SEATTLE, Wash. — A road trip to Seattle for the Pilots women’s tennis team yielded mixed results as Portland opened Sunday with a 4-3 win over Seattle at the Seattle University Tennis Courts, before falling Monday to No. 27 Washington in a 5-2 decision at the Nordstrom Tennis Center.

Portland (9-4) opened its weekend by securing the doubles point against the Redhawks (3-13) as head coach Susie Campbell-Gross sent out a different, but successful, doubles grouping. At No. 1 Sabine Fuchs and Valeska Hoath won for the first time as a doubles team, while Beate Valdmane and Gabrielle Gorence earned their second victory of the season at No. 3.

Fuchs’ sister Stephanie earned a straight set victory at No. 1, as did Hoath at No. 4. The final Pilots victory came at No. 3 as Valdmane battled to a three set victory. 

On Monday Portland was unable to best the No. 27 Huskies (10-7) dropping the doubles point as only Valdmane and Gorence were able to pull out a pairs win at No. 3.

Losses to ranked opponents befell the Fuchs sisters at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, but it was in the final two matches of the afternoon that Portland avoided being shutout. At No. 6 Emily Mahairas won a three set match over Kelli Feeley, despite Feeley holding a 9-4 lead at one point during the final set.

Hoath recorded her team high tenth dual victory of the spring in three sets at No. 4 singles.

Portland opens conference play against Gonzaga on Saturday, March 26 at 10 a.m. inside the Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center on the University of Portland Campus.

Portland (8-3) 4
Seattle (3-13) 3
March 20, 2011
Seattle, Wash.
Seattle University Tennis Courts

Doubles –
1: Sabine Fuchs/Valeska Hoath (UP) def. Anna Lambert/Ariel Ohno (SU) 8-3
2: Katrina Schwab/Corinne Wurden (SU) def. Stephanie Fuchs/Emily Mahairas (UP) 8-6
3: Beate Valdmane/Gabrielle Gorence (UP) def. Gabriella Weissmann/Sarah Lucas (SU) 8-3

Singles –
1: St. Fuchs (UP) def. Ohno (SU) 6-4, 7-5
2: Schwab (SU) def. Sa. Fuchs (UP) 6-2, 6-2
3: Valdmane (UP) def. Wesissmann (SU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
4: Hoath (UP) def. Lucas (SU) 7-5, 6-2
5: Lambert (SU) def. Gorence (UP) 6-0, 4-3 Ret.
6: Wurden (SU) def. Mahairas (UP) 6-1, 6-1

No. 27 Washington (10-7) 5
Portland (9-4) 2
March 21, 2011
Seattle, Wash.
Nordstrom Tennis Center

Doubles –
1: Venise Chan/Samantha Smtih (UW) def. Sa. Fuchs/Hoath (UP) 8-2
2: Denise Dy/Aleksandra Krsljanin (UW) def. St. Fuchs/Mahairas (UP) 8-2
3: Valdmane/Gorence (UP) def. Vanja Radunovic/Kelli Feeley (UW) 8-5

Singles (National/Regional) –
1: (23/7) Chan (UW) def. St. Fuchs (UP) 6-0, 6-0
2: (5/3) Dy (UW) def. Sa. Fuchs (UP) 6-1, 6-4
3: Smith (UW) def. Valdmane (UP) 6-0, 6-1
4: Hoath (UP) def. Krsljanin (UW) 2-6, 6-2, 10-8
5: Radunovic (UW) def. Gorence (UP) 6-0, 1-0 Ret.
6: Mahairas (UP) def. Feeley (UW), 4-6, 6-3, 11-9