CHENEY, Wash. – The Eastern Washington University men's tennis team hits the road for Big Sky Conference play against Portland State this Friday, March 11 at 2 p.m. Pacific Time in Beaverton, Ore. The following day, the Eagles face non-conference opponent Portland at 9 a.m. PT at the Louisiana Pacific Tennis Center in Portland, Ore.
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Eastern Washington returns to the courts after falling 7-0 to conference rival Northern Arizona. The match saw
Drew Dillon and
Brady Thomas collect a victory at the No. 3 doubles spot after a grinding 6-4 battle.
KNOWING YOUR OPPONENT: Portland State
The Eagles have an overall series record of 15-6 with a three-match losing streak against Portland State. Eastern fell to the Vikings 5-2 at home last time out, but found success in taking the doubles point and singles win in
Manuel Balce at the No. 1 spot.
The Vikings are led by head coach Vetu Mam, who enters his third season at the helm. Portland State currently sits at 2-7 overall and 0-2 in conference play, with a four-match losing streak. The Vikings fell to Montana and Sacramento State in their previous two matches.
KNOWING YOUR OPPONENT: Portland
The Pilots are 1-4 overall and coming off a 7-0 victory over Portland State. They look to face Montana State before clashing with the Eagles.
The Eagles last faced Portland on the road last season and walked away with a 7-0 loss to the Pilots. EWU has an overall series record of 2-36 versus Portland and is currently sitting at a seven-match losing streak with their last victory dated back to April of 2008 in Portland, Ore.
The squad is led by head coach Aaron Gross who enters his 23
rd season at the helm. Last season, Gross led his team to a winning 10-6 overall record with an even 4-4 WCC record.
Up Next
The Eagles host Boise State on Friday, March 18 at 1 p.m. PT at the Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse. The next day, Eastern welcomes Montana to continue conference play, with the first serve set for 1 p.m. PT.
