PORTLAND, Ore. – The Saint Mary's Gaels posted a 4-0 sweep of the Portland Pilots in a West Coast Conference women's tennis match Friday at the Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center. The Gaels improve to 9-8 overall and 5-1 in WCC play, while the Pilots drop to 7-10 and 2-5 in the league.
The Gaels set the tone in doubles with comfortable wins at the top two positions. The No. 35-ranked tandem of Hind Abdelouahid and Mariia Kozyreva defeated Jelena Lukic and Anna Oberg at No. 1 doubles, while Clementine Clement and Chloe Goyette clinched with a 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles.
Saint Mary's went ahead 3-0 with a pair of straight set wins from Goyette and Clement at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. At the top of the lineup, Lukic and nationally-ranked Kozyreva played a high-level match. Lukic took the first set 6-3, but Kozyreva pulled out a second set tiebreaker and then won 6-1 in the third to clinch the overall match.
Portland returns to action tomorrow to host the Pacific Tigers at 11 a.m. That match will have live video and scoring available at PortlandPilots.com.
Saint Mary's 4, Portland 0
Portland, Ore. (Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center)
April 12, 2019
Singles
1. #101 Mariia Kozyreva (SMC) def. Jelena Lukic (POR) 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1
2. Chloe Goyette (SMC) def. Raphaelle Leblanc (POR) 6-1, 6-0
3. Clementine Clement (SMC) def. Emily Soares (POR) 6-0, 6-1
4. Lourdes Ramalle (POR) vs. Hind Abdelouahid (SMC) 1-6, unfinished
5. Angela Schuster (POR) vs. Jordan Harris (SMC) 2-6, unfinished
6. Anna Oberg (POR) vs. Liesl Pieters (SMC) unfinished
Doubles
1. #35 Abdelouahid/Kozyreva (SMC) def. Lukic/Oberg (POR) 6-1
2. Clement/Goyette (SMC) def. Soares/Ramalle (POR) 6-2
3. Schuster/Laura Okazaki (POR) vs. Harris/Danielle McIntyre (SMC) 2-4 unfinished
Match Notes:
Saint Mary's 9-8, 5-1 WCC
Portland 7-10, 2-5 WCC
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,3,1)