YAKIMA, Wash. - Sweeping through doubles to go up by three early in the match, the Linfield Wildcats won a shortened match over the Puget Sound Loggers, 5-0, to advance to the semifinal round of the 2009 Northwest Conference Men's Tennis Championship on Friday at the Yakima Tennis Club in Yakima, Wash.

The Wildcats, ranked 12th in the latest ICA West Region Rankings, collected 8-4 victories at both the number one and number three doubles positions to guarantee themselves a lead heading into singles play. The Linfield team of Kyle Anderson and Tal DeWitt also collected a victory, defeating the UPS squad of Sam Finkleman and Nick Kelley, 8-6.

In singles play, Mark Magdaong defeated Alex Harrison at the number two position, 6-1 and 6-0 while Walt James held off Zac Peeler, 6-2 and 6-3, in the third position. The Loggers were leading at the number one and number five positions while Linfield led at the numbers four and six spots when the match was ended.

Linfield moves on to play second-seed Pacific Lutheran on Friday afternoon for the opportunity to advance to the NWC Title Game. Puget Sound earns a spot in the 5th/6th place match, which will take place later on Friday.

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