PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Pilots cruised to a 7-0 sweep over crosstown rival Portland State on Sunday in the team's 2022 home-opener at the Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center. The Pilots did not drop a set in picking up their first win of the dual season.
Portland swept the doubles after Oscar Brown and Nicklas Oberg won at love at No. 3 and Leo Hibi and Sema Pankin clinched with a 6-1 win at No. 2. Nikolas Tvedt and Julien Penzlin held on for a tiebreak win at the top of the doubles lineup.
Pankin gave the Pilots a 2-0 lead with a 7-5, 6-3 win against Nils Plutat at No.