Pilots Drop 4-2 Decision at Gonzaga

SPOKANE, Wash. – Portland dropped a 4-2 decision to Gonzaga in a West Coast Conference road tennis match on Saturday at the Stevens Center. The Pilots fall to 11-9 overall and 5-4 in league play and will now prepare for next week's WCC Championships in San Diego.

Portland played without Nicolas Ocana who sat out with an injury, but the Pilots still battled throughout the lineup.

Portland's No. 1 doubles tandem of Sema Pankin and Eleftherios Neos posted a 6-4 win, but the Bulldogs secured the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions.

Pankin, ranked No. 100 nationally in singles, picked up his eighth consecutive win at the No. 1 spot and with a 6-3, 6-3 win against Sasha Trkulja…