Oregon Heads To Arizona For More Pac-10 Action
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Oregon (11-9, 0-2) travels down south for two Pac-10 duals this week. The Ducks are looking to battle back after suffering two 1-6 conference losses to No. 4 USC and then-No. 6 UCLA. Sophomore Geoff Embry’s eight-match winning streak was snapped on Saturday in the loss to the Trojans, but one more victory (9-6) would put him at double digits for the year. Currently the Ducks have three players with double-digit singles records, led by sophomore Alex Cornelissen (11-9), Romeo Mortera (11-6) and Francisco Gallardo (10-10).
This week the Ducks travel to Arizona State (12-2, 0-2) and Arizona (10-7, 0-2). Both Arizona programs had trouble in their respective opening weekend of Pac-10 action, as the No. 65 Wildcats and the No. 22 Sun Devils lost duals at No. 25 Stanford and No. 31 Cal.
GETTING TO KNOW ARIZONA STATE
Arizona State took its undefeated 12-0 record to the Bay Area last week, and returned to Tempe with its first two losses. On Friday, the then-No. 15 Sun Devils were swept by 25th-ranked Stanford, 7-0. ASU then traveled to Cal for its second match, dropping a close 4-3 decision to the No. 31 Golden Bears. Entering this week as the 22nd-ranked team in the country, the Sun Devils will square off with the Ducks at 1:30 p.m on Friday. Sophomore Andres Arango leads the singles squad with a No. 61 ranking, followed by sophomore teammate Matt Brooklyn (No. 116). Brooklyn and teammate TJ Bellama also have the 53rd-ranked doubles team in the country.
GETTING TO KNOW ARIZONA
The Wildcats head into this week having lost five consecutive duals. Their last win came on March 1, with a 5-2 decision over BYU. With a 10-7, 0-2 record on the year, Arizona will host Washington on Friday, before battling the Ducks on Sunday. Arizona opened Pac-10 play last week against top-ranked opponents and lost both of its matches, 5-2. The Wildcats first played No. 31 Cal, before taking on No. 25 Stanford. Senior Claudio Christen is the top-ranked Wildcat, at No. 74 in the nation. Christen and doubles teammates Jay Goldman are the 56th-ranked tandem in the country.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Currently seven Pac-10 teams are ranked in the nation’s top 75 on www.CollegeTennisOnline.com. The UCLA Bruins lead the conference at fourth in the country, closely followed by USC (5), Arizona State (22), Washington (23), Stanford (25), California (31) and Arizona (65). The conference also has 16 players ranked in the nation’s top 125. The Cardinal boast the second-ranked player with freshman Alex Clayton, while USC also has a top-10 player with seventh-ranked Robert Farah. The list continues with No. 23 Mathieu Dehaine (UCLA), No. 34 Kaes Van’t Hof (USC), No. 38 Harel Srugo (UCLA), No. 45 Holden Seguso (UCLA), No. 53 Gary Sacks (USC), No. 61 Andres Arango (ASU), No. 67 Matt Bruch (Stanford), No. 74 Claudio Christen (Arizona), No. 82 Patrik Fisher (Washington), No. 87 Jaak Poldma (USC), No. 92 Kalim Stewart (Cal), No. 95 Richard Wire (Stanford), No. 96 Jeenan Jedunchezhiyan (Washington), No. 116 Matt Brooklyn (ASU).
RECENT RESULTS
No. 4 USC 6, OREGON 1*
March 28 (Eugene, Ore.)
Doubles
1. Van’t Hof/Piotrowski (USC) def. Cornelissen/Verdasco (ORE), 8-5
2. Magdas/Sacks (USC) def. Embry/Mortera (ORE), 8-3
3. Levis/Poldma (USC) def. Gallardo/Wiechert (ORE), 8-7
Singles
1. No. 46 Kaes Van’t Hof (USC) def. Marcos Verdasco (ORE), 6-3, 6-3
2. Jaak Poldma (USC) def. Francisco Gallardo (ORE), 6-2, 6-4
3. No. 54 Gary Sacks (USC) def. Alex Cornelissen (ORE), 6-3, 6-3
4. Abdullah Magdas (USC) def. Romeo Mortera (ORE), 6-3, 6-7, 10-8
5. Geoff Embry (ORE) def. Jason McNaughton (USC), 5-7, 6-4, 10-8
6. Andrew Piotrowski (USC) def. Stephen Wiechert (ORE), 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8-6)
No. 6 UCLA 6, OREGON 1*
March 29 (Eugene, Ore.)
Doubles
1. No. 37 Meister/Srugo (UCLA) def. Cornelissen/Verdasco (ORE), 7-6 (4)
2. Dehaine/Seguso (UCLA) def. Embry/Mortera (ORE), 8-3
3. Drean/ Michael Look (UCLA) def. Gallardo/Wiechert (ORE), 8-5
Singles
1. Marcos Verdasco (ORE) def. No. 30 Harel Srugo (UCLA), 7-6, ret.
2. No. 21 Mathieu Dehaine (UCLA) def. Francisco Gallardo (ORE), 6-2, 6-4
3. No. 31 Holden Seguso (UCLA) def. Alex Cornelissen (ORE), 1-6, 6-3, 6-0
4. Jeremy Drean (UCLA) def. Romeo Mortera (ORE), 6-2, 6-4
5. Nick Meister (UCLA) def. Geoff Embry (ORE), 6-4, 6-4
6. Ahmed Ismail (UCLA) def. Stephen Wiechert (ORE), 6-4, 7-6 (9-6)
Oregon (11-9, 0-2) travels down south for two Pac-10 duals this week. The Ducks are looking to battle back after suffering two 1-6 conference losses to No. 4 USC and then-No. 6 UCLA. Sophomore Geoff Embry’s eight-match winning streak was snapped on Saturday in the loss to the Trojans, but one more victory (9-6) would put him at double digits for the year. Currently the Ducks have three players with double-digit singles records, led by sophomore Alex Cornelissen (11-9), Romeo Mortera (11-6) and Francisco Gallardo (10-10).
