Oregon Knocks Off UTSA, 5-2

Saturday, January 24

Eugene, Ore.

11 a.m.

University of Oregon

UT San Antonio

Photo by: GoDucks.com

01/24/09 | Men's Tennis

By: GoDucks.com

EUGENE, Ore. -The Oregon men's tennis team secured another victory at the Oregon Tennis Complex, 5-2 over Texas-San Antonio, to stay a perfect 3-0 at home this season. The Ducks lost the doubles point to start the day, but won five of six singles matches to earn the victory.

Alexander Cornelissen had a great day for the Ducks, winning his No. 2 singles match 6-1, 6-3 to set the tone for the day. Ayrton WIbowo and Jose Izquierdo continued their phenomenal freshman debuts, winning 6-4, 6-2 and 6-4, 6-3 respectively.

Oregon's lone loss came in the marathon match of the day. Cornelissen was nearly finished with his second set before Marcos Verdasco and Rodrigo Morgado even finished their first set. Morgado won the match 6-4, 6-3.

This was the Oregon men's only match of the weekend but the Oregon women's tennis team will be back on the courts on Sunday afternoon to battle Houston after knocking off Idaho and Portland on Friday.

See the below live blog for full results and match commentary.

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Mighty Oregon has just finished playing on the PA system here inside the Oregon Tennis Complex and doubles play of Oregon's dual against Texas-San Antonio is about to get underway. As always, get ready to wear out your refresh button, as all of today's action will be updated in real time in the live blog.

11:05- Doubles pairing are warming up on their respective courts, and it seems the team of Mike Myrhed and Jose' Izquierdo, in a sign of solidarity or just plain goofiness, has decided to sport matching black karate-style headbands with their all black uniforms.

DOUBLES

No. 1 UO Marcos Verdasco/Alexander Cornelissen vs. UTSA Andre Moreira/Pedro Zanotelli (UTSA wins, 8-6)

11:16 - The final match to finish a game, UTSA up 1-0 ... 11:21 - UTSA captures the second game, up 2-0 ... 11:26 - Ducks get on the board, snag the third game to make it 2-1 in favor of UTSA ... 11:33 - Oregon staved off one UTSA advantage but could not escape another, Ducks down 3-1 ... 11:35 - Ducks up 40-love and grab the fifth game, now down only one at 3-2 ... 11:40 - Tied up at No. 1 doubles, with the score at 3-3 ... 11:43 - Marcos and Alex grab the lead for the first time in the match, up 4-3 ... 11:47 - After winning two straight games, UTSA gets one and the score is knotted up at 4-4 ... 11:48 - Oregon getting angry, up 40-love in game nine and the Ducks win to go up 5-4 ... 11:54 - The back-and-forth match continues, with UTSA winning to square it 5-5 ... 11:59 - Another game won for the UTSA, now up 6-5 ... 12:02 - This one is for all the marbles now, with UTSA up 7-5 but Oregon currently winning the 13th game ... 12:04 - Oregon wins to cut the UTSA advantage to just one at 7-6 ... The crowd is getting loud as a good amount of fans are in the building along with the women's tennis team cheering the men on ... 12:07 - We have a little controversy here regarding an Oregon shot - UTSA says it was out, Ducks say it was in ... Official agrees with Oregon ... 12:09 - Match-point UTSA with the doubles point on the line ... 12:10 - Oregon cannot handle the serve and UTSA wins the match and the doubles point, 8-6.

