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vs. Liberty<\/p>\n
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EUGENE, Ore.\u00a0\u2013 Portland men’s tennis dropped a close 5-2 decision to the Utah State Aggies Saturday in a neutral site match played at the Student Tennis Center.<\/p>\n
The Pilots (2-5) got straight set singles wins from Nikola Keremedchiev and Stefan Skobelev at the No. 1 and No. 5 positions, respectively. The Aggies (4-2) picked up a point at No. 2 singles in straight sets. The other three singles matches all were three-setters and went Utah State’s way.<\/p>\n
The doubles point also went to the Aggies with wins at No. 2 and No. 3. Portland’s No. 1 tandem of Keremedchiev and Cade Fernando were 6-2 winners.<\/p>\n
“We played a pretty good match tonight,” Portland head coach Aaron Gross said. “There was about a 10-minute span where it looked like we were going to win 5-2, but all three three-setters just slipped away from us. We will eventually get over the hump in these matches. We might be getting a little bit too passive when we get close to that finish line. The non-conference schedule has been tough and challenging, which is exactly what we need. When we do get on a roll it’s going to be a good feeling because of these recent very close defeats.”<\/p>\n
The Pilots will return to Eugene next Saturday to face Liberty in a neutral site match at 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Utah State 5, Portland 2
\nEugene, Ore. (Student Tennis Center)
\nFebruary 7, 2026<\/p>\n
Singles
\n1. Nikola Keremedchiev (POR) def. Jean-Baptiste Badon (USU) 7-6 (4), 6-4
\n2. Xavier Calvelo (USU) def. Tom Garcia (POR) 6-3, 6-3
\n3. Eliot Nobel (USU) def. Cade Fernando (POR) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
\n4. Roman Venger (USU) def. Lucas Kimelman (POR) 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-5
\n5. Stefan Skobelev (POR) def. Jakub Medved (USU) 7-5, 6-4
\n6. Dmitri Goubin (USU) def. Tannor Binder (POR) 6-4, 0-6, 6-3<\/p>\n
Doubles
\n1. Keremedchiev\/Fernando (POR) def. Medved\/Nobel (USU) 6-2
\n2. Emmanuel Alex\/Calvelo (USU) def. Kimelman\/Skobelev (POR) 6-4
\n3. Baon\/Eemil Pasanen (USU) def. Garcia\/Eli Noel (POR) 6-3<\/p>\n
Order of Finish: Singles (2,5,1,6,3,4); Doubles (1,3,2)
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