Pacific Lutheran improved its Northwest Conference men's tennis record to 8-5 on Friday night with an 8-1 victory over the George Fox Bruins at the UPS Tennis Pavilion.

The Lutes, 10-9 overall this season, swept the doubles matches and used that momentum to roll to the victory. With the loss, George Fox fell to 5-13 overall and 2-11 in the conference.

Joel Trudel and Justin Peterson downed the Bruins' Juan Munoz and Nick Jenness 8-2 at No. 1, Scott Sheldon and Michael Manser outdueled Scott Barnett and Pedro Munoz 8-4 at No. 2, and Brent Smoots and Taylor Dickey dropped Matthew Gardner and Luke Pritchard 8-1 at No. 3.

Trudel edged Barnett 6-4, 6-4 at No. 1 singles before the Bruins picked up their only win of the night, Juan Munoz battling back to topple Peterson 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8) at No. 2.  The Lutes rolled the rest of the way as Kevin Floyd knocked off Jenness 6-3, 6-3 at No. 3, Dickey defeated Pedro Munoz 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4, Sheldon shut out Pritchard 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5, and Brian Higginbotham clipped Gardner 6-2, 6-3 at No. 6.

- PLU -