PORTLAND, Ore. – The Arizona Wildcats won the final three singles matches to pull out a 4-3 victory over the Portland Pilots Thursday at the Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center. The Wildcats improve to 9-7 on the season, while Portland drops to 4-8.
The match featured numerous momentum swings from the outset. The Pilots pulled out a remarkable comeback in doubles play to earn the first point of the match. Arizona's tandem of Devin Chypyha and Gitte Heynemans won at No. 3 doubles and the Wildcats had 5-2 leads at each of the top two positions, but Portland came back to win both matches in tiebreakers for the 1-0 lead.