Women's Tennis Hosts PSU and Air Force This Weekend
Complete Release (pdf)
PORTLAND PILOTS (1-3)
vs. PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (2-8)
Dates: Friday, March 2
Starting Time: noon
Location: Portland, Ore.
Facility: Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center
vs. AIR FORCE FALCONS (10-3)
Dates: Saturday, March 3
Starting Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Portland, Ore.
Facility: Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center
Quick Hits...
• Portland returns home for the first two matches of a three match homestand, facing cross-town rival Portland State on Friday (noon) before taking on Air Force Saturday (10 am).
• This marks the second time the Pilots will play on back-to-back days, having split the matches the previous time.
• The Pilots lost their last time out, dropping a 7-0 decision to the No.27 Washington Huskies.
• Junior Valeska Hoath and sophomore Alice Tucker won the only match for the Pilots, taking their doubles match in the tiebreaking set: 8-7 (7-5). The duo has now won three straight doubles matches.
About PSU...
• Portland State enters the weekend with a 2-8 record and an 0-4 conference mark.
• The Vikings shutout Montana State Billings last Friday before getting shutout by Montana State.
• Thru ten matches, PSU has been shutout six times.
• Seattle U has been the only common opponent between UP and PSU. UP beat Seattle 4-3 on Feb. 11, one day after PSU dropped a 5-2 decision to the Redhawks.
About Air Force...
• The Falcons come to town with an impressive 10-3 mark, on fire in both singles (58-19, .753) and doubles (28-11, .718) play.
• Christine Molina leads Air Force with a 10-3 dual mark for singles matches, having won her last five and eight of her last ten.
• Molina and Tiffany Tran team up in doubles play, owning a 10-3 mark from the three position.
• The Falcons have posted 7-0 victories on six occasions this season, including three of their last four matches.
