NEWBERG, Ore. --- The George Fox Men's Tennis team went head-to-head with Division I opponents on day one of the PNW Invitational Friday.

How It Happened

Seven Bruins are alive in at least one of the five tournaments occurring over the three-day event, which consists of Portland State, Idaho, Seattle, and Pacific (Ore.) athletes.
George Fox will send two competitors into the quarterfinals of the A singles bracket, two athletes into the quarterfinals of the C singles bracket, two teams in the A doubles bracket, and one team into the semifinals of the B doubles bracket.

Top Performers

A SINGLES 
Luke Lemaitre (GFU) def. Ting Hsu (PSU) 6-3 6-2
Will Leach (GFU) def. Julian Worn (SU) 6-3 6-3
Filip Stipic (SU) def. Rox Rogers (GFU) 4-6, 6-1, 13-11
B SINGLES 
Oliver Richards (PSU) def. Camden Camacho (GFU) 4-6, 6-4 10-3
Vivek Ramesh (UI) def. Vahag Pashayan (GFU) 6-4 6-1
Mario Duron (UI) def. Ryan Olson (GFU) 6-1 6-3
C SINGLES 
Hunter Fujimori (GFU) def. Cooper Rich (PAC) 6-2 6-1
Jackson Whittaker (GFU) def. Matt Weiler (PAC) 6-2 6-0
A DOUBLES 
Leach/Lemaitre (GFU) def, Krause/Harrison (SU) 6-4
Pashayan/Rogers (GFU) def. Gay/Salvador (UI) 6-3
Casino/Masala (UI) def. Olson/Camacho (GFU) 6-2
B DOUBLES
Fujimori/Alle Banna, (GFU) def. Katayama/Matabuena (PAC) WD

Coach's Thoughts

"In a tournament like this, there's no room for error right from the start because of the high level of competition," said head coach Jeff Cero. "Luke and Will worked their way through both singles and doubles; once again, it's hard to overstate the little things they do well, like being so prepared for a tricky day like today. They're definitely looking forward to a big Saturday ahead."
"Rox had himself a day and almost pulled the upset of the tournament right off the bat. Either way, it was some of the best tennis I've ever seen from him, and he followed it up with Vahag in a nice win against a difficult team from Idaho. He's had an impressive fall, to say the least, and we're looking forward to seeing how he performs tomorrow."

What It Means

The PNW Invitational marks the final outing of the Bruins' fall season.

Up Next

Day two of the tournament is scheduled to resume tomorrow, Oct. 2 at 8 a.m.