Friday, April 7
Tucson, AZ
3:00 PM
University of Oregon
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Arizona
Photo by: Molly McPherson
No. 12 Wildcats Defeat Ducks
04/07/23 | Men's Tennis
TUCSON, Ariz.  – Oregon men's tennis dropped their match today against No. 12 ranked Arizona 4-1. Vlad Breazu got his third win in a row, and Joshua Charlton and Quinn Vandecasteele were in nail-biting matches against ITA ranked players when the match was clinched by Arizona.
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A strong performance from the Wildcats doubles teams got things started in this one. Arizona took early leads on all three courts, getting their first win on court one, 6-2. Ivailo Keremedchiev and Jesper Klov-Nilsson were in a tight one when U of A secured the doubles points after a 6-4 win on court three. Oregon's singles lineup would need to win four matches to come from behind and win.
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The final score would not end up reflecting how hard the Ducks fought in this one. Ray Lo was forced into an early exit due to injury and Klov-Nilsson was swept in his match, giving Arizona a 3-0 lead. Oregon battled back and got a point from Vlad Breazu on court five with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 victory. It was the freshman's third-straight win and his twelfth of the season. Charlton grinded out a 7-6(7) first set win and Quinn Vandecasteele took his first set 6-4, leaving the Ducks within striking distance.
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Ivailo Keremedchiev got a huge second set win to force a third set on court four and the Ducks still had life. With Charlton in a second-set tie breaker and Vandecasteele up a point in the third set against the No. 32 ranked ITA player, Arizona clinched the match on court four.
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Oregon will hope for the same fight and a different result on Sunday, facing ASU at 10:30 a.m. PT.
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A strong performance from the Wildcats doubles teams got things started in this one. Arizona took early leads on all three courts, getting their first win on court one, 6-2. Ivailo Keremedchiev and Jesper Klov-Nilsson were in a tight one when U of A secured the doubles points after a 6-4 win on court three. Oregon's singles lineup would need to win four matches to come from behind and win.
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The final score would not end up reflecting how hard the Ducks fought in this one. Ray Lo was forced into an early exit due to injury and Klov-Nilsson was swept in his match, giving Arizona a 3-0 lead. Oregon battled back and got a point from Vlad Breazu on court five with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 victory. It was the freshman's third-straight win and his twelfth of the season. Charlton grinded out a 7-6(7) first set win and Quinn Vandecasteele took his first set 6-4, leaving the Ducks within striking distance.
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Ivailo Keremedchiev got a huge second set win to force a third set on court four and the Ducks still had life. With Charlton in a second-set tie breaker and Vandecasteele up a point in the third set against the No. 32 ranked ITA player, Arizona clinched the match on court four.
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Oregon will hope for the same fight and a different result on Sunday, facing ASU at 10:30 a.m. PT.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
76UF
Colton Smith / 0 (64/-) [ARIZ]
66UF
#2 Singles Match
1234
662UF
Jonas Ziverts / 0 (32/-) [ARIZ]
471UF
#3 Singles Match
12
33
Gustaf Strom / 0 [ARIZ]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
461
Nick Lagaev / 0 (108/-) [ARIZ]
646
#5 Singles Match
123
616
Jay Friend / 0 [ARIZ]
462
#6 Singles Match
1
1
Dominique Rolland / 0 [ARIZ]
6
Order of Finish:
6,3,5,4
Players Mentioned
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