PROVO, Utah – The BYU Cougars held on for a close 4-2 victory over the Portland Pilots on Friday in West Coast Conference women's tennis action. The Pilots fall to 6-7 overall and 2-1 in league play, while the Cougars improve to 6-8 and 1-1 in conference.
BYU took the doubles point with comfortable victories at the top two positions. Pilot freshmen Emily Soares and Anna Oberg were tied with BYU's Taylah Beckman and Demi Perkinson at 4-4 at the No. 3 spot when the point was clinched.
Portland battled back in singles play as sophomore Radina Dimitrova and Tatiana Grigoryan each won in straight sets at the No.