No. 2 UO Jose' Izquierdo/Mike Myrhed vs. UTSA Rodrigo Mordago/Daniel Moreiras (UTSA wins, 8-6)

11:15 - The ninja-esque headbands are working for Jose' and Mike, with the Ducks' duo up 2-1 thus far ... 11:22 - All square after UTSA ties it up at 2-2 ... 11:24 - Two straight games go UTSA's way, score now at 3-2 with the Ducks down ... 11:29 - Play is intense at No. 2 doubles and both head coach Nils Schyllander and associate head coach Jonas Piibor are courtside for this match ... 11:30 - The coaching helps, Ducks tie it up, 3-3 ... 11:31 - Mikael Myrhed's father is also in the building watching his son play, now that is dedication as coming in from Sweden is more than a hop, skip and a jump ... 11:33 - UTSA steals a game, up 4-3 one court four ... 11:40 - Another win for UTSA, up 5-3 ... 11:43 - Ducks get back into the swing of things, win the ninth game and UTSA's advantage is now just one, 5-4 ... 11:49 - Oregon and UTSA split the next two games, 6-5 lead for the Roadrunners ... 11:54 - UTSA wins the next game but Oregon rallies, UTSA now up 7-6 and Oregon is playing catch-up ... 11:58 - Match point at No. 2 doubles, and UTSA wins it, 8-6.

No. 3 UO Ayrton Wibowo/Ric Mortera vs. UTSA Max Stratmann/Jorge Delgado (Oregon wins, 8-4)

11:13 - Mortera is amped up this morning ... Injuries have hampered him this year but the Portland native (Jesuit HS) is playing doubles today ... 11:15 - That energy is working well for Mortera and Wibowo, as the pair have jmped out to a 2-0 lead ... 11:18 - Make that a 3-0 lead for Oregon on court six ... 11:21 - Mortera and Wibowo are cruising, up 4-0 and close to a fifth point ... 11:27 - Advantage Ducks in the fifth game and Oregon takes it, up 5-0 ... 11:36 - 6-0 lead for Oregon and the sixth game is squared up at 40-40 ... 11:40 - UTSA gets on the board at No. 3 doubles, but the score is still in favor of Oregon 6-1 ... 11:46 - 7-1 lead for the Ducks as they look to put away the first match of the day ... 11:55 - UTSA is rallying hard, winning three straight games to make the score 7-4 ... 12:00 - Match-point for Oregon ... 12:01 - Oregon winner, 8-4.

UTSA wins the doubles point ...

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12:26 - Yours truly has just announced the singles pairings on the PA and the Ducks and Roadrunners are warming on their respective courts.

12:36 - The FREE pizza has arrived for the fans. It is dangerously placed just more than a foot to my right. Yowza.

SINGLES

No. 1 Verdasco vs. Morgado (UTSA wins, 6-4, 6-3)

12:34 - Verdasco up 1-0 at No. 1 singles ... 12:45 - Verdasco and Morgado split the next two games, 2-1 ... 12:51 - Verdasco building his lead, up 3-1 ... 1:00 - Morgado wins the most recent game, closes the score to 3-2 in favor of Oregon and Verdasco ... 1:10 - Morgado wins two straight games to take the lead, 4-3 ... 1:31 - Verdasco and Morgado split the next two games but Morgado wins the first set, 6-4 ... 2:11 - Everyone is crowded around center court where Morgado currently leads the second set 5-3 ... 2:14 - Morgado takes the match, 6-4, 6-3.

No. 2 Cornelissen vs. Moreira (Oregon wins, 6-1, 6-3)

12:34 - Moreira captures UTSA's only victory in the first games of singles action, UTSA up 1-0 ... 12:38 - After dropping the first game, Cornelissen has dominated the next two, now up 2-1 over Moreira ... 12:46 - The match was stalled briefly while Moreira, had, shall we say, a McEnroe moment with the official 12:48 - Cornelissen has marched on, up 4-1 in his first set ... 12:51 - Cornelissen now up 5-1 ... 12:56 - The first set is complete in this match, Cornelissen winning 6-1 ... 1:00 - Alex takes the first game of the second set, up 1-0 ... 1:10 - Alex is making it look easy, up 3-0 now ... 1:32 - Cornelissen and Moreira go back-and-forth inthe next six games but Alex wins the first match of the singles session, 6-1, 6-3.

