PORTLAND – The Portland State women's tennis team will host Seattle its final dual of the season on Friday at the Babette Horenstein Tennis Center (11:00 a.m.).
 
The match will mark the final one at home for three Viking seniors. Head Coach Kyle Russell, Assistant coach Josiah Petersen and three underclassmen will recognize Ashley Ramirez, Gerda Upeniece and Lotti Meszaros following Friday's dual.

Due to conflicting home events, there will be no live stats for Friday's match. The Vikings will play their match outside for the first time this season meaning masked fans will be allowed.

LAST TIME OUT

The Vikings will return to action for the first time in over two weeks. In its last weekend of play, PSU defeated Idaho 4-3 before falling in a close 4-3 battle to Eastern Washington. Their match against EWU marked the end of regular season Big Sky play as they finished 3-1. 

BIG SKY TOURNAMENT

The Vikings 3-1 record clinched a spot in the Big Sky tournament championship which will take place on May 1-2 at the Phoenix Tennis Center in Phoenix, Ariz. The top two teams in each division will compete for the Big Sky title. The Vikings will enter the tournament as the No. 2 seed in the North Division and will face the No. 1 seed in the South to open the tournament. 

QUICK HITS

• The Vikings 3-0 start to Big Sky play was the best in program history
• The Vikings finished 11-1 in regular season doubles competition as a team
• Emily Rees continues to dominate at No. 4 singles, winning her 13th match against EWU
• After earning a win over EWU at the No. 1 doubles spot, Capu Sanoner improved to 14-3 on the season
• Sanoner's 14^th win tied the program's single season record for individual doubles wins

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Makoto Ohara was the first Viking to receive a Big Sky weekly nod during the season on March 1. The freshman was named the Big Sky Women's Tennis Player of the Week following her performance against the Pilots early in the season.
 
Following a perfect 4-0 weekend against the Vandals and the Eagles, Sanoner earned the first Big Sky honor of her promising career on April 13.

SEATTLE

The Vikings took on the Red Hawks in their fourth match of the season. A solid performance across the board from PSU sealed the dual win at 6-1, seeing the only point lost at No. 1 singles. Seattle has yet to win a match this year as they enter Friday at 0-14.