This week the Ducks travel to Arizona State (12-2, 0-2) and Arizona (10-7, 0-2). Both Arizona programs had trouble in their respective opening weekend of Pac-10 action, as the No. 65 Wildcats and the No. 22 Sun Devils lost duals at No. 25 Stanford and No. 31 Cal.
GETTING TO KNOW ARIZONA STATE
Arizona State took its undefeated 12-0 record to the Bay Area last week, and returned to Tempe with its first two losses. On Friday, the then-No. 15 Sun Devils were swept by 25th-ranked Stanford, 7-0. ASU then traveled to Cal for its second match, dropping a close 4-3 decision to the No. 31 Golden Bears. Entering this week as the 22nd-ranked team in the country, the Sun Devils will square off with the Ducks at 1:30 p.m on Friday. Sophomore Andres Arango leads the singles squad with a No. 61 ranking, followed by sophomore teammate Matt Brooklyn (No. 116). Brooklyn and teammate TJ Bellama also have the 53rd-ranked doubles team in the country.
GETTING TO KNOW ARIZONA
The Wildcats head into this week having lost five consecutive duals. Their last win came on March 1, with a 5-2 decision over BYU. With a 10-7, 0-2 record on the year, Arizona will host Washington on Friday, before battling the Ducks on Sunday. Arizona opened Pac-10 play last week against top-ranked opponents and lost both of its matches, 5-2. The Wildcats first played No. 31 Cal, before taking on No. 25 Stanford. Senior Claudio Christen is the top-ranked Wildcat, at No. 74 in the nation. Christen and doubles teammates Jay Goldman are the 56th-ranked tandem in the country.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Currently seven Pac-10 teams are ranked in the nation’s top 75 on www.CollegeTennisOnline.com. The UCLA Bruins lead the conference at fourth in the country, closely followed by USC (5), Arizona State (22), Washington (23), Stanford (25), California (31) and Arizona (65). The conference also has 16 players ranked in the nation’s top 125. The Cardinal boast the second-ranked player with freshman Alex Clayton, while USC also has a top-10 player with seventh-ranked Robert Farah. The list continues with No. 23 Mathieu Dehaine (UCLA), No. 34 Kaes Van’t Hof (USC), No. 38 Harel Srugo (UCLA), No. 45 Holden Seguso (UCLA), No. 53 Gary Sacks (USC), No. 61 Andres Arango (ASU), No. 67 Matt Bruch (Stanford), No. 74 Claudio Christen (Arizona), No. 82 Patrik Fisher (Washington), No. 87 Jaak Poldma (USC), No. 92 Kalim Stewart (Cal), No. 95 Richard Wire (Stanford), No. 96 Jeenan Jedunchezhiyan (Washington), No. 116 Matt Brooklyn (ASU).
RECENT RESULTS
No. 4 USC 6, OREGON 1*
March 28 (Eugene, Ore.)
Doubles
1. Van’t Hof/Piotrowski (USC) def. Cornelissen/Verdasco (ORE), 8-5
2. Magdas/Sacks (USC) def. Embry/Mortera (ORE), 8-3
3. Levis/Poldma (USC) def. Gallardo/Wiechert (ORE), 8-7
Singles
1. No. 46 Kaes Van’t Hof (USC) def. Marcos Verdasco (ORE), 6-3, 6-3
2. Jaak Poldma (USC) def. Francisco Gallardo (ORE), 6-2, 6-4
3. No. 54 Gary Sacks (USC) def. Alex Cornelissen (ORE), 6-3, 6-3
4. Abdullah Magdas (USC) def. Romeo Mortera (ORE), 6-3, 6-7, 10-8
5. Geoff Embry (ORE) def. Jason McNaughton (USC), 5-7, 6-4, 10-8
6. Andrew Piotrowski (USC) def. Stephen Wiechert (ORE), 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8-6)
No. 6 UCLA 6, OREGON 1*
March 29 (Eugene, Ore.)
Doubles
1. No. 37 Meister/Srugo (UCLA) def. Cornelissen/Verdasco (ORE), 7-6 (4)
2. Dehaine/Seguso (UCLA) def. Embry/Mortera (ORE), 8-3
3. Drean/ Michael Look (UCLA) def. Gallardo/Wiechert (ORE), 8-5
Singles
1. Marcos Verdasco (ORE) def. No. 30 Harel Srugo (UCLA), 7-6, ret.
2. No. 21 Mathieu Dehaine (UCLA) def. Francisco Gallardo (ORE), 6-2, 6-4
3. No. 31 Holden Seguso (UCLA) def. Alex Cornelissen (ORE), 1-6, 6-3, 6-0
4. Jeremy Drean (UCLA) def. Romeo Mortera (ORE), 6-2, 6-4
5. Nick Meister (UCLA) def. Geoff Embry (ORE), 6-4, 6-4
6. Ahmed Ismail (UCLA) def. Stephen Wiechert (ORE), 6-4, 7-6 (9-6)
