Feb. 9, 2008

Portland, Ore. The Pacific women's tennis team defeated the Portland Pilots, 5-2, on Saturday, Feb. 9. The victory lifted the Tigers to 2-3 on the season, while the Pilots fell to 2-5 overall.

After claiming the doubles point, Pacific's top three singles players each defeated their opponents on the three available courts to secure the team victory.

Sophomore Svenja Arens (Bensberg, Germany) delivered the most impressive performance of the match, defeating Anna Gullickson, 6-0, 6-0.

With the outcome determined, the final two matches were played only to eight games.

Pacific hits the courts again, tomorrow, Sunday, Feb. 9 as the Tigers face Oregon at 11 a.m. in Eugene, Ore.

2008 PACIFIC WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTS
PACIFIC 5, Portland 2
At Portland, Ore.

DOUBLES - (Pacific earns one team point)
1. Twarowska/Gumenyuk (PAC) def. Sporndli/Feyen (POR), 8-6
2. Arens/Fisher (PAC) def. Tanzer/Doolittle (POR), 8-3
3. Gullickson/Jenks (POR) def. Schuhmacher/Nezhua (PAC), 9-7

Order of finish: 2, 3, 1

SINGLES - (Pacific earns four team points)
1. Jolanta Twarowska (PAC) def. Megan Sporndli (POR), 6-4, 6-2
2. Svenja Arens (PAC) def. Anna Gullickson (POR) 6-0, 6-0
3. Olga Gumenyuk (PAC) def. Christina Feyen (POR) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
4. Kateryna Nezhura (PAC) def. Jenna Tanzer (POR) 6-0, 7-5
5. Stefanie Doolittle (POR) def. Clara Schuhmacher (PAC) 8-6
6. Audree Jenks (POR) def. Sasha Fisher (PAC) 8-1

Order of finish: 2, 1, 3, 6, 5, 4