Kailey Evans_Saint Mary's_4.6_3
Thomas Christensen
4
Winner San Diego USD (14-5, 4-0 WCC)
3
Portland POR (10-10, 3-4 WCC)
Winner
San Diego USD
(14-5, 4-0 WCC)
4
Final
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Portland POR
(10-10, 3-4 WCC)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

No. 22 Women’s Tennis Rallies to Down Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. – The No. 22 San Diego women's tennis program (14-5, 4-0 WCC) recovered from an early deficit and retirement to defeat Portland (10-10, 3-4 WCC) 4-3 on Sunday at the Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Looking to remain perfect in WCC play, San Diego faced early adversity in their Pacific Northwest road swing.
  • Despite a 6-0 win for Kailey Evans and Mia Mack, Portland took the doubles point to jump ahead 1-0.
  • Early in singles, Claudia De Las Heras was forced to retire, which put San Diego in a 2-0 hole.
  • However, the Toreros rallied in singles play, beginning with Mack's 7-5, 6-0 victory at No. 3 singles.
  • While Portland would go ahead 3-1, the Toreros depth shined, as Evans was next to clinch her match and cut the deficit back to one.
  • With the final two matches coming down to No. 5 and No. 6 singles, Abigail Desiatnikov and Filippa Bruu-Syversen stepped up.
  • Both earned 6-3, 6-2 wins to complete a key comeback victory.
 
NEXT UP
  • The Toreros will head home for their home finale on Wednesday, Apr. 17, as they host San Francisco at 11 a.m., at the Hogan Tennis Center.
 
RESULTS
#22 San Diego 4, Portland 3
Doubles
No. 1 – Iva Zelic/Sally Pethybridge (Portland) def. Claudia De Las Heras/Jordyn McBride (San Diego) – 6-1
No. 2 – Kailey Evans/Mia Mack (San Diego) def. Aleks Dimitrijevic/Rose Watanabe (Portland) – 6-0
No. 3 – Alaia Rubio Perez/Rimona Rouf (Portland) def. Elizabeth Goldsmith/Kristina Nordikyan (San Diego) – 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
 
Singles
No. 1 – Iva Zelic (Portland) def. No. 55 Claudia De Las Heras (San Diego) – 5-5 (Ret.)
No. 2 – Sally Pethybridge (Portland) def. Elizabeth Goldsmith (San Diego) – 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3
No. 3 – No. 57 Mia Mack (San Diego) def. Alaia Rubio Perez (Portland) – 7-5, 6-0
No. 4 – Kailey Evans (San Diego) def. Aleks Dimitrijevic (Portland) – 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 – Abigail Desiatnikov (San Diego) def. Rimona Rouf (Portland) – 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 – Filippa Bruu-Syversen (San Diego) def. Meagan Pearson (Portland) – 6-3, 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6
 
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