2009 All-Northwest Conference Men's Tennis Team
NEWBERG, Ore. – In an otherwise disappointing men’s tennis season, Scott Barnett provided a bright spot for the George Fox University Bruins with a fine rookie season, earning All-Northwest Conference Second Team honors as voted on by the league’s nine coaches.
Barnett, an academic sophomore but athletic freshman from
Jefferson, Ore., and Jefferson Christian High School, won the most
matches (10) of anyone on the team this season.
In singles, he was 6-9, going 4-6 at No. 1 singles and 2-3 at No.
2. In doubles, he was 4-11 while playing with
Nick Jenness and Scott Budreau at different times, posting a 3-11
mark at No. 2 and 1-0 at No. 3.
Barnett’s 4-6 record at No. 1 singles ranked 9th among all
conference players who had four or more matches at that position,
and his 2-3 record at No. 2 was 10th among all who played
there.
In being named to the All-Conference Team, Barnett becomes the
first Bruin to earn All-NWC honors since Tyson Hunter was named a
First Team selection in 2005.
George Fox finished the season at 1-16 overall and 0-16 in the
conference, placing ninth. Six of seven roster
members are expected to return next season, however, providing a
nucleus on which to build an improving team.
Conference men’s tennis award winners included Jeff Northam
of NWC champion Whitman College as Coach of the Year, Joel Trudel
of Pacific Lutheran University as Player of the Year, and Andrew
Murakami of Willamette University as the Sportsmanship Award
winner.