PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland women's tennis extended their winning streak to five matches and opened West Coast Conference play with a 5-2 win over Santa Clara Saturday at the Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center. The Pilots improve to 6-5 overall, while the Broncos drop to 3-10 on the season.

Meagan Pearson provided the match-clinching point at No. 6 singles to put the Pilots over the top.

Portland took the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. Nadine Arbaizar Martinez and Meagan Pearson cruised to a 6-2 win at No. 3 and then Alaia Rubio Perez and Maria Galatescu clinched with a 6-2 victory at the top spot.

Dariya Radulova doubled Portland's lead with a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles. Santa Clara pulled one back with a win at the top of the singles lineup, but Arbaizar Martinez made it 3-1 with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 win against TianYu Dong at the No. 3 position.

The Broncos stormed back with wins at No. 5 and No. 4 singles, setting up No. 6 as the match-decider.

Pearson took the first set in a tiebreaker and then came from behind to win the second set 6-4 against Juliette Krumholz to earn the team win.

The Pilots conclude the week by hosting the No. 45 San Diego Toreros on Sunday at 10 a.m.

Portland 4, Santa Clara 3
Portland, Ore. (Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center)
March 21, 2026

Singles
1. Daniella Dimitrova (SCU) def. Alaia Rubio Perez (POR) 6-4, 6-4
2. Dariya Radulova (POR) def. Lizanne Boyer (SCU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Nadine Arbaizar Martinez (POR) def. TianYu Dong (SCU) 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
4. Anna Rahman (SCU) def. Maria Galatescu (POR) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
5. Ashley Katz (SCU) def. Lexie Flores (POR) 6-3, 6-0
6. Meagan Pearson (POR) def. Juliette Krumholz (SCU) 7-6 (4), 6-4

Doubles
1. Rubio Perez/Arbaizar Martinez (POR) def. Dong/Katz (SCU) 6-2
2. Radulova/Flores (POR) vs. Dimitrova/Rahman (SCU) 2-5, unfinished
3. Pearson/Arbaizar Martinez (POR) def. Boyer/Krumholz (SCU) 6-2

Match Notes:
Portland 6-5, 1-0 WCC
Santa Clara 3-10, 0-2 WCC
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (2,1,3,5,4,6)
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