PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland women's tennis team defeated Illinois State by a 5-2 margin Thursday at the Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center. The Pilots improve to 4-7 overall, while the Redbirds drop to 9-6 with the loss.

The top of Portland's singles lineup stayed hot as freshman Lourdes Ramalle won her fifth consecutive match with a 6-2, 7-6 (8) victory over Estelle Vanthier at the No. 3 position.

Junior Radina Dimitrova won a hard-fought three-setter against Jana Kustkova at No. 2 singles 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 for her fourth straight win, while junior Jelena Lukic overcame a first set loss to pull out the win against Veronika Golanova at the top of the lineup.

Laura Fitzgerald picked up a singles win for Illinois State at the No. 4 spot, but the Redbirds defaulted at the No. 5 and No. 6 positions.

Illinois State won the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles matches to take the doubles point.

Portland will have a week off before hosting Arizona at the Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center on Thursday, March 22 at 10 a.m.

Portland 5, Illinois State 2
Portland, Ore. (Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center)
March 15, 2018

Singles
1. Jelena Lukic (POR) def. Veronika Golanova (ISU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
2. Radina Dimitrova (POR) def. Jana Kustkova (ISU) 6-0, 4-6, 6-1
3. Lourdes Ramalle (POR) def. Estelle Vanthier (ISU) 6-2, 7-6 (8)
4. Laura Fitzgerald (ISU) def. Raphaelle Leblanc (POR) 7-5, 6-3
5. POR win by default
6. POR win by default

Doubles
1. Golanova/Kustkova (ISU) def. Lukic/Anna Oberg (POR) 6-3
2. Fitzgerald/Vanthier (ISU) def. Leblanc/Emily Soares (POR) 6-2
3. POR win by default

Match Notes
Portland 4-7
Illinois State 9-6
Order of Finish: Singles (2,1,3,4), Doubles (2,1)