Home Weekend against UCSB, No. 17 Michigan

EUGENE, Ore. – On the heels of two season-opening sweeps, the Oregon men's tennis team returns to the courts this weekend to host UCSB and No. 17 Michigan. Both teams advanced to the second round of last year's NCAA Tournament.

Saturday, Jan. 18 – 11 a.m.
Oregon vs UCSB
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Sunday, Jan. 19 – 11 a.m.
Oregon vs #17 Michigan
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Last Time Out
The Ducks capped their two-win opening day (Jan. 11) with a 7-0 triumph over Portland State; the team swept Eastern Washington in its first match. Playing out all matches, Oregon was 18-for-18 over the two outings with seven different Ducks picking up at least one singles victory. Sophomore Joshua Charlton—the No. 14 player in the country—won his team-leading 11^th and 12^th matches of the year.

Career Movement
With wins against Eastern Washington and Portland State alongside sophomore Joshua Charlton, senior Ty Gentry pushed his career total to 64 doubles victories. That figure ties Manuel Kost (2001-05) for the ninth most in program history. Gentry and Charlton (9-2) are the No. 8-ranked duo in the country.

UO Top 10 Career Wins (doubles)
1. 93 – Robin Cambier (2010-14)
2. 83 – Cormac Clissold (2014-18)
3. 79 – Simon Stevens (2014-18)
4. 76 – Thomas Laurent (2016-19)
5. 75 – Daniel Sardu (2011-15)
6. 71 – Daan Maasland (2012-16)
7. 68 – Jayson Amos (2013-17)
8. 65 – Oded Teig (1999-03)
9. 64 – Manuel Kost (2001-05)
64 – Ty Gentry (2016-pres.)

About UCSB
Saturday's match will mark the season opener for UCSB. The Gauchos return three players that won at least 15 matches last season including senior Joseph Guillin who finished the 2018-19 campaign with a 23-11 record. Guillin earned a No. 8 national ranking after the fall tournament season. He was the ITA Southwest Regional champion and advanced to the round of 16 at the ITA National Fall Championships.

About Michigan
The Wolverines enter the dual season as the No. 17 team in the country. Michigan dropped its season opener Wednesday, a 4-3 home loss to No. 23 NC State. The Wolverines return nine from last season's NCAA team including sophomore Andrew Fenty, the 2019 ITA National Freshman of the Year. Fenty and junior Mattias Siimar are No. 5 in the latest doubles rankings. Individually, Fenty sits at No. 78 nationally while freshman Ondrej Styler sits at No. 94 in the country after an impressive fall.

Top-Notch Schedule
The Ducks are scheduled to face up to nine teams mentioned in the Jan. 8 release of the ITA preseason rankings. Five of those will be played in Eugene including a non-conference date with No. 17 Michigan. Oregon is also set for seven home matches against teams that played in last year's NCAA Tournament…

Jan. 18 vs UCSB
Jan. 19 vs #17 Michigan
Feb. 2 vs Drake
Feb. 28 vs #3 USC
March 1 vs #11 UCLA
April 10 vs (rv) Arizona
April 12 vs #25 Arizona State

Approaching a Milestone
Head coach Nils Schyllander is currently in his 14^th season at the helm of the men's program at Oregon. In that time, he has a 189-133 (.587) record with four NCAA Tournament appearances. Overall, he has spent 17 years at Oregon having additionally served as the women's head coach from 2002-2006 when he posted a 58-41 (.586) mark. Schyllander enters the weekend three shy of 250 career victories.

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