 1-0 (10-7).
The Loggers will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 27 when they
play host to Whitworth in a match scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m.
at the UPS Tennis Pavilion in Tacoma, Wash.
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