The Pioneer men's tennis team fell 5-4 (results) to the Pacific Boxers Friday afternoon in the tennis dome. Andrew Moller had victories at singles and doubles for the shorthanded men. The women won 8-1 (results) at Pacific.

For the Pioneers, Andrew Moller (junior, Wilsonville, Ore.) and Peter Ray (sophomore, Boulder, Colo.) earned the lone doubles point, winning 8-3 at #2. Moller also had a 6-3, 6-4 victory at #3 singles. George Allen (sophomore, Madison, Wisc.) won 6-3, 6-1 at #1 singles. After Matthias Kullowatz (junior, Albany, Ore.) tied the match 4-4 with his 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 victory at #5 singles, the match came down to Dylan Barnard (sophomore, Fort Bragg, Calif.) at #6 singles. After winning the first set 4-6, Barnard dropped the second 6-1. He came from behind to tie the third set 5-5, but his opponent won the next two games to earn the 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory and give Pacific their first team victory in three years. 

The women improved to 9-2 in the Northwest Conferece, holding in third place in the standings, with their 8-1 victory over the Boxers. Lisa Harunaga (sophomore, Kailua, Hawaii) and Maggie Peach (sophomore, Bellingham, Wash.) won 8-1 at #2 doubles and then each posted perfect 6-0, 6-0 victories in their singles matches.

The two teams close out the weekend with Saturday matches against George Fox. The men will be at home in the  dome at 11 am while the women will play on the road.