PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland extended its men's tennis home winning streak to 21 matches with a 7-0 sweep of Portland State Saturday afternoon at the Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center. It marks the second straight win for the Pilots who improve to 2-3, while the Vikings fall to 2-2 overall.

"Portland State always plays really hard," Portland head coach Aaron Gross said. "They didn't lay down at any position and that was good for our guys. We are coming off a streak of playing four Top 50 teams and so this could have been a natural let down, but they played with a lot of energy so I think that forced our guys to raise our level."

Portland took early lead by winning at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to grab the opening point. Mathieu and Pierre Garcia teamed up for a 6-1 win at No. 2, while Carlos Donat and Jamie Fisher clinched with a 6-4 win at No. 3. Avery West and Tommy Edwards took No. 1 doubles for the Vikings by a 7-5 margin.

Mathieu Garcia started the singles scoring with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 2 over Edwards. Michail Pervolarakis, ranked No. 18 nationally, battled Nathan Boniel at the top of the lineup and pulled out a 7-5, 6-3 victory to improve to 4-0 in dual singles action this year.

Pierre Garcia clinched the match with a comeback win at No. 3 singles. West took the opening set, but Garcia then won 6-1 in the second and 6-3 in the third.

Donat won a three-setter at No. 4 against Sam Roberts, while Portland's two freshmen picked up wins at the bottom of the lineup. Tom Hann cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 5 against Otto Holtari, while Drew Davison made his dual debut and defeated Majeed Bukhari by a 6-2, 6-3 margin.

"The last ten days have been a whirlwind," Gross said. "Lots of travel and lots of tough competition in different conditions. Obviously, we would have liked to have another win or two, but we are definitely a better team at the end of this tough stretch and looking forward to what is to come."

Portland hosts Idaho on Friday at 9 a.m. at the Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center. Live scoring and video for that match will be available at PortlandPilots.com. The Pilots will then face UC Davis on Saturday in Seattle. That match is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. at the Nordstrom Tennis Center.

Portland 7, Portland State 0
Portland, Ore. (Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center)
February 3, 2018

Singles
1. #18 Michail Pervolarakis (POR) def. Nathan Boniel (PSU) 7-5, 6-3
2. Mathieu Garcia (POR) def. Tommy Edwards (PSU) 6-4, 6-3
3. Pierre Garcia (POR) def. Avery West (PSU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
4. Carlos Donat (POR) def. Sam Roberts (PSU) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (8)
5. Tom Hann (POR) def. Otto Holtari (PSU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Drew Davison (POR) def. Majeed Bukhari (PSU) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
1. West/Edwards (PSU) def. Pervolarakis/Wallace (POR) 7-5
2. Garcia/Garcia (POR) def. Holtari/Roberts (PSU) 6-1
3. Donat/Jamie Fisher (POR) def. Boniel/Souza (PSU) 6-4

Match Notes
Portland 2-3
Portland State 2-2
Order of Finish: Singles (2,1,3,4,5,6), Doubles (2,3,1)