MISSOULA, Mont. – Portland pushed Utah State to the final point before falling by a 4-3 margin in a women's tennis neutral site dual match Saturday at the Peak Racquet Club.
The Pilots narrowly took the doubles point as Sally Pethybridge and Rimona Rouf clinched with a tiebreak win at the No. 2 position. The duo improves to 4-1 this spring in dual matches. The No. 1 tandem of Iva Zelic and Neli Sunjic cruised to a 6-3 win for Portland's other doubles victory.
Zelic defeated Lisa Kung in straight sets at the top of the singles lineup to improve to 5-1 this spring.