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Zador returns serve against Southern Utah
Larry Lawson
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Portland State PSU (3-6)
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Winner Eastern Washington EWUW (5-3)
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Eastern Washington EWUW
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Jake Coburn, Media Relations Assistant

Vikings Drop Conference Dual at Eastern Washington

CHENEY, Wash. – The Portland State women's tennis team ended a tough trip in Washington on Sunday, falling to Eastern Washington 7-0 in Big Sky Conference play at the Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse.
 
The Vikings move to 3-6 on the year and 1-2 in conference while the Eagles improve to 5-3, remaining perfect in league play at 3-0.
 
Alli Valk and Emily Rees picked up a win in their doubles match at the No. 3 spot, winning 6-3 to improve their dual record to 3-1 as a duo.
 
Eszter Zador and Jacinta Milenkoski put up a strong fight in their doubles match, falling 6-4 while the Eagles won 6-3 at No. 2 to clinch the doubles point for an early 1-0 lead.
 
Both teams remained very competitive in singles play with four of the six matches going to a third set. Lotti Meszaros fought back from a 6-4 loss in the opening set at No. 1, winning 6-1 in the second set for EWU came away with a 6-2 win to take the match.
 
At No. 2, Milenkoski took an early lead with a 6-1 win before dropping the tiebreaker in the second set to even match, eventually falling 6-4 as Eastern Washington took a 3-0 lead. Also taking an early lead was Zador who won the opening set 6-3 at No. 4 before losing the final two sets 6-4, 6-3.
 
Playing at the third spot, Nina Nikitovic fought back from a 6-4 loss in set one to tie the match 6-4 in the second. Eastern bounced back though, taking the point with a 6-3 win in the third.
 
The Eagles sealed the sweep with 7-6, 6-0 and 7-5, 6-2 wins at No. 5 and No. 6 respectively.
 
The Vikings return home next weekend as they continue conference play at the Vancouver Tennis Center, welcoming in Idaho State on Saturday, Mar. 7.
 

RESULTS:

SINGLES:

  • NELSON, Zoey (EWU) def. MESZAROS, Lotti (PSU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
  • BRAEDEN, Rylee (EWU) def. MILENKOSKI, Jacinta (PSU) 1-6, 7-6, 6-4
  • WAITE, Louise (EWU) def. NIKITOVIC, Nina (PSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
  • MANSOURI, Yasmin (EWU) def. ZADOR, Eszter (PSU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
  • GABUZYAN, Renata (EWU) def. VALK, Alli (PSU) 7-6, 6-0
  • HEINEN, Marta (EWU) def. REES, Emily (PSU) 7-5, 6-2
 

DOUBLES:

  • NELSON, Zoey/BRAEDEN, Rylee (EWU) def. MESZAROS, Lotti/NIKITOVIC, Nina (PSU) 6-3
  • WAITE, Louise/MANSOURI, Yasmin (EWU) def. MILENKOSKI, Jacinta/ZADOR, Eszter (PSU) 6-4
  • VALK, Alli/REES, Emily (PSU) def. HEINEN, Marta/BROUSSARD, Stephanie (EWU) 6-3
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