Author: Nilesh Tendolkar

“We will be very disappointed if we don’t make it to the playoffs,” head coach Jay Sterling said before heading into the weekends matches against Montana State and Montana.

Portland State men’s tennis travels to Montana this weekend with the knowledge that any more losses will seriously jeopardize the team’s already slim chances of qualifying for the Big Sky playoffs.

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Portland State’s Big Sky campaign received a much-needed boost on Friday when the Vikings beat Idaho State 6-1 at the Mountain Park Racquet Club in Lake Oswego.

The Portland State men’s tennis team will hope to get its Big Sky campaign back on track and return to winning ways when the team takes on conference rivals Idaho State today and city rivals Portland tomorrow.

The Portland State women’s tennis team resumed its tennis season after a month-long hiatus from tennis with a 1-6 loss to Gonzaga at the Club Green Meadows on Sunday.

Just when it looked as though the Portland State men’s tennis team had turned the corner in conference play and was ready to contend for a semi-final berth, the team was dealt another severe blow to its playoff aspirations.

The Portland State men’s tennis finally caught a break in the conference and registered a convincing 7-0 victory against Big Sky opponents Northern Colorado on Saturday at the Club Green Meadows.

The Portland State men’s tennis team will play conference rivals Northern Arizona on Saturday at Flagstaff, Ariz.

Last year, Yuki Sugiyama was attending Portland State as an exchange student from Japan when her tennis skills caught the eye of Vikings tennis coach, Jay Sterling.

The Portland State men’s tennis team struggled on the road this weekend.