PORTLAND, Ore. – Jelena Lukic has signed a national letter of intent with the Portland Pilots women's tennis team, head coach Susie Campbell announced on Wednesday. Lukic will be an incoming freshman for the Pilots and was the Serbian Junior National Champion in 2014.
Lukic has been ranked as high as 1113 by the Women's Tennis Association and becomes the sixth player in program history to have earned a WTA ranking. She won the Serbian junior title in 2014 and then helped the Serbia Junior National Team win the 2014 European Championships in France.
"This is a very exciting day for us as Jelena will make an immediate impact at the very top of our lineup," Campbell said.