No. 3 Wibowo vs. Zanatelli (Oregon wins, 6-4, 6-2)

12:33 - Wibowo snags the first game in this match, up 1-0 ... 12:40 - Wibowo and Zanatelli split the next two games, with Oregon in the lead 2-1 ... 12:52 - Another two game split, Wibowo still in the lead 3-2 ... 1:00 - Match is square, 4-4 ... 1:03 - Wibowo has his own personal cheering section and they are happy as Ayrton jumps to the lead, 5-4 ... 1:11 - Wibowo wins the first set, 6-4 ... 1:15 - Wibowo up 1-0 in the second set ... 1:34 - The two players split the next few games, with Wibowo still up one, 3-2 in the second set ... 1:45 - Two quick winners for Wibowo and he leads 5-2 ... 1:48 - Wibowo wins his match, 6-6, 6-2 and coach Schyllander seems very, very happy with the way his freshman performed.

No. 4 Izquierdo vs. Delgado (Oregon wins, 6-4, 6-3)

12:35 - Pepe', as he is called by his friends and teammates, has won his first game, up 1-0 ... 12:55 - Izquierdo split the next two games but Delgado took the lead in the fifth, up 3-2 ... 1:02 - Two straight winners for Izzy and the Oregon frosh is up 4-3 ... 1:05 - Izquierdo up 5-3 now and starting to pull away ... 1:12 - Delgado won another game but Izquierdo took down the first set, 6-4 ... 1:16 - Two straight over-powering service aces gives Izquierdo a 1-0 lead in the second set ... 1:34 - Izzy is on fire, up 3-0 ... 1:40 - Delgado is working his way back into the set, Izzy now up just one at 3-2 ... 1:44 - The two split the next two games, Izquierdo up 4-3 ... 1:53 - Match point and Delgado's volley sails long, Oregon wins again as Izzy takes his match 6-4, 6-3.

No. 5 MacDonald-Korth vs. Stratmann (Oregon wins, 6-0, 6-4)

12:31 - Duncan has taken the first game of the singles session, up 1-0 ... 12:33 - Make that a 2-0 lead for DMK ... 12:37 - Duncan is on fire, up 3-0 now on court six ... 12:45 - DMK continues to excel, up 5-0 ... 12:50 - First set is finished in record time, DMK wins 6-0 ... 12:59 - DMK continues to roll, up 1-0 in the second set ... Stratmann gets on the board, evens the second set at 1-1 ... 1:14 - Stratmann takes the lead in the second set, 2-1 ... 1:17 - DMK ties it up, 2-2 ... 1:35 - Duncan has ripped off three straight games, up 5-2 ... 1:44 - Stratmann wins one, Duncan now up 5-3 ... 1:46 - Another winner for Stratmann, Duncan now leads by just one, 5-4 ... 1:49 - The women's team is all watching and cheering for Duncan and they go wild as he wins his match, 6-0, 6-4 ... The golf cart horn near court six is blasted by some Duck supporters.

No. 6 Myrhed vs. Moreiras (Oregon wins, 6-3, 7-5)

12:37 - Myrhed up 2-1 in the first set ... 12:48 - Myrhed is playing very well and some of the accuracy problems he had in doubles action look to be in the past, he is up 4-1 ... 12:51 - Moreiras takes a game, Myrhed still up 4-2 ... 12:59 - Myrhed up 5-2 on court three ... 1:04 - 5-3 now over at No. 6 singles ... 1:07 - Mikey wraps up the first set, 6-3 ... 1:36 - Myrhed up 4-3 in a much more difficult second set for both players ... 1:39 - Set is all locked up, 4-4 ... Moreiras takes another game, now up 5-4 ... 1:46 - Myrhed playing with passion, ties it up 5-5 ... 1:49 - Myrhed wins again, 6-5 second set ... 1:52 - Myrhed is dominating the extra game, up 40-love and match-point for the Ducks ... 1:53 - Oregon wins the day with Myrhed's 6-3, 7-5 winner.