PORTLAND, Ore. – After claiming the doubles point on Saturday, Gonzaga women's tennis (11-9 overall, 3-3 WCC) fell 4-1 in the regular season finale at the Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center.

Gonzaga — fresh off clinching a WCC Tournament appearance with yesterday's home victory over Santa Clara — dropped the opening doubles match as Emily Robertson/Ella Nielsen were defeated 6-1. Norhan Hesham/Safien Boulonois cruised 6-2, and then Rose Hayes/Lia Espinal survived a tiebreaker to get the Zags on the board first.

The Pilots (9-9 overall, 4-4 WCC) bounced back in singles on their home courts, where they are 8-1 this season. Portland beat Espinal (6-0, 6-2), Hesham (6-2, 6-3), and Nielsen (6-2, 7-5) in straight sets then outlasted Robertson in a third-set tiebreaker to clinch the overall match. Boulonois and Hayes both led 3-2 in their final frames when the dual ended.

UP NEXT: Gonzaga women's tennis will compete in the WCC Tournament, held at San Diego State's Aztec Tennis Center from April 24-26. Earning the No. 5 seed, the Zags will play No. 4 Loyola Marymount at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 24. Live stats and video will be available at wccsports.com.

MATCH NOTES
- GU women's tennis is now 11-9 overall and 3-3 in WCC play this dual season, with other wins over Michigan State, Eastern Washington, New Mexico State, New Mexico, Air Force, Montana, Seattle, Saint Mary's, Pacific, Portland State, and Santa Clara.
- The Zags (3-3 WCC) had already clinched a spot in next week's WCC Tournament by beating Santa Clara 4-2 yesterday at home.
- In the first round of the conference tournament, No. 5 Gonzaga will face No. 4 Loyola Marymount, who beat the Zags 4-1 earlier this season.
- Portland is now 9-9 overall and 4-4 in WCC play, earning the No. 6 seed in the upcoming conference tournament, where they will face No. 3 Washington State.

DOUBLES NOTES
- The Zags are 27-20 overall in doubles matches.
- Emily Robertson's 11-6 doubles record leads the Bulldogs, followed by Safien Boulonois (10-4), Norhan Hesham (10-5), and Ella Nielsen (8-7).
- Robertson/Nielsen were No. 88 in the April 1 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings after beating then-No. 41 Eva Alvarez/Maxine Murphy from Washington State on March 22.
- Robertson/Nielsen dropped out of the April 8 rankings after falling to Loyola Marymount's Anastasia Bozova/Stefania Rogozinska-Dzik, who have been ranked all season and entered that match at No. 49.

SINGLES NOTES
- The Bulldogs are 39-53 overall in singles matches this season.
- Emily Robertson (9-7) and Norhan Hesham (9-9) lead the Zags in singles wins. 

4/19 Dual Results:
Portland 4, Gonzaga 1

Doubles
1. Sally Pethybridge/Alaia Rubio Perez (UP) def. Emily Robertson/Ella Nielsen, 6-1
2. Rose Hayes/Lia Espinal def. Aleksandra Dimitrijevic/Nadine Arbaizar Martinez (UP), 7-6 (3)
3. Norhan Hesham/Safien Boulonois def. Maria Galatescu/Isabella Martquart (UP), 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles
1. Sally Pethybridge (UP) def. Emily Robertson, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (3)
2. Alaia Rubio Perez (UP) def. Norhan Hesham, 6-2, 6-3
3. Aleksandra Dimitrijevic (UP) def. Ella Nielsen, 6-2, 7-5
4. Safien Boulonois vs. Isabella Martquart (UP), 6-1, 6-7 (3), 3-2 (unfinished)
5. Rose Hayes vs. Nadine Arbaizar Martinez (UP), 2-6, 6-1, 3-2 (unfinished)
6. Maria Galatescu (UP) def. Lia Espinal, 6-0, 6-2
Order of Finish: 6, 2, 3, 1