Ducks Open Fall Slate in Tulsa, Santa Barbara
10/03/18 | Men's Tennis
EUGENE, Ore. – Already carrying a preseason No. 8 national ranking, senior Thomas Laurent will be the No. 6 seed in the main draw of this week's ITA All-American in Tulsa. Laurent is scheduled to face Sam Riffice of Florida in Thursday's first round at 10:30 a.m.
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The remainder of the Ducks' roster is headed to Santa Barbara this weekend for the UCSB Classic.
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ITA All-American Singles Draw | Live Scoring/Video
Laurent is making his third appearance at the ITA All-American tournament including last year's trip to the semifinals that featured a win over the No. 8 seed in the round of 16. With his run, Laurent became the first player in program history to advance to the All-American Sweet 16.
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In his debut at the ITA All-American in 2016, the Montpellier, France, native advanced to the second round of the main draw after picking up three wins to work through the qualifying rounds.
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Laurent enters his senior campaign with a 75-20 career singles record which puts him 18 wins shy of the program's top mark of 93 victories by Jayson Amos (2013-17).
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Players will be competing to secure a berth into the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships (Nov. 7-11) in Surprise, Ariz. Singles quarterfinalists in the main draw and finalists in the consolation draw will clinch a spot at the end-of-fall national event.
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UCSB Classic Tournament Draw
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In Santa Barbara, the Ducks' weekend at the UCSB Classic begins Friday with seven singles entries and three doubles teams. Among the Ducks set to take the court, junior Ty Gentry will be in action on the heels of posting a 25-6 record last season. Gentry will be joined in the 'A' Flight draw by newcomers Joshua Charlton and Emmanuel Coste.
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Senior Armando Soemarno is paired with sophomore Charles Roberts as Oregon's top returning doubles team. The duo finished last season with a 12-6 record and appears in the 'A' Flight of the doubles draw.
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The remainder of the Ducks' roster is headed to Santa Barbara this weekend for the UCSB Classic.
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ITA All-American Singles Draw | Live Scoring/Video
Laurent is making his third appearance at the ITA All-American tournament including last year's trip to the semifinals that featured a win over the No. 8 seed in the round of 16. With his run, Laurent became the first player in program history to advance to the All-American Sweet 16.
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In his debut at the ITA All-American in 2016, the Montpellier, France, native advanced to the second round of the main draw after picking up three wins to work through the qualifying rounds.
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Laurent enters his senior campaign with a 75-20 career singles record which puts him 18 wins shy of the program's top mark of 93 victories by Jayson Amos (2013-17).
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Players will be competing to secure a berth into the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships (Nov. 7-11) in Surprise, Ariz. Singles quarterfinalists in the main draw and finalists in the consolation draw will clinch a spot at the end-of-fall national event.
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UCSB Classic Tournament Draw
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In Santa Barbara, the Ducks' weekend at the UCSB Classic begins Friday with seven singles entries and three doubles teams. Among the Ducks set to take the court, junior Ty Gentry will be in action on the heels of posting a 25-6 record last season. Gentry will be joined in the 'A' Flight draw by newcomers Joshua Charlton and Emmanuel Coste.
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Senior Armando Soemarno is paired with sophomore Charles Roberts as Oregon's top returning doubles team. The duo finished last season with a 12-6 record and appears in the 'A' Flight of the doubles draw.
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