University of Oregon
Boise State
Broncos Blank Ducks
03/11/06 | Men's Tennis
BOISE, Idaho - The University of Oregon men's tennis team fell 7-0 to the 32nd ranked Boise State Broncos Saturday afternoon in Boise, Idaho.
“We fought hard. We did a great job,” head coach Kevin Kowalik said following the match.
The loss drops the Ducks to 6-6 on the season.
The Ducks lost all three doubles matches to lose the point.
In singles play, Marcus Schiller got off to a great start, leading 23rd-ranked Luke Shields, 3-0, in the first set. Shields, however, went on to defeat Schiller, 6-4, 6-4.
In the second position, Thomas Bieri failed to convert on two set points before narrowly falling, 7-6, in the first set to Thomas Schoeck. After saving three match points in the second, Bieri finally dropped the set by a score of 6-3.
Vladimir Pino also lost in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.
Arron Spencer, Mike Myrhed, and Gustavo Loza forced a deciding third set but were unable to put the Ducks on the board.
Spencer and Loza began their matches with wins in the first set, but dropped the second and tiebreaker to come up short. Spencer went up a break in the third set but was unable to hold on for the victory.
Myrhed battled back after a first-set loss, 6-3, to take the second set, 6-3, before falling in the last by a score of 6-2.
The Ducks will be back in action at the Blue Gray Tournament beginning Monday, March 13th in Montgomery, Alabama.
Doubles
No. 17 Schoeck/L. Shields, BSU def. Schiller/Spencer, Oregon 8-5
C. Shields/Robertson, BSU def. Bieri/Freitas, Oregon 8-4
Roberson/Dilaj, BSU def. No. 41 Loza/Myrhed, Oregon 8-3
Singles
No. 23 Luke Shields, BSU def. Markus Schiller, Oreon 6-4, 6-4
Thomas Schoeck, BSU def. Thomas Bieri, Oregon 7-6, 6-3
Clancy Shields, BSU def. Arron Spencer, Oregon 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
Eric Roberson, BSU def. Mike Myrhed, Oregon 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Piotr Dilaj, BSU def. Gustavo Loza, Oregon 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
Brent Werbeck, BSU def. Vladimir Pino, Oregon 6-3, 6-4
