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Pilots Outlast Santa Clara to Start 2-0 In WCC Play

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland women's tennis team pulled out a close 4-3 victory over the Santa Clara Broncos Saturday in West Coast Conference action at the Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center. Freshman Emily Soares broke the tie with a come-from-behind three set win to clinch the match for Portland.

The Pilots improve to 6-6 overall and 2-0 in league play, while the Broncos drop to 4-6 and 0-1 in conference on the season.

The Pilots had to overcome losing the doubles point narrowly, but were able to win four of the six singles matches to come out ahead.