2008 Woodie Awards
UPS men's and women's tennis overpower Pacific
Nadine Leonard
Issue date: 2/23/07 Section: Sports
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The men's meets were on Feb. 17 and 18 and they will be the only meets between Pacific and UPS this season. The Logger men's task was made easier by the small number of Pacific players; winning a singles and a doubles match by default both days.
"Although they are one of the weaker teams in our conference, it was an important victory," said sophomore Sam McCullough.
In men's doubles, partners McCullough and fellow sophomore Jamie Hosmer shone brightly, taking Pacific eight games to one. In singles, junior Nick Amland and senior Andrew Oates also displayed domination. Amland won 6-0 and 6-1, Oates won 6-0.
The men's team is making a bid for the Conference Championship this year and they're trying to use their depth as an advantage. McCullough is confident.
"We have very solid players all the way through the lineup and guys who are willing to fight for every point and work hard," McCullogh said.
The one loss in women's came in a doubles meet with senior partners Courtney Dunham and Alyssa Sidoff. This is their first year playing together, but Dunham is optimistic about the rest of the season.
"We lack a lot of experience that other top teams in the conference have. However, I think our game styles compliment one another's."
Dunham thinks the future looks bright for the Logger women in future seasons. Several freshman were played in the singles line-up against Pacific and Dunham was impressed.
"We have some promising freshmen who will hopefully learn a lot from this season and keep our team going strong next year," Dunham said.
Next week, the Logger men are away for the first time this season at Linfield. The women will also play Linfield at home.
• Nadine Leonard prefers to serve tennis balls with cannons, instead of a tennis racket. They're really hard to return.
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