Breazu, Vandecasteele Named to All-Conference Teams
05/02/24 | Men's Tennis
Burton, Cierny Earn Honorable Mention
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon men's tennis senior Quinn Vandecasteele was named to the All-Pac-12 First Team today and teammate Vlad Breazu made the second team. Matthew Burton and David Cierny earned honorable mention.
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Vandecasteele won 10 matches at the No.1 singles spot for the Ducks this season, with two wins over ranked opponents. The 2023 second team All-Pac-12 honoree teamed up with Matther Burton in doubles and the duo led the team with a 14-8 record on court one. Vandecasteele helped the Ducks secure wins over Purdue, Nebraska, Washington, USC, and UCLA to name a few. He and Burton won seven of their final nine matches of the season in doubles. The first team nod is the first for a UO player since Thomas Laurent in 2019.
Breazu earns his first all-conference honors in just his second season on campus. Spending most of the season on court three, Breazu amassed an 11-10 record and secured numerous match-clinching points for the Ducks. He went 8-1 in doubles, teaming up with Avi Shugar as a force on court three.
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Burton went 11-11 in singles as a freshman at Oregon. He picked up wins against ASU, UCLA, Utah, Cal and Washington in conference play. Burton and Vandecasteele also anchored the doubles lineup with a 14-8 record on the first court. Cierny spent most of the season at the No. 2 spot and picked up five wins in both singles and doubles, teaming up with Ray Lo.
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Vandecasteele won 10 matches at the No.1 singles spot for the Ducks this season, with two wins over ranked opponents. The 2023 second team All-Pac-12 honoree teamed up with Matther Burton in doubles and the duo led the team with a 14-8 record on court one. Vandecasteele helped the Ducks secure wins over Purdue, Nebraska, Washington, USC, and UCLA to name a few. He and Burton won seven of their final nine matches of the season in doubles. The first team nod is the first for a UO player since Thomas Laurent in 2019.
Breazu earns his first all-conference honors in just his second season on campus. Spending most of the season on court three, Breazu amassed an 11-10 record and secured numerous match-clinching points for the Ducks. He went 8-1 in doubles, teaming up with Avi Shugar as a force on court three.Â
Burton went 11-11 in singles as a freshman at Oregon. He picked up wins against ASU, UCLA, Utah, Cal and Washington in conference play. Burton and Vandecasteele also anchored the doubles lineup with a 14-8 record on the first court. Cierny spent most of the season at the No. 2 spot and picked up five wins in both singles and doubles, teaming up with Ray Lo.
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