Saturday, January 10
Eugene, Ore.
12 p.m. PT
University of Oregon
7
vs
0
UC Riverside
Men's Tennis Opens Season With a Sweep
01/10/26 | Men's Tennis
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon opened the 2026 season with a dominant performance, sweeping UC Riverside 7–0 on Friday in a nonconference men's tennis dual match.
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The Ducks (1–0) secured the doubles point with convincing wins across all three courts. Declan Galligan and Russell Soohoo set the tone with a 6–1 victory at No. 3 doubles, followed by Matthew Burton and Pierre Mouesca's 6–2 win at the top spot. Vlad Breazu and Cameron Burton completed the sweep with a 6–2 decision at No. 2 to give Oregon an early 1–0 lead.
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Oregon carried that momentum into singles play, winning all six matches in straight sets or three sets. Breazu rolled past Ivaylo Simeonov 6–2, 6–0 at No. 1 singles, while Mouesca was equally efficient with a 6–1, 6–1 win at No. 2. Matthew Burton added a 6–2, 6–4 victory at No. 3, and Soohoo followed with a 6–2, 6–1 decision at No. 4.
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Galligan earned Oregon's fifth singles point after an injury retirement at No. 5, and Cameron Burton closed out the sweep by rallying for a 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 victory at No. 6.
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The Ducks (1–0) secured the doubles point with convincing wins across all three courts. Declan Galligan and Russell Soohoo set the tone with a 6–1 victory at No. 3 doubles, followed by Matthew Burton and Pierre Mouesca's 6–2 win at the top spot. Vlad Breazu and Cameron Burton completed the sweep with a 6–2 decision at No. 2 to give Oregon an early 1–0 lead.
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Oregon carried that momentum into singles play, winning all six matches in straight sets or three sets. Breazu rolled past Ivaylo Simeonov 6–2, 6–0 at No. 1 singles, while Mouesca was equally efficient with a 6–1, 6–1 win at No. 2. Matthew Burton added a 6–2, 6–4 victory at No. 3, and Soohoo followed with a 6–2, 6–1 decision at No. 4.
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Galligan earned Oregon's fifth singles point after an injury retirement at No. 5, and Cameron Burton closed out the sweep by rallying for a 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 victory at No. 6.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Ivaylo Simeonov / 0 [UCR]
20
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Alexey Efremov / 0 [UCR]
11
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Lu Ibarrondo Suarez / 0 [UCR]
24
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Andrew Lavine / 0 [UCR]
21
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Oewn Pearson / 0 [UCR]
55
75
#6 Singles Match
123
Michael Chang / 0 [UCR]
634
266
Order of Finish:
4,2,1,3,5,6
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