Thursday, February 9
Eugene, OR
5:00 PM
University of Oregon
4
vs
0
Fresno State
Photo by: GoDucks.com
Ducks Beat Fresno State to Give Schyllander 200 Wins
02/09/17 | Men's Tennis
OREGON BEATS FRESNO STATE HANDILY, 4-0; SCHYLLANDER TALLIES 200TH CAREER WIN, ALL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon men's tennis team opened a stretch of three matches in three days on Thursday night with a 4-0 win over Fresno State at the Student Tennis Center.
The win was the 200th for head coach Nils Schyllander in his career.
How It Happened: The Ducks (5-1) jumped all over Fresno State (1-3) in doubles to open the match, sweeping the Bulldogs to claim the first point. The 51st-ranked pair of Jayson Amos and Armando Soemarno got the Ducks rolling with a 6-0 win at the top spot, and Simon Stevens and Akihiro Tanaka clinched the point with a 6-1 win at No. 3. Thomas Laurent and Cormac Clissold, the 33rd-ranked pair in the country, completed the doubles sweep with a 6-4 win.
In singles, Clissold gave the Ducks their second point of the match with a 6-1, 6-2 win over the Bulldogs' Youssef Hassan at No. 5, and Amos extended the Oregon lead to 3-0 with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Zdenek Derkas at the No. 3 spot. The No. 38-ranked Laurent clinched the match for the Ducks with yet another win on the top court, taking down Xander Veys, 6-0, 6-4.
Schyllander Notches No. 200: In his 11th year at the helm of the Oregon men's tennis team and 14th overall as a head coach, Schyllander won his 200th match as a head coach on Thursday. Schyllander has spent his entire head coaching career at Oregon, guiding the UO women for three years before taking over the men's program in 2007. Schyllander is now 200-148 (.575) as a head coach and 142-107 (.570) as the head coach of the UO men.
Quotable: Head Coach Nils Schyllander
On opening the week with a win…
"Good win for our guys. It was important to get that doubles point with Fresno State coming in here; I think we made that mountain a little tougher to climb for them after that. Now we need to make sure we stretch well, hydrate will and take care of our bodies."
On reaching 200 career wins…
"Obviously I'm proud of it, and I'm really proud that all 200 have come at the University of Oregon. I've been blessed to work with a great coach in Coach Jonas (Piibor), and we've been able to recruit great student athletes. I've been able to work with so many great people here and I'm proud of this win and hopefully there are many more to come."
Cormac Clissold, Junior
On helping Schyllander reach 200 wins…
"We were trying to get it done for him today. That's a huge achievement and we're all just stoked to be a part of it."
Notable: Clissold and Laurent improved to 25-3 (.893) all-time when playing together and have the 10th-most wins in UO history … Amos notched his 83rd career singles win, moving him within one win of second place in UO history and seven off the all-time record … Amos and Soemarno notched their 22nd doubles win together, moving them into a tie for 15th on the UO list … Laurent won his ninth-straight singles match to improve to 34-8 (.810) in his career, 15-2 (.882) this season and 9-0 in his career at the No. 1 singles spot.
Up Next: The Ducks are back in action Friday night at 5 p.m. against Nebraska at the Student Tennis Center.
The win was the 200th for head coach Nils Schyllander in his career.
How It Happened: The Ducks (5-1) jumped all over Fresno State (1-3) in doubles to open the match, sweeping the Bulldogs to claim the first point. The 51st-ranked pair of Jayson Amos and Armando Soemarno got the Ducks rolling with a 6-0 win at the top spot, and Simon Stevens and Akihiro Tanaka clinched the point with a 6-1 win at No. 3. Thomas Laurent and Cormac Clissold, the 33rd-ranked pair in the country, completed the doubles sweep with a 6-4 win.
In singles, Clissold gave the Ducks their second point of the match with a 6-1, 6-2 win over the Bulldogs' Youssef Hassan at No. 5, and Amos extended the Oregon lead to 3-0 with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Zdenek Derkas at the No. 3 spot. The No. 38-ranked Laurent clinched the match for the Ducks with yet another win on the top court, taking down Xander Veys, 6-0, 6-4.
Schyllander Notches No. 200: In his 11th year at the helm of the Oregon men's tennis team and 14th overall as a head coach, Schyllander won his 200th match as a head coach on Thursday. Schyllander has spent his entire head coaching career at Oregon, guiding the UO women for three years before taking over the men's program in 2007. Schyllander is now 200-148 (.575) as a head coach and 142-107 (.570) as the head coach of the UO men.
Quotable: Head Coach Nils Schyllander
On opening the week with a win…
"Good win for our guys. It was important to get that doubles point with Fresno State coming in here; I think we made that mountain a little tougher to climb for them after that. Now we need to make sure we stretch well, hydrate will and take care of our bodies."
On reaching 200 career wins…
"Obviously I'm proud of it, and I'm really proud that all 200 have come at the University of Oregon. I've been blessed to work with a great coach in Coach Jonas (Piibor), and we've been able to recruit great student athletes. I've been able to work with so many great people here and I'm proud of this win and hopefully there are many more to come."
Cormac Clissold, Junior
On helping Schyllander reach 200 wins…
"We were trying to get it done for him today. That's a huge achievement and we're all just stoked to be a part of it."
Notable: Clissold and Laurent improved to 25-3 (.893) all-time when playing together and have the 10th-most wins in UO history … Amos notched his 83rd career singles win, moving him within one win of second place in UO history and seven off the all-time record … Amos and Soemarno notched their 22nd doubles win together, moving them into a tie for 15th on the UO list … Laurent won his ninth-straight singles match to improve to 34-8 (.810) in his career, 15-2 (.882) this season and 9-0 in his career at the No. 1 singles spot.
Up Next: The Ducks are back in action Friday night at 5 p.m. against Nebraska at the Student Tennis Center.
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