APRIL 13
Justin Peterson
Pacific Lutheran, Senior
St. Peter, Minn.
Major: Financial Engineering & Economics
Justin won both of his singles matches in straight sets while losing only seven total games. He and doubles partner Joel Trudel also won twice as the Lutes went 2-0 during the week, including a 6-3 win at second-place Linfield.
Honorable Mention –
Michael Okada (Pacific, Jr. – Hilo, Hawaii
Nadeem Kassam (Whitman, Sr. – Vancouver, B.C.)
Mike Cutter (Puget Sound, Fr. – Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Matthew Houser (Willamette, Jr. – Vancouver, Wash.)
APRIL 6
Matt Solomon
Whitman, Senior
Los Gatos, Calif./ St. Stephen's Episcopal (Austin TX)
Major: Economics
With two more decisive victories at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles, Solomon helped Whitman clinch a share of the NWC title with 9-0 and 8-1 victories over Pacific and Linfield, respectively. Solomon posted a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Linfield's No. 1, one of the best players in the NWC, and beat Pacific's No. 1 6-1, 6-0. Solomon raised his career record at Whitman to 126-68 (singles & doubles).
MARCH 30
Michael Baumgartner
Willamette, Freshman
Albany, Ore./West Albany
Baumgartner won both of his matches in #1 singles action (6-3, 7-5 and 7-6 (7-3), 6-0) against Puget Sound and Lewis & Clark this weekend. He also was 2-0 in doubles play at the #3 (8-2) and #2 (9-0) positions as the Bearcats won both team matches.
Honorable Mention –
Scooter Sabel (Puget Sound, Sr. – Sun Valley, Idaho/Community School)
Matt Solomon (Whitman, Sr. – Los Gatos, Calif./St. Stephen’s Episcopal School (Austin, Texas))
MARCH 23
Matt Solomon
Whitman, Senior
Los Gatos, Calif./St. Stephen’s Episcopal School (Austin, Texas)
Solomon, ranked No. 11 in the west region, won three of five matches at No. 1 singles, including a three-set victory over the No. 3 player in the region. His two losses were to the No. 2 and No. 5 players in the west region. He started the week with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Linfield's No. 1 as Whitman handed the Wildcats their first loss, and with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Pacific's No. 1. He also shared in two victories at No. 1 doubles, including a win that helped Whitman (No. 26) beat Pomona-Pitzer (No. 17).
Honorable Mention –
Joel Trudel (Pacific Lutheran, Sr. – Bremerton, Wash./University of Idaho)
MARCH 16
Matt Solomon
Whitman, Senior
Los Gatos, Calf./St. Stephen’s Episcopal (Austin, Texas)
Solomon ratcheted his game into high gear beating last spring's NWC Player of the Year from Pacific Lutheran 6-1, 6-4 and Willamette’s #1 6-1, 6-1. Solomon also shared in three victories at No. 1 doubles, including a 9-8 (7-4) thriller against Pacific Lutheran.
Honorable Mention –
Joe Wales (Whitworth, Jr. – Salem, Ore./Sprague)
Brent Kingzett (Linfield, Jr. – Eugene, Ore./South Eugene)
Scott Barnett (George Fox, So. – Jefferson, Ore./Jefferson Christian)
Spencer Hing (Pacific, So. – Phoenix, Ariz./Horizon)
Matthew Houser (Willamette, Jr. – Vancouver, Wash./Evergreen)
MARCH 9
Mark Magdaong
Linfield, Junior
Lahaina, Hawaii/Lahaina
Major: Business Marketing
Magdaong went 4-0 last week as Linfield knocked off Pacific Lutheran. He stretched his winning streak in singles to 6-0 and scored a big doubles victory at PLU, winning 8-3 over the Lutes’ doubles team, who were ranked No. 3 in the region, No. 12 in the nation and unbeaten in nine spring season matches.
Honorable Mention –
Scooter Sabel (Puget Sound, Sr. – Sun Valley, Idaho/Community School)
Christoph Fuchs (Whitman, Sr. – La Center, Wash.)
Spencer Hing (Pacific, So. – Phoenix, Ariz./Horizon)
Joshua Wong (Willamette, Fr. – Hilo, Hawaii/Hilo)
MARCH 2
Michael Baumgartner
Willamette, Freshman
Albany, Ore./West Albany
Baumgartner went 2-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles, as Willamette won two NWC matches to improve to 5-0 in the conference. He defeated PLU's top player 6-3, 6-3, and also defeated Lewis & Clark’s #1 6-0, 6-2. He teamed with Luke Lagattuta to defeat the #2 doubles teams for both opponents. Baumgartner and Lagattuta are 7-0 on the season, 5-0 in the NWC.
Honorable Mention –
Justin Peterson (Pacific Lutheran, Sr. – St. Peter, Minn./St. Peter)
Nick Kelley (Puget Sound, So. – Denver, Colo./Kent Denver)
Cameron Williams (Whitworth, Fr. – Olympia, Wash./Olympia)
Mark Magdaong (Linfield, Jr. - Lahaina, Hawaii/Lahaina)
FEB. 23
Kyle Anderson
Linfield, Senior
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Major: Economics
Anderson won both his #2 singles (6-1, 6-1 and 6-0, 6-1) and doubles (8-1 and 8-1) matches last week as the Wildcats went 2-0. He remained unbeaten (3-0) in both singles and doubles against NWC opposition this season.
Honorable Mention –
Matt Solomon (Whitman, Sr. – Los Gatos, Calif./St. Stephen's Episcopal School (Austin TX))
Taylor Dickey (Pacific Lutheran, Fr. – Richland, Wash./Richland)
Michael Baumgartner (Willamette, Fr. – Albany, Ore./West Albany)
Scooter Sabel (Puget Sound, Sr. – Sun Valley, Idaho/Community School)
FEB. 16
Joel Trudel
Pacific Lutheran, Senior
Bremerton, Wash./Bremerton
Major: Business Finance
Trudel had a great match against Whitman, defeating a nationally ranked opponent while losing only two games. He also teamed with Justin Peterson to win as the #1 doubles team. Joel finished his perfect day with singles and doubles wins over Whitworth opponents as well.
Honorable Mention –
Eric Furuya (Pacific, So. – Portland, Ore./Sunset)
Chris Bailey (Whitman, Jr. – Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island)
Scott Barnett (George Fox, So. – Jefferson, Ore./Jefferson Christian)
Mark Magdaong (Linfield, Jr. – Lahaina, Hawaii/Lahaina)
Michael Baumgartner (Willamette, Fr. – Albany, Ore./West Albany)
Henry Williams (Whitworth, Jr. – Olympia, Wash./Olympia)