Ducks Fly Past Tigers, 5-2

Friday, March 7

Eugene, Ore.

1:30 p.m.

University of Oregon

Pacific

Photo by: GoDucks.com

03/07/08 | Men's Tennis

By: GoDucks.com

Eugene, Ore.? The Ducks take the victory, 5-2 to the Pacific Tigers at the Student Tennis Center after three losses, bringing their season record to an even 7-7.

The No.3 spot finished first in doubles play, when Francisco Gallardo and Stephen Wiechert defeated Vegerd Veskigami and Pedro Toledo, 8-4.

After a hard fought match at the No.2 spot, Alexander Cornelissen and Marcos Verdasco posted 8 points to Artem Gramma and Renan Delsin's 6, gaining the second Duck victory of the afternoon.

The match at the No.1 spot went into overtime. After an 8-8 tie, Moritz Starke and David Gonzalez defeated Marcos Verdasco and Geoff Embry in a heart breaking loss, 8-9.

Oregon received the doubles point after winning two out of the three matches.

As singles play began, the Ducks played steadily, winning three out of the first six matches.

The first finisher was Mortera at the No.5 spot, defeating Veskimagi 6-2, 6-1.

The match at the No.6 spot finished next, with Wiechert surpassing Chase Oliphant, 6-2, 6-2.

The first Oregon loss came at the No.1 spot, when Verdasco fell to Starke, 4-6, 2-6.

Cornelissen went down in the first match at the No.3 spot, but he brought it back in the next match, winning 7-5. Sadly, the third match spelled defeat for the Ducks, when Gonzalez won it 6-2.

Embry lost 3-6 in the first match at the No.4 spot, but with a spectacular comeback redeemed himself in the second, winning 6-4. The third match brought the Ducks another victory, with Embry winning 6-3.

Starting out with a first match score of 6-4 at the No.2 spot, Gallardo fell behind Gramma in the second, 2-6. Gallardo was able to take the victory with a third match score of 6-4.

The Ducks win 5-2, making their season record 7-7.

Next week the Ducks head to Portland for a match on Tuesday, March 11 at 2 p.m. Then, after two weeks they return to Eugene to face UC Riverside, USC, and UCLA.

RESULTS

Doubles
1. Starke/Gonzalez (PAC) def. Embry/Verdasco (ORE), 8-9
2. Cornelissen/Mortera (ORE) def. Gramma/Delsin (PAC), 8-6
3. Gallardo/Wiechert (ORE) def. Veskimagi/Pedro Toledo (PAC), 8-4
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles
1. Moritz Starke (PAC) def. Marcos Verdasco (ORE), 6-4, 6-2
2. Francisco Gallardo (ORE) def. Artem Gramma (PAC), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
3. David Gonzalez (PAC) def. Alexander Cornelissen (ORE), 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
4. Geoff Embry (ORE) def. Renan Delsin (PAC), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
5. Romeo Mortera (ORE) def. Vegerd Veskimagi (PAC), 6-2, 6-1
6. Stephen Wiechert (ORE) def. Chase Oliphant (PAC), 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 1, 3, 4, 2