PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland women's tennis team improved to 2-2 in West Coast Conference play with a 4-2 win against San Francisco on Saturday at the Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center. The Pilots improve to 7-7 overall, while the Dons fall to 8-8 overall and 1-3 in league play.

Portland grabbed the early lead by taking the doubles point with wins at the top two spots. Junior Emily Soares and freshman Marija Elenova cruised to a 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles, while juniors Jelena Lukic and Anna Oberg clinched with a 6-3 win at the No. 1 position. Sophomore Laura Okazaki and freshman Angela Schuster were leading 5-3 at No. 3 doubles when the point was clinched.

San Francisco tied the score with a win at No. 2 singles, but the Pilots responded with wins in straight sets by Lukic and Soares at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions, respectively, to jump ahead by a 3-1 margin. USF then took another point with a win at No. 4 singles.

Sophomore Lourdes Ramalle provided the clinching point with a dominant 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 5 singles over Rita Colyer. Ramalle beat Schuster to get the winner, as the Pilot freshman was leading Shanna Dos Santos 6-4, 5-1 when the match was decided.

Portland continues WCC play next week with a tough road trip against No. 43 Loyola Marymount on Friday and No. 8 Pepperdine on Saturday.

Portland 4, San Francisco 2
Portland, Ore. (Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center)
March 30, 2019

Singles
1. Jelena Lukic (POR) def. Mya Bui (USF) 6-1, 6-4
2. Emily Maxfield (USF) def. Raphaelle Leblanc (POR) 6-1, 6-1
3. Emily Soares (POR) def. Hanna Borjeson (USF) 6-3, 6-3
4. Margarita Treyes (USF) def. Marija Elenova (POR) 6-1, 6-0
5. Lourdes Ramalle (POR) def. Rita Colyer (USF) 6-2, 6-1
6. Angela Schuster (POR) vs. Shanna Dos Santos (USF) 6-4, 5-1, unfinished

Doubles
1. Lukic/Anna Oberg (POR) def. Bui/Maxfield (USF) 6-3
2. Soares/Elenova (POR) def. Borjeson/Colyer (USF) 6-2
3. Laura Okazaki/Schuster (POR) vs. Treyes/Dos Santos (USF) 5-4, unfinished

Match Notes:
San Francisco 8-8, 1-3 WCC
Portland 7-7, 2-2 WCC
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,1,3,4,5)