VANCOUVER, Wash. – The Vikings found themselves back on the winning side of things on Saturday as the Portland State women's tennis team defeated Idaho State 6-1 at the Vancouver Tennis Center.
With the win, Portland State improves to 4-6 overall and 2-2 in Big Sky play, while holding a 4-1 record at home.
The Vikings picked up an early point in the doubles competitions, as
Jacinta Milenkoski and
Eszter Zador wrapped up their match at the No. 2 spot first, winning 6-1 while
Alli Valk and
Emily Rees clinched the point with a 6-1 victory as well, playing at No. 3. Idaho State had a slight lead on court one, 3-2, before the match was called. Zador and Milenkoski improved their doubles record to 6-3 together, holding the most wins on the roster.
"We came together as a team today, we learned a lot of lessons last week in Washington but today we made sure to improve on everything we did, come together and pull out the win," said Milenkoski. "As the season goes on, we just need to take what we learn, apply it in practice and get better each week."
Nina Nikitovic got things started for the Vikings in singles play, jumping out to a 6-4 lead in the opening set before finishing with a 6-4 result in the second, giving Portland State a 2-0 lead. Zador won her match at the No. 4 spot in straight sets, winning 6-2, 6-4 for her third win of the season.
Milenkoski clinched the match for the Vikings at No. 2, winning 6-3 in the first set before holding on to a 7-5 victory in the second, improving her season record to 3-2 at the second spot.
Idaho State earned a point on court one as
Lotti Meszaros battled against Alexandra Arkhipov who won 6-4 in set one before edging out Meszaros 7-6 (7-4) in a tiebreak in the second.
Portland State finished off the remained of the match with two more wins as Valk won her fifth match of the season in dual play with a 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 5 while Rees won at No. 6 in straight sets 6-1, 6-1.
The Vikings return to the Vancouver Tennis Center next weekend as they host Weber State in Big Sky action.
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