PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland fell at home to another nationally-ranked team as the Pepperdine Waves completed a 4-0 sweep of the Pilots on Sunday at Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center.

The Pilots (7-9, 1-5 WCC) dropped the doubles point as the Waves (14-8, 4-1) won 6-3 at No. 1 and 6-2 at No. 3 doubles.

The first set of singles matches also went to Pepperdine as No. 19 Edward Winter took a 6-1, 6-2 decision at the top of the order versus Maxim Groysman. Aleksa Pisaric then outlasted Stefan Skobelev at No. 3 by a 6-3, 7-6 margin. Lasse Poertner provided the clinching point with a 6-3, 7-6 win against Nikola Keremedchiev at the No. 2 position.

Pilot freshman Lucas Kimelman and sophomore Cade Fernando each took the first set of their matches at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, before the match was abandoned.

Portland will conclude the regular season Thursday at home against No. 49 Pacific with an 11 a.m. start.

#23 Pepperdine 4, Portland 0
Portland, Ore. (Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center)
April 13, 2025

Singles
1. #19 Edward Winter (PEP) def. Maxim Groysman (POR) 6-1, 6-2
2. Lasse Poertner (PEP) def. Nikola Keremedchiev (POR) 6-3, 7-6 (3)
3. Aleksa Pisaric (PEP) def. Stefan Skobelev (POR) 7-6 (3), 6-4
4. Tom Garcia (POR) vs. David Fix (PEP) 5-7, 3-3, unfinished
5. Lucas Kimelman (POR) vs. Hugh Winter (PEP) 6-4, unfinished
6. Cade Fernando (POR) vs. Chris Papa (PEP) 5-5, unfinished

Doubles
1. Fix/E. Winter (PEP) def. Groysman/Skobelev (POR) 6-3
2. Keremedchiev/Fernando (POR) vs. Pisaric/Poertner (PEP) 3-5, unfinished
3. Papa/H. Winter (PEP) def. Garcia/Kimelman (POR) 6-2

Match Notes:
Pepperdine 14-8, 4-1 WCC; National ranking #23
Portland 7-9, 1-5 WCC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (1,3,2)
 

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