University of Oregon
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Ducks Defeat Portland, 6-1, on Friday Night
01/24/09 | Women's Tennis
EUGENE, Ore. - The Oregon women's tennis team captured its second 6-1 decision of the day, this time defeating in-state rival Portland on Friday night at the Oregon Tennis Complex. The Ducks knocked off Idaho by the same score in the morning match.
Pavlina Smatova had the strongest outing of the evening, with a perfect 6-0, 6-0 showing at No. 2 singles. She also won at doubles, 8-5, with partner Stephanie Macfarlane.
Carmen Seremeta was also tough for the Ducks, winning 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 at No. 1 singles. She also won at doubles, 8-6, with partner Claudia Hirt.
Oregon freshmen Trudie du Toit and Madelie Janse van Rensburg stayed perfect in their collegiate careers, winning both their singles matches against UP.
Please see the live blog below for a match-by-match breakdown and full results.
DOUBLES
No. 1 UO Carmen Seremeta/Claudia Hirt vs. UP Megan Sporndli/Stephanie Fuchs (Oregon wins, 8-6)
5:14
- The Ducks tied up the first point, but UP earned the advantage and
closed out the first point, going up 1-0 ... 5:17 - It didn't take long
for the Ducks to tie up the match, 1-1, and have bolted out to a
40-love lead in the third point ... 5:26 - Oregon is really starting to
gel and the Ducks are up 4-1 at center court ... 5:34 - It is a battle
between No. 1 and No. 3 doubles, with both Oregon pairs up 5-2 ... 5:43
- The Ducks have tacked on another point and are looking to finish off
the No. 1 doubles match ... 5:49 - Carmen and Claudia are up 6-3 but UP
is on the verge of earning their fourth point ... 5:51 - UP is
rallying, up 30-love and looking to cut Oregon's lead to just one with
the score at 6-4 ... 5:53 - Oregon has surrendered three of the last
four points and the Ducks lead is just one at 6-5 ... 5:57 - The
struggles continue for Oregon's No. 1 squad and the match is now square
at 6-6 ... 6:02 - After squandering a handful of points and the lead
the Ducks have jumped back on top and lead 7-6 and have match point ...
6:05 - Oregon takes the doubles point with a tough victory at No. 1,
8-6.
No. 2 UO Pavlina Smatova/Stephanie MacFarlane vs. UP Anna Gullickson/Lacey Pflibsen (Oregon wins, 8-6)
5:10
- The first point of the night is scored in this match, with Pavlina
and Steph falling behind UP, 1-0 ... 5:18 - UP, after allowing the
Ducks to tie at 1-1, has taken two straight games to go up 3-1 on court
one ... 5:26 - Smatova and Macfarlane are battling back and have cut
the UP lead to just one at 3-2 ... 5:35 - The hardest fought match of
the doubles session is clearly at court one, where Oregon went down 4-2
but has just tallied their third point to make ... 5:43 - Smatova and
Macfarlane have evened it up, 4-4 ... 5:48 - The rally continues, as
the Ducks have jumped out a 5-4 lead ... 5:52 - Stamina will be the key
at No. 2 doubles tonight, as Portland has just pulled the match to a
5-5 draw ... 5:55 - Pavlina's powerful overhead smash sends Oregon to a
6-5 lead ... 6:01 - Ducks tack on another point, up 7-5 with the match
on the line ... 6:06 - Just seconds after seeing their teammates win on
the court next to them, Oregon puts away the final match 8-6.
No. 3 UO Siobhan Cavan/Madelie Janse van Rensburg vs UP Jenna Tanzar/Stephanie Doolittle (Oregon wins, 8-2)
5:11 - The Ducks strike first at No. 3 doubles and Madelie looks just as strong as she did in her earlier matches against Idaho ... 5:19 - Oregon and Portland have split the next two points on court three, with Siobhan and Madelie now up 2-1 ... 5:27 - Oregon is starting to run away with this one, up 4-1 and closing in on a fifth point ... 5:42 - Janse van Rensburg's first day of tennis in Eugene couldn't be going much better as she has continued her success from the morning matches by running out to a 7-2 lead with partner Siobhan Cavan in doubles play against Portland ... 5:48 - The first match to finish this evening, with Oregon taking down UP 8-2.
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After
taking the doubles point for the second time today, the Ducks will head
into the singles portion of tonight's match-up with Portland up 1-0. Clearly the presence of former Duck Anna Powaska has helped Oregon jump out to the early lead.
SINGLES
No. 1 Seremeta vs. Spornadli (Oregon wins, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1)
6:34
- After falling down 0-2 on center court, Carmen has rallied to even
the score at 2-2 ... 6:42 - The score is still tied up, but now at 3-3
...6:45 - Seremeta has taken the lead 4-3 with a fantastic point ... 6:54 - Deadlocked at 4-4, the top seeded match is proving to be a difficult one for both players ... 6:58 - Carmen takes a 5-4 lead at No. 1 ... 7:00 - Two quick games sees Spornadli back on top, 6-5 ... 7:05 - It's now 6-6 on center court with a tiebreaker ensuing ... 7:13 - It took a little more than an hour, but Seremeta took the tiebreaker and the first set, 7-6 (7-5) ... 7:22 - Both players are looking tired after the marathon first set, but Carmen holds a small lead, 2-1, thus far ... 7:37 - An excruciating first set gave way to a quick second set for Seremeta, as she wins 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 - Ducks lead 3-0.
