PORTLAND, Ore. – Cal State Fullerton pulled out a hard-fought 4-3 win over Portland in non-conference women's tennis action Wednesday at the Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center. The Titans improve to 10-3 on the season, while Portland drops to 6-7 overall.

Despite missing two lineup players due to injury/illness, the Pilots were able to take the match down to the wire.

Junior Anna Oberg pulled out a three-set win against Luxizi Meng at No. 5 singles to tie the score at 3-3 and set up the deciding point at No. 4 singles.

Pilot freshman Angela Schuster dropped the first set to Caisey Lee Emery, but bounced back to take the second set 6-4 and went ahead 5-2 in the third. Schuster then cramped in both legs and labored the rest of the way. She was able to get a match point at 5-3, but Emery was able to capitalize and pull out the 7-5 win to clinch.

Portland secured the doubles point to open the match with impressive wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. Sophomore Laura Okazaki and Schuster raced to a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles, while junior Emily Soares teamed with freshman Marija Elenova for the first time this season and posted a 6-3 victory at No. 2 doubles.

Junior Jelena Lukic posted an impressive 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win at No. 1 singles over Karla Portalatin for the Pilots. Soares pushed Sarah Nuno to three sets at No. 2 singles, but came up short. The Titans won in straight sets at the No. 3 and No. 6 singles.

Portland will return to the court to host San Francisco in a West Coast Conference dual match on Saturday at 11 a.m. Live video and scoring will be available at PortlandPilots.com.

Cal State Fullerton 4, Portland 3
Portland, Ore. (Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center)
March 27, 2019

Singles
1. Jelena Lukic (POR) def. Karla Portalatin (CSUF) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
2. Sarah Nuno (CSUF) def. Emily Soares (POR) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
3. Genevieve Zeidan (CSUF) def. Marija Elenova (POR) 6-2, 6-2
4. Caisey Lee Emery (CSUF) def. Angela Schuster (POR) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
5. Anna Oberg (POR) def. Luxizi Meng (CSUF) 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
6. Eira Tobrand (CSUF) def. Laura Okazaki (POR) 6-3, 6-0

Doubles
1. Nuno/Portalatin (CSUF) def. Lukic/Oberg (POR) 6-1
2. Soares/Elenova (POR) def. Emery/Masako Makiba (CSUF) 6-3
3. Schuster/Okazaki (POR) def. Tobrand/Meng (CSUF) 6-1

Match Notes:
Portland 6-7
Cal State Fullerton 10-3
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,2,1,6,4,5)