MORAGA, Calif. – Freshman Aleksandra Dimitrijevic continued her solid play of late with a singles win for Portland, but the Saint Mary's Gaels pulled out a 6-1 team win in West Coast Conference women's tennis action Friday afternoon at the Korth Tennis Complex.

The Gaels (9-8, 4-3 WCC) secured the doubles point with a 6-1 win at the No. 3 spot and a close 6-4 victory at No. 1. Portland was trailing 5-4 at No. 2 singles when the point was clinched.

Dimitrijevic was leading Lene Mari Hovda at No. 4 singles 6-3, 3-2 and then won via retirement. The freshman has now won four of her last six dual singles match decisions.

Jana Tanevska pushed Gabriela Tevez at No. 6 singles but fell 10-3 in a third set super tiebreaker. In a quality match at the top of the lineup, No. 43-ranked Mariia Kozyreva held off Iva Zelic 7-6, 6-1. The Gaels won the other three matches in straight sets.

The Pilots (6-12, 1-6) conclude the Northern California road trip on Saturday at Pacific with a scheduled start time of 11 a.m.
 
Saint Mary's 6, Portland 1
Moraga, Calif. (Korth Tennis Complex)
April 15, 2022

Singles
1. #43 Mariia Kozyreva (SMC) def. Iva Zelic (POR) 7-6 (6), 6-1
2. Julia Ronney (SMC) def. Sally Pethybridge (POR) 6-3, 6-2
3. Jordan Harris (SMC) def. Rimona Rouf (POR) 6-1, 6-0
4. Aleksandra Dimitrijevic (POR) def. Lene Mari Hovda (SMC) 6-3, 3-2 retired
5. Jocelyn Massey (SMC) def. Angela Schuster (POR) 6-0, 6-2
6. Gabriela Tevez (SMC) def. Jana Tanevska (POR) 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (3)

Doubles
1. #36 Harris/Kozyreva (SMC) def. Pethybridge/Rouf (POR) 6-4
2. Massey/Olivia Rook (SMC) vs. Schuster/Zelic (POR) 5-4, unfinished
3. Hovda/Ronney (SMC) def. Dimitrijevic/Tanevska (POR) 6-1

Match Notes:
Portland 6-12, 1-6 WCC
Saint Mary's 9-8, 4-3 WCC
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,5,2,4,1,6)