No. 40 Saint Mary’s Edges Pilots in WCC Opener
 
PORTLAND, Ore. – Senior Valeska Hoath posted a 7-5, 6-2 victory from the fifth position, but the Portland Pilots lost their West Coast Conference opener to the No. 40 Saint Mary’s Gaels by a 5-2 score Wednesday at the Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center.
 
Portland has lost the last two matches after opening the season 2-0. Saint Mary’s improves to 2-3.
 
Hoath picked up her third victory of the campaign with the win over Catherine Leduc.
 
Much of the day belonged to Saint Mary’s, however, which was picked to finish second in the conference.
 
True freshman Maja Mladenovic started the day off well, taking the first set from the No. 64-ranked Jenny Jullien at the top spot. Jullien recovered, however, and Mladenovic was left with a three set loss against a tough opponent.
 
The Pilots return to action on Friday morning with a match against Portland State. The crosstown rivals will clash at 11 a.m. in the Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center.
 
 

Position	University of Portland	Saint Mary's College of California	Winner	Score
#1 Singles	Maja Mladenovic	#64 Jenny Jullien	Saint Mary's College of California	4-6, 6-0, 6-3
#2 Singles	Sabine Fuchs	Catherine Isip	Saint Mary's College of California	6-2, 6-3
#3 Singles	Nastya Polyakova	Danielle Flores	Saint Mary's College of California	6-4, 6-1
#4 Singles	Saroop Dhatt	Jade Frampton	University of Portland	3-1(ret)
#5 Singles	Valeska Hoath	Catherine Leduc	University of Portland	7-5, 6-2
#6 Singles	Emily Gould	Audrey Leitz	Saint Mary's College of California	6-0, 6-0
#1 Doubles	Nastya Polyakova   Sabine Fuchs	Jenny Jullien   Danielle Flores	Saint Mary's College of California	8-4
#2 Doubles	Valeska Hoath   Tori Troesch	Catherine Isip   Elizabeth Searl	University of Portland	7-4 (15-0)
#3 Doubles	Maja Mladenovic   Milagros Cubelli	Jade Frampton   Audrey Leitz	Saint Mary's College of California	8-1