PULLMAN, Wash. ? The Portland State women's tennis team got into the swing of things over the weekend, competing in Washington State's Cougar Classic on Friday and Saturday. In total, the Vikings won seven out of 12 singles matches, and two of seven in doubles.

PSU sent four athletes to Pullman, their first competition of the year and the first opportunity for new head coach Brian Parrott to see the Vikings in action. In addition to Portland State, teams in attendance were: Boise State, Eastern Washington, Gonzaga, Idaho, Montana, Montana State, Portland and Washington State.

In the No. 1 singles spot, Lacey Pflibsen dropped both sets on Friday, losing to Portland's Megan Sporndli, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2, before dropping straight sets to Montana State's Stephanie Jasper, 6-0, 6-0. Pflibsen rebounded on Saturday, however, defeating Eastern Washington's Marie Demerath, 7-6, 4-6, 10-4.

Molly Knox had a strong performance at the No. 2 position, winning her consolation bracket after falling in her first match. On Friday, Knox took eventual No. 2 champion Elisabeth Fournier of Washington State to a third set before being knocked out, 6-1, 6-7, 6-0. Knox came back on Friday by beating Eastern Washington's Kelsey Knight, 6-3, 6-0, and on Saturday defeated Montana's Rebecca Bran, 4-6, 6-2, 10-7.

Anya Dalkin (No. 3) won her first match on Friday, rebounding to defeat Montana State's Lisa Clark, 1-6, 6-0, 6-4, but fell in her second match to Washington State's Jessica Gomez, 6-0, 6-0. On Saturday, Dalkin beat Judy Liening of Eastern Washington, 6-4, 6-4.

The No. 4 position produced another consolation bracket victory. Caitlin Stocking battled Gonzaga's Laura Housinger for three sets on Friday before falling, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1. She then went on to top Eastern Washington's Anabel Sanchez, 6-1, 7-5, and on Saturday defeated Montana's Lauren Gibson, 4-6, 6-2, 10-7.

In doubles play, Knox and Pflibsen lost all three of their matches from the No. 1 spot, falling to teams from Portland, Gonzaga, and Idaho. Dalkin and Stocking dropped a match on Friday to Gonzaga, 8-4. They then won on Saturday against a Washington State and Montana team, 8-2, but were knocked out of the consolation bracket by Idaho, 8-2.

After this weekend's tournament, the Viking women will have a week to prepare for the Gonzaga Classic, which is set to take place Sept. 28-30 in Spokane, Wash.