Eastern Washington women's tennis faced Portland at the Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse today (Feb. 19). The Eagles fell in the match, 6-1, picking up a point in singles. Eastern's record now sits at 2-2 on the year and Portland improves to 5-2.

"I thought we came out in doubles with really good energy and we had good opportunities. We didn't execute in some of the points where we needed to and that was the main difference," head coach Dustin Hinson said. "I'm really happy with how well Renata Gabuzyan played to come back in her match. She's playing with good aggressive shots and committing to her game plan. We competed pretty well overall in singles, but weren't able to do enough to come out on top in some close situations. We have a lot to build upon and will get back to work this week to prepare for our matches next weekend."

Gabuzyan earned a win at the No. 4 singles position, defeating Portland's Meagan Pearson. After dropping the first set 4-6, Gabuzyan came back wot win set two, 6-2. She followed up with an 11-9 win in tiebreakers.

Results

Singles
Iva Zelic def. Scout Mathews (6-2, 6-1)
Sally Pethybridge def. Isabella Foshee (6-4, 3-0, retired)
Rimona Rouf def. Leandra Nizetic (6-2, 7-5)
Renata Gabuzyan def. Megan Pearson (3-6, 6-2, 11-9)
Alaia Rubio Perez def. Kenzington Mann (6-2, 6-3)
Kylie Canubida def. Taylor Andersen (2-6, 3-1, retired)

Doubles
Iva Zelic / Sally Pethybridge def. Isabella Foshee / Leandra Nizetic (6-2)
Scout Mathews / Taylor Andersen vs. Rimona Rouf/Aleks Dimitrijevic (5-4, unfinished)
Megan Pearson / Alaia Rubio Perez def. Renata Gabuzyan / Kenzington Mann (6-4)

Up Next
Eastern Washington will play two matches next weekend, starting with a road match against Washington State on Friday, Feb 24 at 12 p.m. Pacific Time. The Eagles then return home to play Saint Mary's College on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 11 a.m.