Men's Tennis Host No. 3 Trojans and No. 4 Bruins
WHAT’S UP
Pac-10 Dominance - The Pac-10 once again looks to be the strongest conference in the country, with five teams in the top 25...three of which are in the top 10.
Individual Achievements - With three dual matches remaining, and the postseason, Manuel Kost, Sven Swinnen and Arron Spencer have already surpassed last season’s singles win total.
First Time For Everything - Last week against Arizona marked the first time all season the No. 2 position in doubles lost a match. The spot is currently 15-1 on the season.
Top of the Lineup Strength - The top two position's for Oregon are 24-8 in singles dual play.
LAST WEEK
#23 ARIZONA - The Ducks could not handle the bottom-half of the Wildcat lineup, losing at position’s No. 3 through No. 6. Sven Swinnen and Arron Spencer picked up their team-leading 14th doubles dual win of the year. Manuel Kost won his 12th dual of the season, winning in straight sets.
ARIZONA STATE - Oregon won its first Pac-10 Conference match since 2000 after defeating the Sun Devils, 4-3. The Ducks dropped the doubles point but won four of six singles matches. Swinnen and Kost won for the second time in as many days, while Eugene native, Spencer, won the clinching match at the No. 5 position.
COACH RUSSELL QUOTE
“I am so proud of how hard our guys played against Arizona State. We will obviously be tested this weekend to see if we can duplicate what we did last weekend.”
THIS WEEK'S SCOUTING REPORT
#4 UCLA - The Bruins are 14-5 on the season and boast four players ranked in the top 100. Tobias Clemens (No. 8) is 14-4 in duals at the No. 1 position. Five UCLA players have 20-plus overall wins on the season. Alberto Francis and Krzysztof Kwinta are the No. 8-ranked doubles team and are 15-4 in duals. The Bruins have impressive wins against No. 3 USC, No. 6 Ole Miss and No. 8 Florida. UCLA, however, was defeated by Arizona State, 5-2, earlier this year. The Ducks defeated Arizona State, 4-3, last weekend. UCLA defeated Oregon, 6-1, last season.
#3 USC - The Trojans are 16-2 on the season, with five players ranked in the top 100. No. 23-ranked Adriano Biasella is USC’s top-ranked player, with a 14-4 dual record at the No. 1 position. Drew Hoksins and Daniel Langre are ranked No. 9 in doubles and are 11-3 in dual matches. USC has defeated seven teams in the current top 25. The Trojans defeated the Ducks, 6-1, last season.
