Swinnen Prevails But Ducks Fall Short
EUGENE, Ore. ? The Oregon men’s tennis team was defeated by the No. 4-ranked UCLA Bruins, 5-1. The loss drops Oregon to 9-8 overall and 1-4 in Pac-10 play.
Oregon has its chances but could not capitalize in doubles play, losing all three sets. Arron Spencer and Sven Swinnen faltered for only the 6th time (15-6) all year, losing to UCLA’s No. 8-ranked Alberto Francis and Kris Kwinta, 8-6. The duo led, 5-4, late in the match but could not hold the lead.
Manuel Kost and Markus Schiller, played for only the second time all season, and were defeated by Philipp Gruendler and Luben Pampoulov, 8-5, at the No. 2 position.
In singles, more of the same, with UCLA dominating the singles portion. The Bruins captured five of six matches.
The highlight of the day belonged to the No. 35-ranked Swinnen, who defeated the Bruins’ No. 6-ranked Tobias Clemens, 0-6, 6-4, (11-9). The win marked Swinnen’s 21st of the year and gives him a 4-1 record in conference play.
UCLA won at positions No. 2 through No. 6, winning all five matches in straight sets.
The Ducks return to action tomorrow (Sat., April 10, 1 p.m.) when they play host to the powerful USC Trojans ?currently ranked No. 3 in the nation ? at the 15th Avenue Courts. It is the last home match for Oregon this season.
No. 4 UCLA 6 Oregon 1
Eugene, Ore.
April 9
Doubles
1. (8) Francis/Kwinta (UCLA) def. Swinnen/Spencer (UO) 8-6
2. Gruendler/Pampoulov (UCLA) def. Kost/Schiller (UCLA) 8-5
3. Clemens/Surapol (UCLA) def. King/Bieri (UO) 8-1
Singles
1. (35) Sven Swinnen (UO) def. (6) Tobias Clemens (UCLA) 0-6, 6-4, (11-9)
2. Luben Pampoulov (UCLA) def. (88) Manuel Kost (UO) 7-6, 6-0
3. (82) Chris Lam (UCLA) def. Thomas Bieri (UO) 6-2, 6-2
4. (52) Alberto Francis (UCLA) def. Markus Schiller (UO) 6-4, 6-4
5. (62) Kris Kwinta (UCLA) def. Arron Spencer (UO) 6-0, 6-2
6. Philipp Gruendler (UCLA) def. Eric Pickard (UO) 6-0, 6-0
