Pilots Earn WCC win at San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Portland pulled out a 4-2 victory over the San Francisco Dons Saturday afternoon in a West Coast Conference dual match at The Olympic Club. The Pilots improve to 6-10 overall and 1-3 in WCC play, while the Dons fall to 3-11 and 0-5 in league.

"I know we have had bigger wins in the last few years, but today feels as good as any of those," Portland head coach Aaron Gross said. "That is a big conference road win considering the struggles we have been having with health up to this point."

Portland took the doubles point with wins at the top two positions, while tied 6-6 at the No. 3 spot. The No. 1 tandem of freshmen Sema Pankin and Eleftherios Neos won by a 6-3 margin,…