Portland State lost a men’s tennis match to Weber State on March 22, with a final score of 6-1 at the Edman Tennis Courts in Ogden, Utah.
The match was closely contested, with four singles matches going to third sets. However, Weber State secured the doubles point by winning at both No. 2 and No. 3 positions. Luca Prino and Luke Lu were defeated by Toit Malan and William Zulch (6-3), while Ignacio Ruiz and Aarjun Pandit lost to Theo Mottier and Clement Lecoq (6-3).
In singles play, Portland State pushed three matches into deciding sets but struggled to convert those opportunities into wins. At No. 3 singles, Prino won the first set against Dawid Scholtz before losing the next two sets (2-6, 0-6, 4-6). Edoardo Cravanzola also went the distance at No. 4 but fell in a super tiebreaker against Malan after splitting the first two sets.
Hampus Hagglund took his opening set at No. 6 against Zulch but ultimately dropped the next two sets (4-6, 1-6, 3-6). The Vikings’ only point came from Ruiz at No.5 singles as he earned a three-set victory over Lecoq (7-6, 4-6, 6-3).
Elsewhere in singles action for Portland State: Pandit lost to Ken Dinh (2-6,5-7) at No.1 while Maas Schotanus fell in straight sets to Mottier at No.2.
Portland State will look for better results when they return to action on Tuesday, March 24 against Utah State in Logan.
