The Portland men’s tennis team traveled to Seattle, Wash. to open its 2005 spring season against No. 21 ranked Washington on Friday, Jan. 21. The Pilots battled, but lost, 6-1. Roman Borvanov led Portland with a 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 victory at the No. 2 singles position in the match. With the loss, Portland falls to 0-1 overall, while the Huskies improve to 1-0 on the season.

The Pilots took a 1-0 lead in doubles play when Roman Borvanov and Scott Kennel upset UW’s Daniel Chu and Peter Scharler, 8-1, at the No. 2 doubles spot. Washington fought back with a pair of wins at No. 1 and 3 doubles positions taking the doubles point. Portland senior Borvanov held off UW sophomore Daniel Chu in the third set earning the Pilots their lone point.

Up next for Portland is a dual match on Sunday, Jan. 23 against University of San Francisco at 12:00 p.m. at the Nordstrom Tennis Center.

Portland vs. No. 21 Washington

January 21, 2005- Nordstrom Tennis Center

No. 21 Washington 6, Portland 1

Doubles

1) Palmanshofer/Vlaski (UW) def. Redpath/Loucks (UP), 8-2

2) Borvanov/Kennel (UP) def. Chu/Scharler (UW), 8-1

3) Kuharszky/Ricks (UW) def. Jager/Strom (UP), 8-2

Singles

1) Alex Vlaski (UW) def. (111) Matthew Loucks (UP), 6-1, 6-0

2) Roman Borvanov (UP) def. Daniel Chu (UW), 6-2, 5-7, 7-5

3) (79) Christoph Palmanshofer (UW) def. James Redpath (UP), 6-0, 7-5

4) Andy Kuharszky (UW) def. Alex Strom (UP), 6-1, 6-4

5) Peter Scharler (UW) def. Colby Jager (UP), 6-0, 6-3

6) Chris Floyd (UW) def. Scott Kennel (UP), 6-4, 6-3