SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Portland women's tennis doubles tandem Iva Zelic and Sally Pethybridge recorded an opening round victory Wednesday at the ITA Fall National Championships held at the Barnes Tennis Center.
The Pilot duo beat Kentucky's Carlota Molina and Elizabeth Stevens 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the Round of 32 and now move on to face the tournament's top seed team from Pepperdine, No. 6-ranked Janice Tjen and Savannah Broadus on Thursday.
This marks the first time that Portland women's tennis has been represented at the ITA Fall National Championships, which replaced the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships beginning in 2017.