Friday, January 24
Eugene, OR
2:00 PM
University of Oregon
6
vs
1
UC Davis
Photo by: @EricEvansPhoto
Ducks Dominate Season Opener
01/24/20 | Women's Tennis
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon dominated from start to finish on Friday, led by strong performances by a trio of freshman in a 6-1 win over UC Davis in the spring season opener at the Student Tennis Center.
How it Happened: The Ducks set the tone on in doubles as the duos of Julia Eshet and Lillian Mould and Uxia Martinez Moral and Myah Petchey each built big leads early. Eshet and Mould took their match. 6-4, before Martinez Moral and Petchey followed soon after with a 6-3 win to take the doubles point.
Martinez Moral kept it going with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 win to put up the Ducks' second point of the match. After Rifanty Kahfiani too her match at the No. 1 spot when her opponent retired in the second set, Eshet secured the clincher with a 6-3, 6-0 win at the No. 4 spot. Petchey and Mould also secured wins for the Ducks to wrap up the season-opening victory.
Oregon 6, UC Davis 1
Doubles
1. Rifanty Kahfiani/Paiton Wagner vs. Sara Tsukamoto/Lauren Ko, 5-5 (uf)
2. Julia Eshet/Lillian Mould def. Kristina Breisacher/Shirley Hall, 6-4
3. Uxia Martinez Moral/Myah Petchey def. Jessica Walker/Yana Gurevich, 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3
Singles
1. Rifanty Kahfiani def. Sara Tsukamoto, 6-2, 3-1 (ret.)
2. Lillian Mould def. Kristina Breisacher, 6-4, 6-3
3. Uxia Martinez Moral def. Shirley Hall, 6-0, 6-0
4. Julia Eshet def. Yana Gurevich, 6-3, 6-0
5. Myah Petchey def. Lauren Ko, 6-3, 6-2
6. Kristina Evloeva def. Madisen Olsen, 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 4*, 5, 6, 2
*clincher
Quotable: Head coach Courtney Nagle
"I feel pretty good. I think across the board we got a little more comfortable competing again. I told the girls I was really proud of the way they competed. I thought they were consistent throughout games and they really tried to make their opponents uncomfortable and they were able to execute well."
Up Next: The Ducks continue their home-opening weekend Saturday by hosting Portland State at 12 p.m. in the Student Tennis Center.
How it Happened: The Ducks set the tone on in doubles as the duos of Julia Eshet and Lillian Mould and Uxia Martinez Moral and Myah Petchey each built big leads early. Eshet and Mould took their match. 6-4, before Martinez Moral and Petchey followed soon after with a 6-3 win to take the doubles point.
Martinez Moral kept it going with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 win to put up the Ducks' second point of the match. After Rifanty Kahfiani too her match at the No. 1 spot when her opponent retired in the second set, Eshet secured the clincher with a 6-3, 6-0 win at the No. 4 spot. Petchey and Mould also secured wins for the Ducks to wrap up the season-opening victory.
Oregon 6, UC Davis 1
Doubles
1. Rifanty Kahfiani/Paiton Wagner vs. Sara Tsukamoto/Lauren Ko, 5-5 (uf)
2. Julia Eshet/Lillian Mould def. Kristina Breisacher/Shirley Hall, 6-4
3. Uxia Martinez Moral/Myah Petchey def. Jessica Walker/Yana Gurevich, 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3
Singles
1. Rifanty Kahfiani def. Sara Tsukamoto, 6-2, 3-1 (ret.)
2. Lillian Mould def. Kristina Breisacher, 6-4, 6-3
3. Uxia Martinez Moral def. Shirley Hall, 6-0, 6-0
4. Julia Eshet def. Yana Gurevich, 6-3, 6-0
5. Myah Petchey def. Lauren Ko, 6-3, 6-2
6. Kristina Evloeva def. Madisen Olsen, 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 4*, 5, 6, 2
*clincher
Quotable: Head coach Courtney Nagle
"I feel pretty good. I think across the board we got a little more comfortable competing again. I told the girls I was really proud of the way they competed. I thought they were consistent throughout games and they really tried to make their opponents uncomfortable and they were able to execute well."
Up Next: The Ducks continue their home-opening weekend Saturday by hosting Portland State at 12 p.m. in the Student Tennis Center.
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