PORTLAND, Ore. – The Gonzaga Bulldogs held on for a 4-3 victory over the Portland Pilots in a tightly contested West Coast Conference women's tennis match Saturday afternoon at the Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center. Gonzaga improved to 13-2 overall and 4-1 in league play with the win, while the Pilots dropped to 6-9 and 2-3 in WCC play.
Trailing 3-1 after the first three singles matches, Portland stormed back to put the pressure on the Bulldogs.
Freshman Emily Soares won in straight sets over Kate Ketels at the No. 5 spot to make it a 3-2 margin.