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Pilots Start Strong at SoCal Intercollegiates

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Portland men's tennis came out firing on day one of the SoCal Intercollegiate Championships Thursday as five Pilots advanced to the Round of 16 with wins in singles action.

Oscar Brown and Sema Pankin cruised to straight set wins over Cal Poly opponents Colter Smith and Joseph Leather, respectively. Nicolas Ocana defeated UCLA's Stefan Leustian 6-2, 6-4, while Eleftherios Neos pulled out a 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 win against Biola's Alesey Prokopchuk and Nikolas Tvedt came back for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory versus Conrad Brown of UC Santa Barbara.

"We had a good day at the tournament today," Portland head coach Aaron Gross said.