Women's Tennis | 3/24/2017 7:37:00 PM

PORTLAND, Ore. – Battling injury and illness, the San Francisco women's tennis team succumbed to Portland 6-1 on Friday in the Rose City.

The Pilots took the victory at the courts of the Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center in the first West Coast Conference match of the year for each squad.

USF earned their point on the day in the second slot in the lineup, as Emily Maxfield downed Radina Dimitrova, 6-3, 6-4. Maxfield, a freshman from Murrieta, Calif., nabbed her second win in the dual match season, with both of her victorious efforts coming on the road.

Sophomore Margarita Treyes had her chances on Court 4, picking up a first set victory over Tatiana Grigoryan before falling 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. Hanna Borjeson a sophomore from Gothenburg, Sweden, also had the opportunity extend at No. 3, up 3-0 in the second-set tiebreaker with multiple set points before eventually falling to Jelena Lazarevic, 6-3, 7-6(4).

The Dons have a quick turnaround, taking on Gonzaga in Spokane on Saturday at 10 a.m. The match will be the first league play for the Bulldogs.

"We are just staying positive for our next match tomorrow," noted USF head coach Hilary Somers. "We are continuing to improve each player so when we are all healthy we will be ready."
 

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Portland 6, San Francisco 1
Friday, March 24 | Portland, Ore. (Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center)

Singles competition – Order of finish (1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 6)
1. Jelena Lukic (POR) def. Genevieve McCloskey (USF); 6-1, 6-3
2. Emily Maxfield (USF) def. Radina Dimitrova (POR); 6-3, 6-4
3. Jelena Lazarevic (POR) def. Hanna Borjeson (USF); 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Tatiana Grigoryan (POR) def. Margarita Treyes (USF); 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
5. Emily Soares (POR) def. Jiayu Mu (USF); 6-1, 6-0
6. OBERG, Anna Oberg (POR) def. Alisha Sharma (USF); 6-4, 6-2
 
Doubles competition – Order of finish (3, 2)
1. Jelena Lukic/Jelena Lazarevic (POR) vs. Genevieve McCloskey/Emily Maxfield (USF); 5-3, unfinished
2. Radina Dimitrova/Tatiana Grigoryan (POR) def. Hanna Borjeson/Margarita Treyes (USF); 6-2
3. Emily Soares/Anna Oberg (POR) def. Amber Del Rosario/Alisha Sharma (USF); 6-0