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Oregon MTEN falls to No. 10 Arizona Wildcats 4-1 on Senior Day

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By Jason Hardrict

Oregon Men’s Tennis fell to the No. 10 ranked Arizona Wildcats 4-1 on Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats spoiled Senior Day for the Ducks and were crowned the Pac-12 Champions. The Wildcats won every singles match in the match. The only point awarded to the Ducks was after they won two out of the three doubles matches. It came down to Oregon’s Matthew Burton and Vlad Breazu. Breazu and David Cierny’s match went unfinished. Burton lost both sets to Arizona’s Herman Hoyereal which ultimately gave the Wildcats the victory in the match.

Oregon finishes 14-12 overall and 3-5 in the conference going into the Pac-12 Championships in Ojai, California. They will kick off the tournament against UCLA this Thursday. After the loss to the Wildcats, head coach Nils Schylander said, “We still got Ojai, the Pac-12 Championship. We’re looking forward to that”. The Ducks have a chance to make the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships if they win the Pac-12 Championships. It will be a tough task for the Ducks as they may have to face Arizona again in the Pac-12 Championships. The Ducks look to win the Pac-12 Championships for the first time in 10 years.

SB STORY: Oregon gains advantage on Oregon State, winning 11-3

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Written Story by Griffin Bowes

In the first of three games in the final rivalry series as part of the Pac-12 Conference, the Oregon Ducks (25-15) took care of business against Oregon State, winning 11-3. They were looking for a strong bounce-back performance following the series loss at Arizona, and they got one. 

Oregon dominated from the start, giving up no hits in the top of the first and immediately getting to work on offense in the bottom. Kai Luschar scored to put the Ducks up 1-0 after the first, then the Ducks took advantage of a very productive second inning in which they scored four runs and gave up none. Luschar was one of the main contributors, as she had a double RBI in that inning. While Oregon St was able to dent the scoreboard in the third inning, they never appeared to be in contention today. Oregon had firm control of the game all the way through, creating confidence for the team and the fans heading into the next two games against the Beavers. The final dagger was driven when KK Humphreys scored a 3 RBI homer in the 5th to put the Ducks up 8-1. Shortly after, the Ducks tacked on a few more runs to officially end things in the 6th. 

After they conclude the series with Oregon St, the Ducks will face Northern Colorado at home in a brief one-game matchup. The following week, they will conclude their regular season on the road at Stanford. While Northern Colorado has an RPI rank in the 160s, Stanford currently sits in the top 5, as they are one of the best teams in softball this season. The series with the Cardinal will inform us about Oregon’s ability to go on a deep postseason run. Anyways, Oregon still has business to take care of at home in Eugene. They will face the Beavers again tomorrow at 6pm and then on Sunday at 4pm. You can listen to both games in real time here on KWVA 88.1 FM.

Audio Story by Griffin Bowes