IRVINE, Calf. – Portland cruised to a 4-0 win against the Temple Owls in a neutral site men's tennis match Sunday at the Racquet Club of Irvine. The Pilots improve to 4-4, while the Owls drop to 4-5 on the season.
Portland took the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. Nikola Keremedchiev and Stefan Skobelev were 6-3 winners at the top against Martim Marujo and Adam Kresina. Tom Garcia and Lucas Kimelman then clinched with a 6-3 victory over Pranav Nemani and Aayush Bhat. The Pilot No. 2 tandem of Maxim Groysman and Cade Fernando were tied 4-4 when the point was clinched.