SPOKANE, Wash. – The Portland women's tennis team battled but came up short in a 5-2 road loss to Gonzaga Saturday afternoon at the Stevens Center. The Pilots were missing the injured Neli Sunjic, while top player Iva Zelic was forced to retire early on in her match as well with an injury.

Gonzaga won at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to secure to opening point. Zelic played through pain in both doubles and singles before retiring after the first set to Cate Broerman at the top of the lineup as the Bulldogs went up 2-0.

The Pilots fought back behind freshman Sally Pethybridge as she secured a 6-3, 6-1 win over Jenna Sloan. The final four matches all went to three sets and were tight, but Gonzaga pulled out narrow wins at No. 6 and No. 4 to secure the team win.

Portland sophomore Rimona Rouf tallied a 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 win over Adrianna Sosnowska at No. 3 singles for the team's second point.

The Pilots conclude the season with a 6-14 overall record and 1-8 mark in West Coast Conference play.

Gonzaga 5, Portland 2
Spokane, Wash. (Stevens Center)
April 23, 2022

Singles
1. BROERMAN, Cate (GON) def. Iva Zelic (POR) 6-0, retired
2. Sally Pethybridge (POR) def. SLOAN, Jenna (GON) 6-3, 6-1
3. Rimona Rouf (POR) def. SOSNOWSKA, Adrianna (GON) 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
4. SVARRE, Frederikke (GON) def. Aleks Dimitrijevic (POR) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
5. ODA, Kianna (GON) def. Jana Tanevska (POR) 7-6 (7-4), 1-6, 7-6 (7-1)
6. AITKEN, Tiegan (GON) def. Angela Schuster (POR) 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8-6)

Doubles
1. SVARRE, Frederikke/SLOAN, Jenna (GON) vs. Sally Pethybridge/Rimona Rouf (POR) 4-3, unfinished
2. BROERMAN, Cate/ODA, Kianna (GON) def. Iva Zelic/Angela Schuster (POR) 6-0
3. SOSNOWSKA, Adrianna/AITKEN, Tiegan (GON) def. Aleks Dimitrijevic/Jana Tanevska (POR) 6-3

Match Notes:
Portland 6-14
Gonzaga 8-14
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (1,2,6,4,3,5)