University of Oregon
Washington State
Ducks Dominate Washington State
02/21/09 | Women's Tennis
EUGENE, Ore. - The No. 46 Oregon women's tennis team took care of business against No. 59 Washington State on Friday afternoon inside the Student Tennis Center, defeating the Cougars, 7-0, in decisive fashion. The Ducks took the doubles point and five singles matches to lock down the win.
The Ducks improved to 6-2 with the win while Washington State fell to 3-6.
The match did not count against the teams' Pac-10 record but did register in the squad's overall season mark. Oregon and Washington State meet on March 13 in Pullman, Wash. for the true conference match.
Oregon had great play from all of its student-athletes on Friday, but senior Claudia Hirt shined brightest. Hirt played in her first singles match of the season after dealing with injury for the early part of the 2009 duals campaign. The native of Lucerne, Switzerland showed little if any rust in her first singles action, winning 6-1, 6-2 at No. 6 singles over Jessica Gomez.
Carmen Seremeta had a strong showing at No. 1 singles, winning 6-2, 6-4 over Ekaterina Kamendova and paired with UO freshman Trudie du Toit for the first time in an 8-5 win at No. 3 doubles.
Siobhan Cavan and Madelie Janse van Rensburg each needed
third-set tiebreakers to wintheir matches. Janse van Rensburg won a
10-point tiebreaker 10-6 to win her No. 4 singles match 4-6, 6-2 (10-6)
while Cavan won her match in even tighter fashion, 6-3, 5-7 (11-9). Pavlina Smatova also won in a 10-point third set, taking down Elisabeth Fournier 6-2, 7-6 (11-9).
The
Ducks will battle No. 39 ranked Ohio State on Sunday at the Student
Tennis Center at Noon. The Buckeyes and Cougars will play a neutral
site match on Saturday at the STC.
Please see the transcript of the GoDucks.com live blog below for full results and match commentary.
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The Oregon women's tennis team will look to continue its early season success in a match against regional rival Washington State at the Student Tennis Center behind Mac Court.
Today's
match will be an interesting opportunity for the Ducks to see a
Pac-10 opponent without the match counting in the conference standings.
The match will, however, count toward each teams' overall season
record.
Be sure to hit refresh frequently to get the most up-to-date commentary on the matches.
DOUBLES:
No. 1 UO Pavlina Smatova/Ana Cecilia Olivos vs. WSU Ioana Oprea/Elisabeth Fournier (OREGON WINS, 8-2)
1:44
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Ducks jump out to a 1-0 lead and break the WSU serve ... 1:51 -
Oregon up 2-0 and leading in the third game ... 1:54 - Pavlina and Ceci
are smiling and exchanging high-fives on the
court and they definitely should be leading 3-0 after breaking the WSU
serve once again ... 1:56 - Make that a 4-0 lead now for the Ducks ...
2:03 - Cougars stave off an Oregon advantage to win their first game of
the match - UO leads 4-1 ... 2:09 - After WSU wins back-to-back games,
Oregon grabs another point, leads 5-2 ... 2:16 - A 6-2 lead for Pavlina
and Ceci at No. 1 doubles ... 2:17 - Ducks up 7-2 and looking for the
win ... 2:22 - First match point for the Ducks and they lock it down, win 8-2.
No. 2 UO Claudia Hirt/Madelie Janse van Rensburg vs. WSU Ekaterina Kamendova/Marina Nicolas (WASHINGTON STATE WINS, 8-4)
1:35
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A
little bit of a change for the Ducks doubles pairings today, as
Madelie jumps from No. 3 to No. 2 ... 1:45 - Cougars hold serve and go
up 1-0 ... 1:50 - Cougars on a hot streak, leading 3-0 ... 1:57 - WSU
tacks on another game, up 4-0 ... 1:59 - Oregon on the board, 4-1
Cougars lead ... 2:06 - Back-to-back winners for the Ducks, Cougars
lead is now just 4-2 ... 2:10 - Ducks' rally continues but WSU leads
4-3 ... 2:14 - An amazing comeback by Claudia and Madelie, especially
in their first doubles match together, its all tied up on court one,
4-4 ... 2:17 - WSU stems the tide by winning its first game in five
attempts to jump back on top 5-4 ... 2:22 - Cougars pulling away again,
lead 6-4 after back-to-back wins ... 2:29 - Cougars take the match but
Oregon had already claimed the doubles point.
