NEWBERG, Ore. -- Jason Rowe's run to the Main Singles semi-final highlights Saturday's matches at the Northwest Regional ITAs. 

How it Happened
Rowe started his day in the round of 16, easily taking down Linfield's Cameron Paulsen 6-4, 6-1, setting him up for a wild quarterfinal match against No. 15 seeded Matthew Morrison. After dropping the first set in a tiebreak 7(7)-5(5), Rowe battled back 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the semifinals. After losing in the round of 16 last year, Rowe has now made it further than any Logger in recent history. 

Vincent Unpingco also had a fantastic day in his singles matches, winning 6-0, 6-1 over Brandon Pham in his first match of the day. This set up a wild match against Colebrook Sutherland, as Unpinco had a wild battle for the match. After losing the first set 6-3, his back was against the wall. He came back with a 7-5 second set, setting up a wild third. In an intense rally, he broke through, eventually winning the set 7(7) - 6(4) to advance to the B Draw semifinals. 

Outside of the two top performers in Rowe and Unpingco, the Loggers battled hard in the rest of their matches. Sebastian Silverstein drew No. 2 seeded Claes Hansen in the B draw round of 16, dropping his match 6-3, 6-0. Aiden Kresko also had a good match, but ultimately dropped it 6-3, 6-0 in the B draw consolation. Tyler Blixt made it to the B Consolation quarters, but dropped his match 6-1, 6-3 to Ethan Kleinman. Sam Lowery also had a wild match, wining the first set 7-5, before dropping set two 4-6. The tiebreaker went to his opponent – 10-5, as he made an exit in the B draw consolation. 

In doubles play, Rowe and Jackson Stumpf led the charge for the Loggers. They won their first match 8-3, advancing to the main draw quarterfinals. Their luck came to a close, dropping their match to No. 4 seeds Brooks Lerfald and Zac Nakajima 8-6 in the quarters. 

Lowery and Silverstein put up a great fight in the doubles consolation bracket, eventually dropping their match 8-5. Unpingco and Blixt got an early win, though, winning their consolation round of 16 match 8-4. Their run came to an end in the quarters, as they dropped their match to Landon Cronin and Arnav Bishnoi. 

Coach's Thoughts
"Jason making it to the semifinals is huge," said Logger tennis coach Matt Simons. "Tennis is 99% mental in my opinion, and the team is really fighting hard. I'm super proud of everyone for their work today, and we're looking to keep it rolling tomorrow." 

What Happens Next
Rowe and Unpinco look to win individual titles, as they both compete in their semi-final matches tomorrow, September 21st. Matches begin at George Fox at 12:00 PM.