No. 2 Olivos vs. Pflibsen (Portland win, 6-2, 0-6, 6-4)
6:37 - Ceci is struggling at No. 2 singles, falling down 3-0 to start her first set of the evening ... 6:44 - Ceci is on the board with the score now at 3-1 ... 6:49 - Olivos is slowly but surely working her way back into the match, cutting the UP lead to 3-2 ... 6:58 - After a pair of painstakingly long points, Pflibsen has rattled off two quick games to take a 5-2 lead in the first set ... 7:03 - This is turning out to be a very tight singles session, as Olivos' 6-2 first set loss gives both Portland and Oregon three first frame winners ... 7:18 - Head coach Paul Reber sat down with Ceci after her first set loss and it appears whatever coach said has worked, as Olivos is now up 3-0 in the second set and surging ahead ... 7:21 - Make that a 4-0 lead for Olivos, a third set seems inevitable ... 7:28 - Now that is what I call a comeback! After losing 6-2 in the first set, Olivos muscled up to sweep Pflibsen 6-0 in the second frame ... 7:46 - The momentum has changed again with Pflibsen up 2-0 to start the third set ... 7:53 - Olivos is now down 4-0 in the third and final set - never have I seen such huge swings in score from set to set ... 8:00 - As we hit the three hour mark of the evening match Ceci has gotten on the board in the third set, with UP leading 4-1 ... 8:16 - Still fighting back, Ceci is down 4-3 in the third set but is winning the current game ... 8:25 - The advantage changed hands at least three times and finally the game was won, with Pflibsen taking it to go up 5-3 ... 8:30 - Olivos refuses to give up, jumping ahead 30-love in the ninth game ... 8:31 - Back into an advantage situation ... 8:32 - Olivos wins her first match-point and the match continues with Portland up 5-4 ... 8:33 - Pflibsen has requested a trainer to take a look at her right foot - she did slip to the ground in the previous game ... 8:38 - After a brief stoppage in play, we are back under way at center court ... 8:40 - Match-point for Pflibsen - and she takes the match, 6-2, 0-6, 6-4.
No. 3 Smatova vs. Fuchs (Oregon wins, 6-0, 6-0)
6:31 - Pavlina looks so smooth on the court, never out of breath or out of control and she leads 2-0 on court four ... 6:41 - Smatova is now up 5-0 and looks to be in a very good rhythm ... 6:55 - A rather easy first set for Pavlina as she skunked her foe 6-0 in the opening frame ... 7:19 - Pavlina is absolutely rolling, up 3-0 in the second set - she looks invincible ... 7:36 - Perfection for Smatova, 6-0, 6-0 winner - Ducks lead 2-0.
No. 4 Janse van Rensburg vs. Doolittle (Oregon wins, 6-2, 6-3)
6:25
- Madelie shows no signs of slowing down as she holds a 1-0 lead ...
6:34 - Make that a 4-1 lead for Oregon's super frosh ... 6:51 - When she has to range far to her left or right, Madelie has a knack for lobbing difficult balls high into the air in order to give herself time to reset - it makes for some long points but she never seems to be very far out of position or caught off guard ... 7:00 - Madelie earns the cheers from the crowd (which includes the entire men's team) as she earns her fifth point of the first set, 5-2 ... 7:04 - Just a few minutes later, Janse van Rensburg ices the win, 6-2 in the first set ... 7:23 - The second set seems to be playing out in similar fashion, with Madelie currently up 2-1 ... 7:43 - Madelie still has a one point lead, but the score now reads 4-3 ... 7:51 - Madelie is the first player to win on the left side of the Oregon Tennis Complex, with the three right side matches ending earlier ... She takes her match 6-2, 6-3.
No. 5 Cavan vs. Tanzer (Oregon wins, 6-2, 6-4)
6:25
- Siobhan jumped on her opponent as well, grabbing the first point of
the opening set ... 6:39 - Cavan has pushed her lead to 4-1 ... 6:55 - Cavan and Tanzer have split the two most recent games for a 5-2 Oregon lead in the first set ... 6:57 - The first set is in the bag for Cavan as she won the opening frame 6-2 ... 7:21 - It's a back-and-forth affair for Cavan in the second set, but as of right now she is up 3-2 on Tanzer ... 7:28 - A pair of quick points for Cavan, as she now leads 5-2 and will likely be the first player to win at singles tonight ... 7:41 - I was a little wrong, as Pavlina and Carmen won their matches before Siobhan, but nevertheless she is a winner, 6-2, 6-4 - Ducks win the night with four points secured.
No. 6 du Toit vs. Gullickson (Oregon wins, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1)
6:23
- Trudie took the first singles point of the evening ... 6:40 - UP tied
the match 1-1 but Trudie has taken the third game to go up 2-1 ...6:46 - Trudie has hit a bit of a wall as Gullickson has taken the last two games to go up 3-2 ... 6:54 - du Toit's struggles continue at court three as she has now gone down 5-2 to Gullickson ... 6:59 - It's on to set No. 2 for du Toit, as she falls 6-2 ... 7:20 - Trudie also received some words of advice after her first set and she has picked up her play, sprinting ahead to a 3-2 lead in the second set ... 7:40 - Trudie maintained her lead throughout the second set, winning 6-3 to force a third set ...7:46 - Trudie is playing the third set like her second, up 2-0 to start ... 8:01 - Gullickson and du Toit have split the two most recent games and the score is 3-1 with Trudie possessing the advantage in the fifth game ... 8:04 - Now a 4-1 lead for the Oregon freshman ... 8:14 - At long last, winner, winner, chicken dinner! Trudie blows through her opponenet in the final set to take a 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory.
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