Pilots Defeat UC Irvine for Second Straight Win

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland women's tennis team picked up its second straight victory with a 5-2 win over UC Irvine Sunday at the Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center. The Pilots improve to 3-5 on the season, while the Anteaters drop to 0-7 overall.

Portland started strong by sweeping all three doubles matches as Anna Oberg and Kara Okazaki posted the first victory at No. 3 doubles by a 6-4 margin. The No. 2 doubles tandem of Tatiana Grigoryan and Emily Soares then clinched the point with a 6-3 win, followed closely by a victory at No. 1 by Jelena Lazarevic and Jelena Lukic.

The Pilots then took a 2-0 lead as Lukic cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles over Constance Branstine. Grigoryan…