MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – Portland junior Jelena Lukic reached the Round of 16 with two impressive wins at the 43rd annual Milwaukee Tennis Classic this week. Lukic was knocked out of the tournament in a hard-fought three-setter against the top seed and No. 5-ranked Gabriela Knutson of Syracuse on Friday afternoon.
The No. 10 seed in the singles draw, Lukic opened with a 6-0, 6-0 win against highly-rated freshman Ava Markham of Wisconsin on Thursday. She then defeated San Diego's Daniela Morales in straight sets on Friday (6-4, 6-3) before battling Knutson in the afternoon.
After dropping the first set by a 6-2 margin, Lukic pulled out a second set tiebreaker to force a third and deciding set.