BEAVERTON, Ore. - Taking a 2-1 lead after doubles play, the Puget Sound Loggers used strong singles play to win their first match of the season, defeating the George Fox Bruins, 6-3, in a Northwest Conference men's tennis match on Friday afternoon at Tualatin Hills Tennis Club in Beaverton, Ore.

The Loggers took the early lead in doubles play, picking up identical 8-4 victories in the numbers one and three spots.  The Colorado duo of Mike Cutter (Colorado Springs, Colo./Cheyenne Mountain) and Nick Kelley (Denver, Colo./Kent Denver) defeated Pedro Munoz and Juan Munoz at the top spot while Scooter Sabel (Sun Valley, Idaho/Community School) and Andrew Timmons (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View) earned the win at the third spot.

In singles play, Kelley again was victorious, defeating Pedro Munoz, 6-0, 6-1.  Alex Harrison (Southborough, Mass./The Rivers School) earned a 6-4, 6-1 win over Nick Jenness at the fourth spot while Sabel earned a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Josh Williford.  Freshman Ben Miller (Silverdale, Wash./Central Kitsap) won his second consecutive match, earning a 6-3, 6-4 win over Chris Schoon.

The Loggers will be back in action again on Saturday afternoon when they take on Lewis & Clark, beginning at 2:00 p.m. at Pamplin Sports Center in Portland, Ore.