SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Portland women's tennis grabbed an early lead and battled throughout, but No. 75 Sacramento State Hornets pulled out a 5-2 win Thursday. The Pilots had a five-match win streak snapped and fall to 5-4, while the Hornets improve to 8-2.
Portland played its best doubles of the season in securing the opening point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2. The reigning WCC Doubles Team of the Week, Sally Pethybridge and Alaia Rubio Perez, continued their stellar play with a 6-3 win over Weronika Ejsmont and Palina Saulevich. The Pilot No. 2 tandem of Aleksandra Dimitrijevic and Nadine Arbaizar Martinez then clinched with a 6-3 win versus Maddy Ferreros and Irene Riva.