PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland women's tennis team honored its seven seniors prior to the start and then cruised to a 4-0 sweep of the Colorado Buffaloes in non-conference action Sunday at the Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center.
The Pilots (6-11, 2-4 WCC) set the tone early in doubles action as the freshmen duo of Radina Dimitrova and Tatiana Grigoryan won 6-1 at No. 2. Seniors Maja Mladenovic and Emily Gould then clinched with a 6-3 victory at No. 3. Portland was also leading the third doubles match 5-2.
Singles play was also dominated by the Pilots as Mladenovic made it 2-0 with a 6-3, 6-1 victory at the No. 3 position.
That was followed shortly by Dimitrova knocking off Jeannez Daniel 6-3, 6-3 at the No. 2 position.
Portland closed the match out at No. 1 singles as senior Lucia Butkovska capped an impressive weekend with another victory over a ranked opponent. Butkovska defeated No. 119 Nuria Ormeno Ruiz 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. The Bratislava, Slovakia native improved to 11-2 this spring in dual matches with the win. She also won in straight sets Saturday against LMU and knocked off the No. 2 singles player in the nation on Friday against Pepperdine.
The Pilots will look to continue their late-season surge with three WCC road matches over the next two weeks. Portland will travel to Pacific on Friday for a noon start and then visit Saint Mary's on Saturday at 11 a.m. The Pilots conclude the regular season on Saturday, April 23 at Gonzaga.
Portland 4, Colorado 0
Portland, Ore. (Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center)
April 10, 2016
Singles
1. BUTKOVSKA, Lucia (POR) def. #119 ORMENO RUIZ, Nuria (CU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
2. DIMITROVA, Radina (POR) def. DANIEL, Jeannez (CU) 6-3, 6-3
3. MLADENOVIC, Maja (POR) def. ANDRINOPOULOS, A. (CU) 6-3, 6-1
4. GRIGORYAN, Tatiana (POR) vs. WOJCIK, Kyra (CU) 1-2, unfinished
5. TROESCH, Tori (POR) vs. AIELLO, Alex (CU) 0-1, unfinished
6. BECK, Brigitte (CU) vs. DHATT, Saroop (POR) no result
Doubles
1. BUTKOVSKA/TROESCH (POR) vs. ORMENO RUIZ /DANIEL (CU) 5-2, unfinished
2. DIMITROVA/GRIGORYAN (POR) def. BECK/ANDRINOPOULOS (CU) 6-1
3. MLADENOVIC/GOULD (POR) def. AIELLO/ (CU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Colorado 7-14, 2-7 Pac-12
Portland 6-11, 2-4 WCC
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3,2,1)