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Ducks Cap Off Weekend at Husky Invite
10/13/19 | Women's Tennis
SEATTLE, Wash. – Rifanty Kahfiani and Julia Eshet each finished off unbeaten weekends of singles play while Oregon's trio of freshmen had productive days on the final day of action at the Husky Invitational.
How it Happened: Kahfiani swept through her opening round match against Idaho's Melissa Huchet, 6-4, 6-4, before topping Washington's Vanessa Wong, 6-3, 6-4. The senior then took a three-set thriller against Antonia Balzert of Colorado, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in her final singles match before winning both her doubles matches, paired with Allison Mulville and Uxia Martinez Moral.
Eshet began her weekend with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 win over Illana Oleynik of Idaho before sweeping her next two singles matches. She won both her doubles matches, 6-1 and 6-4, paired with freshman Lillian Mould before dropping her final doubles match.
Freshmen Uxia Martinez Moral, Lillian Mould and Myah Petchey all went 2-1 in singles play over the weekend while Martinez Moral and Mould both went 2-1 in doubles play.
Results:
Singles:
Rifanty Kahfiani (Oregon) def. Antonia Balzert (Colorado) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
Lillian Mould (Oregon) def. Sophia Derivan (Colorado) 6-2, 6-3
Julia Eshet (Oregon) def. Tullulah Farrow (Colorado) 6-1, 6-2
Allison Mulville (Oregon) def. Eszter Zador (Portland State) 6-1, 6-3
Uxia Martinez Moral (Oregon) def. Ky Ecton (Colorado) 6-3, 6-0
Myah Petchey (Oregon) def. Jacinta Milenkoski (Portland State) 7-6
Gerda Upeniece (Portland State) def. Taryn Fujimori (Oregon) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-3)
Ellen Puzak (Colorado) def. Madisen Olsen (Oregon) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles:
Vanessa Wong/Natsuho Arakawa (Washington) def. Lillian Mould/Julia Eshet (Oregon) 6-2
Delara Zamani/Ashley Chang (Washington) def. Rifanty Kahfiani/Allison Mulville (Oregon) 6-4
Zoey Weil/Nika Zupancic (Washington) def. Uxia Martinez Moral/Myah Petchey (Oregon) 6-4
Up Next: The Ducks will head to ITA Regionals beginning Friday, Oct. 18 in Stanford, Calif.
How it Happened: Kahfiani swept through her opening round match against Idaho's Melissa Huchet, 6-4, 6-4, before topping Washington's Vanessa Wong, 6-3, 6-4. The senior then took a three-set thriller against Antonia Balzert of Colorado, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in her final singles match before winning both her doubles matches, paired with Allison Mulville and Uxia Martinez Moral.
Eshet began her weekend with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 win over Illana Oleynik of Idaho before sweeping her next two singles matches. She won both her doubles matches, 6-1 and 6-4, paired with freshman Lillian Mould before dropping her final doubles match.
Freshmen Uxia Martinez Moral, Lillian Mould and Myah Petchey all went 2-1 in singles play over the weekend while Martinez Moral and Mould both went 2-1 in doubles play.
Results:
Singles:
Rifanty Kahfiani (Oregon) def. Antonia Balzert (Colorado) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
Lillian Mould (Oregon) def. Sophia Derivan (Colorado) 6-2, 6-3
Julia Eshet (Oregon) def. Tullulah Farrow (Colorado) 6-1, 6-2
Allison Mulville (Oregon) def. Eszter Zador (Portland State) 6-1, 6-3
Uxia Martinez Moral (Oregon) def. Ky Ecton (Colorado) 6-3, 6-0
Myah Petchey (Oregon) def. Jacinta Milenkoski (Portland State) 7-6
Gerda Upeniece (Portland State) def. Taryn Fujimori (Oregon) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-3)
Ellen Puzak (Colorado) def. Madisen Olsen (Oregon) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles:
Vanessa Wong/Natsuho Arakawa (Washington) def. Lillian Mould/Julia Eshet (Oregon) 6-2
Delara Zamani/Ashley Chang (Washington) def. Rifanty Kahfiani/Allison Mulville (Oregon) 6-4
Zoey Weil/Nika Zupancic (Washington) def. Uxia Martinez Moral/Myah Petchey (Oregon) 6-4
Up Next: The Ducks will head to ITA Regionals beginning Friday, Oct. 18 in Stanford, Calif.
Players Mentioned
Karin Young: "It's all so new and exciting"
Tuesday, May 03
Courtney Nagle: "I'm super excited for this team."
Tuesday, May 03
Sophie Luescher: "It's a really nice feeling."
Tuesday, May 03
Petra Salko Life after University of Oregon
Monday, December 30

















