SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Portland women's tennis doubles tandem Iva Zelic and Sally Pethybridge recorded an opening round victory Wednesday at the ITA Fall National Championships held at the Barnes Tennis Center.

The Pilot duo beat Kentucky's Carlota Molina and Elizabeth Stevens 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the Round of 32 and now move on to face the tournament's top seed team from Pepperdine, No. 6-ranked Janice Tjen and Savannah Broadus on Thursday.

This marks the first time that Portland women's tennis has been represented at the ITA Fall National Championships, which replaced the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships beginning in 2017. The duo qualified for the 32-team doubles draw by reaching the finals of the ITA Northwest Regional Championships in October.

The win improves their record as a doubles team this fall to 12-4, which included four wins at the ITA All-American Championships in addition to the finals run at regionals.

The event continues Thursday with live video streaming, live point-by-point scoring, as well as daily Cracked Racquets live coverage.

About the ITA Fall National Championships
The ITA Fall National Championships are the grand finale to the fall collegiate tennis season and feature 64 of the nation's top collegiate singles players (32 men and 32 women) and 64 doubles teams (32 men's team and 32 women's teams). The event is in its fifth year, having replaced the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships beginning in 2017.

ITA Fall National Championships
San Diego, Calif. (Barnes Tennis Center)
Nov. 2-6, 2022

Doubles
32 Iva Zelic/Sally Pethybridge (POR) def. Carlota Molina/Elizabeth Stevens (KENT) 6-4, 7-6 (3)
16 Zelic/Pethybridge (POR) vs. #6 (1) Janice Tjen/Savannah Broadus (PEP) Thursday, 2:45 PM
 

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