STOCKTON, Calif. -- The University of San Francisco women's tennis team faced Pacific at the Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center on Friday afternoon. In a close match, the Dons fell 3-4 to the Tigers.

The Dons got off to a strong start securing the doubles point. Anna Sokiran and Shanna Dos Santos were the first to win their match 6-1. Even though Margarita Treyes and Hanna Borjeson fell 3-6, Emily Maxfield and Mya Bui came back for their team and won 6-4.

Singles didn't start as strong for the Dons when both Maxfield (1-6, 1-0) and Sokiran (4-6, 1-6) opened with losses. Dos Santos followed with a 5-7, 1-6 defeat as well, but Alexa Meyer came back for her team with a retired win of 6-3, 6-6.

Borjeson fought hard for her team and moved her match into a third set, but ultimately fell 2-6, 6-3, 3-6. Even with a 5-7, 7-6, 6-3 win from Treyes, it wasn't enough and the Dons finished with a 3-4 loss.

COACHES CORNER
"We lost a real close one today," said head coach Peter Bartlett. "It was a classic WCC matchup. I felt however that Pacific did a better job competing today. We needed to be competitive in every matchup today in order to win the match and I didn't feel we were. I give credit to Pacific for being tougher in nervous situations and ultimately that was the difference."

Doubles (order of finish: 2,3,1)

1. Maxfield and Bui def. Anneroos Nederstigt and Ioana Popescu; 6-4
2. Sokiran and Dos Santos def. Maayan Sela and Dohee Lee; 6-1
3. Yuki Asami and Jessica Kaye def. Treyes and Borjeson; 6-3

Singles (order of finish: 1,2,5,6,4,3)

1. Sela def. Maxfield; 6-1, 6-0
2. Lee def. Sokiran; 6-4, 6-1
3. Treyes def. Anna Ramos Vinolas; 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-3
4. Popescu def. Borjeson; 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
5. Nederstigt def. Dos Santos; 7-5, 6-1
6. Meyer def. Asami; 6-3, 6-6 (4) (retired)

UP NEXT
The Dons continue the weekend on the road with a trip to Moraga, Calif. for a match against Saint Mary's tomorrow, Saturday, Mar. 24. First serve is scheduled for 11 a.m.