By Samantha Lund, Sports Information Student Writer

PARKLAND, Wash. - Emily Beemsterboer earned a singles win but the Women's tennis team dropped it's home conference match against Whitworth, 8-1.  

The Lutes started strong in doubles as Emily Bower and Beemsterboer forced 
KC McConnell and Paige Rohrbach to extra points before losing 8-5. At three, Ingrid 
Ericksen and Lilly Le also had a close match before losing 8-4. 

The singles matches were a grind. At one, Caroline Dreher took the first set against 
Whitworth's Bella Hoyos but dropped the second. The two went back and forth, 
each winning one point at a time before Hoyos took the match 5-7, 6-2, 10-8. 

At two, Megan Beyers also found her stride and forced Emma Jo Wiley to earn her 
points. Beyers eventually lost 5-7, 2-6. 

Bower also had an impressive string of points at three, losing the first set but 
coming back in the second to take her match into a tiebreaker. Bower also battled 
through a back and forth tiebreaker before losing 7-5, 2-6, 10-8.  

PLU's lone win came in at four where Beemsterboer took a default while she was up 
5-4.

Women's tennis will close out their season tomorrow at Sprinker Recreation Center 
against Whitman College at 10:30 a.m.