PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Pilots women's tennis team took the doubles matches and one singles match, but ultimately fell to the Montana Grizzlies 5-2. The loss drops Portland to 1-4 on the season.

Portland took the No. 2 doubles match first with a dominant 6-1 victory. The win marked the third straight victory for the pairing of Neli Sunjic and Rimona Rouf. The Pilots followed that up with a win in the No. 1 doubles match to secure the doubles point.

Sunjic was involved in both points for the Pilots. She earned the lone victory in the No. 2 singles match 6-2 and 7-5. The singles win marked the first of the season for Sunjic.

The clinching point came in the No. 5 singles match between Rimona Rouf and Ivayla Mitkova. The freshman fought hard, but Rouf could not take down Mitkova and fell in straight sets.

Next up, the Pilots will open conference play when they take on the BYU Cougars in Provo, Utah. Matches are set to begin at 9 a.m. (PT).

Singles

1. Julia Ronney (UM) def. Iva Zelic (UP) 6-3, 6-4
2. Neli Sunjic (UP) def. Olivia Oosterbaan (UM) 6-2, 7-5
3. Lauren Dunlap (UM) def. Emily Soares (UP) 6-4, 6-1
4. Maria Goheen (UM) def. Angela Schuster (UP) 2-6, 6-1, 10-8
5. Ivayla Mitkova (UM) def. Rimona Rouf (UP) 6-4, 6-3
6. Alex Walker (UM) def. Jana Tanevska (UP) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles

1. Zelic/LeBlanc (UP) def. Ronney/Oosterbaan (UM) 6-4
2. Sunjic/Rouf (UP) def. Walker/Dunlap (UM) 6-1
3. Soares/Tanevska (UP) vs. Goheen/Mitkovic (UM) DNF

Order of Finish: (Singles: 3,2,1,6,5,4; Doubles: 2,1,3)