2007-08 Men's Tennis News
SALEM, ORE. -- Senior men's tennis player Eric MacMillan (Twin Falls, ID/Twin Falls HS) of Willamette University has been named First Team All-Northwest Conference for the 2008 season, as chosen by the NWC head coaches. MacMillan was one of eight athletes named to the First Team, with six players receiving Second Team recognition.
YAKIMA, WASH. -- Linfield College won all three doubles matches to build an early lead, then split the six singles matches, on its way to a 6-3 victory over Willamette University at the Northwest Conference Men's Tennis Tournament, Saturday, April 19 at the Yakima Tennis Club. With the win, Linfield took third place in the tournament.
YAKIMA, WASH. -- Willamette University won two doubles matches and three singles matches to slip past Whitworth University, 5-4, in the first round of the Northwest Conference Men's Tennis Tournament on Friday, April 18 at the Yakima Tennis Club. It was the second year a row that Willamette dropped two 5-4 decisions to the same team in conference play, only to avenge those losses with a victory by the same margin at the NWC Tournament.
Whitman, ranked #20 in the nation and #5 in the NCAA Division III West Region, improved to 21-9 on the season. The Missionaries will compete in the NWC Championship match against Pacific Lutheran University on Saturday. PLU defeated Linfield, 5-4, in the other semifinal match.
TACOMA, WASH. -- The University of Puget Sound won all three matches in doubles, starting the Loggers on their way to defeating Willamette University, 6-3, in Northwest Conference men's tennis action on Saturday, April 12. UPS moved to 7-9 overall, 7-9 in the NWC. Willamette dropped to 6-9 overall, 6-8 in the conference.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University ended the regular season with a 9-0 victory over Pacific University on Sunday, April 13 at the WU Tennis Courts. The win enabled the Bearcats to finish fifth in the Northwest Conference standings at 8-8, one match in front of the University of Puget Sound, which took sixth place at 7-9.
NEWBERG, ORE. -- Willamette University won all six singles matches as the Bearcats defeated George Fox University, 8-1, in a Northwest Conference match on Sunday, April 13. The Bearcats upped their record to 7-9 overall and to 7-8 in the NWC. George Fox dropped to 2-16 overall, including 2-13 in the NWC.
AUBURN, WASH. -- Willamette University and Green River Community College played a very competitive exhibition match on Friday, April 11, before the Bearcats prevailed, 6-3. Five of the six singles matches went to three sets and two of the doubles matches were decided by narrow margins.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University and George Fox University have tried to play a men's tennis match on the GFU campus two times in the past week. Both times, the weather got in the way as rain prevented the teams from playing.
NEWBERG, ORE. -- For the second time in three days, the Willamette University versus George Fox University men's tennis teams were unable to play a Northwest Conference match due to rain. The match, originally set for Saturday, April 5 in Newberg, Ore., was rained out over the weekend and was rescheduled for Monday, April 7. On Monday, the rain returned, once again preventing the Bearcats and the Bruins from playing. No make-up date has bee determined.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University won two of three doubles matches, then split the six single matches, to defeat Lewis & Clark College, 5-4, in Northwest Conference men's tennis action, Saturday, April 5 at the Tennis Dome on the L&C campus in Portland, Ore. Willamette upped its record to 6-8 on the season, including 6-7 in the NWC. The Pioneers fell to 4-15 overall, 3-13 in the conference.
Whitman College, ranked #18 in NCAA Division III, improved to 11-0 in the Northwest Conference with a 9-0 win over Willamette University on Saturday, March 29 at the Courthouse Tennis Club. The Missionaries upped their overall record to 13-8. Willamette fell to 5-7 overall, 5-6 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Whitworth University held off Willamette University, 5-4, in a Northwest Conference men's tennis match at the Courthouse Tennis Club on Saturday, March 29. It was the second victory by a single point for the Pirates against the Bearcats this season. Whitworth also defeated Willamette 5-4 on Feb. 22 in Spokane, Wash.
McMINNVILLE, ORE. -- Linfield College defeated Willamette University, 8-1, in a Northwest Conference men's tennis match on Sunday, March 16. The Wildcats improved to 7-6 overall, 7-3 in the NWC, while Willamette dropped to 5-6 overall, 5-5 in the conference.
TACOMA, WASH. -- Pacific Lutheran University swept past the Willamette University men's tennis team, 9-0, in a Northwest Conference match at the University of Puget Sound Tennis Pavilion. PLU improved to 9-5 overall, 9-2 in the NWC, while Willamette fell to 5-5 on the season, 5-4 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University won #2 and #3 doubles to take an early lead, then split the six singles flights, as the Bearcats defeated the University of Puget Sound, 5-4, in a Northwest Conference men's tennis match on Saturday, March 8 at the Courthouse Tennis Club.