Tennis Wraps Up Regular Season Against No. 22 Huskies
WHAT'S UP
Climbing the Charts- Junior Sven Swinnen moved into 3rd all-time (57) on the Oregon career wins list and currently sits T-3rd (22) for single-season wins.
Clutch Wins- Swinnen and junior Manuel Kost were responsible for all three of Oregon’s points against No. 3 USC and No. 4 UCLA.
Going for the Record- Swinnen and sophomore Arron Spencer are three wins (16) away from tying the single-season doubles wins record (19).
Postseason Hopes- The Ducks are looking to head to the postseason for the first time since the 1999-00 season.
Conference Best- If the Ducks can defeat Washington it would clinch their best conference finish since 1999-00, when they finish T-5th.
LAST WEEK
#4 UCLA- The Ducks were defeated by the Bruins, 6-1. The lone victory for the Ducks came by way of No. 35 Sven Swinnen, who defeated No. 6 Tobias Clemens, 0-6, 6-4, (11-9). It was the second win this year for an Oregon singles player over a top 10 opponent (Manuel Kost defeated Washington’s No. 9, Alex Vlaski, 2/29).
#3 USC- Oregon played some its best tennis of the year but could not pull through against the Trojans, losing, 5-2. Swinnen came up with another victory over a ranked opponent, defeating No. 23 Adriano Biasella in two sets. Kost picked up Oregon’s second point, defeating No. 73 Johan Berg in two sets.
COACH RUSSELL QUOTE
“If the team wants to be playing in May, this is their chance to make a statement to the NCAA Selection Committee. We are on the bubble, and the Washington match couldn’t be a better opportunity, however, with the Huskies gunning for us, it will not be easy.”
THIS WEEK'S SCOUTING REPORT
#22 Washington - The Huskies are 13-8 overall and 3-3 in Pac-10 play. UW has two players ranked in the top 100. Alex Vlaski is ranked No. 9 and is 17-3 in duals, while Alex Slovic is ranked No. 42 and is also 17-3. Both players make up the No. 37 doubles team (8-2 duals). In their previous meeting (2/29), the Ducks defeated the Huskies, 4-3. The top three singles positions and the doubles point were all won by Oregon.
Oregon- 4, No. 18 (match day rank) Washington- 3
Student Tennis Center
Eugene, Ore.
Feb. 29
Singles
1. Manuel Kost (UO) def. Alex Vlaski (UW) 5-7, 7-6, 6-4
2. Sven Swinnen (UO) def. Alex Slovic (UW) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
3. Thomas Bieri (UO) def. Christian Palmanschofer (UW) 6-3, 6-4
4. Daniel Chu (UW) def. Markus Schiller (UO) 6-7, 6-3, 6-3
5. Pete Scharler (UW) def. Arron Spencer (UO) 6-2, 6-4
6. Chris Floyd (UW) def. Vlad Pino (UO) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
1. Bieri/Kost (UO) def. Slovic/Vlaski (UW) 8-4
2. Swinnen/Spncer (UO) def. Scharler/Palmanschofer (UW) 8-4
3. Chu/Weiss (UW) def. King/Schiller (UO) 8-3
