SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Portland dropped another close women's tennis match on Friday, falling 4-3 to the Santa Clara Broncos in a West Coast Conference match at Degheri Tennis Center. The Pilots drop to 4-10 overall and 0-3 in league play, while the Broncos improve to 7-6 and 2-1 in WCC matches.
The Pilots claimed the early momentum by securing the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. After Santa Clara won at No. 1 doubles, the tandem of Radina Dimitrova and Raphaelle Leblanc won 6-4 at No. 2. Freshmen Lourdes Ramalle and Laura Okazaki then clinched with a 6-3 victory at No.