No. 3 UO Carmen Seremeta/Trudie du Toit vs. WSU Aleksandra Cekic/Bianca Selaru (OREGON WINS, 8-5)
1:35 - With Madelie at No. 2, Oregon's No. 1 singles player - Seremeta - is at No. 3 doubles today ... 1:45 - Ducks and Cougars split the first two games ... 1:52 - Still knotted up 2-2 with Carmen on the serve in the fifth game ... 1:57 - Serve is proving to be crucial on court three, as neither side has been broken - Oregon leads 3-2 ... 1:59 - Tied up 3-3 ... 2:04 - Courgars take their first lead of the match, up 4-3 ... 2:08 - Ducks bring it back to a draw, 4-4 ... 2:11 - Oregon wins back-to-back games to take a 5-4 lead ... 2:16 - All square once again, 5-5 ... 2:21 - Ducks lead again, 6-5 ... 2:24 - Advantage Oregon and they win it, jumping ahead by two games for the Ducks' largest lead of the match, 7-5 ... 2:26 - Match point for the Ducks ... 2:27 - Oregon wins it, 8-5.
Order of finish: 1, 3*, 2
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SINGLES
No. 1 UO Carmen Seremeta vs. WSU Ekaterina Kamendova (OREGON WINS, 6-2, 6-4)
2:51
- Carmen leads 2-0 at No. 1 singles ... 3:00 - Carmen and Ekaterina
split the next two games, UO leads 3-1 ... 3:08 - The two split another
two games, Carmen leads 4-2 ... 3:17 - First set in the bag for Carmen
as she wins 6-2 ... 3:30 - Carmen up 2-1 to start the second set ...
3:35 - Ekaterina rallies to take a 3-2 lead with back-to-back winners
... 3:40 - Carmen ties it up, 3-3 ... 3:50 - Still tied up, 4-4 ...
4:01 - Carmen gives the Ducks a 3-0 lead in the dual by winning her
match 6-2, 6-4.
No. 2 UO Pavlina Smatova vs. WSU Elisabeth Fournier (OREGON WINS, 6-2, 6-7, 11-9)
2:52
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Fournier up 1-0 on Pavlina ... 3:00 - Tied up 1-1 after a very long
second game ... 3:07 - Back-to-back winners for Pavlina, leads 2-1 ...
3:17 - Advantage Oregon as Pavlina grabs her fourth straight winner to
lead 4-1 ... 3:30 - Set point for Pavlina ... 3:36 - Ducks win, with
Smatova taking down the first set 6-2 ... 3:50 - Tied up 1-1 to start
the second set ... 4:00 - Fournier up 3-1 in the second set ... 4:05 -
They split the next two games and Fournier leads 4-2 ... 4:09 - Pavlina
brings it closer as she wins a game but Fournier leads 4-3 ... 4:13 -
Smatova rallies with back-to-back winners to tie it up 4-4 ...4:20 -
5-4 lead for Smatova and she's up in the deciding game ... 4:26 -
Fournier ties it up 5-5 ... 4:35 - Pavlina leads 6-5 in the second set
... 4:39 - Tied up 6-6 in the second and we head to a tiebreaker ...
4:40 - Fournier up 3-1 in the set tiebreaker ... 4:50 - WSU wins the second set, 7-6 ... 4:58 - Pavlina holding a slim lead in the 10-point third set, up 8-7 ...5:12 - Pavlina wins the match with a 11-9 finish in the 10-point tiebreaker.
No. 3 UO Ana Cecilia Olivos vs. WSU Aleksandra Cekic (OREGON WINS, 6-2, 6-3)
2:52
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Ceci leads 1-0 in the early going ... 3:01 - Ceci up 2-1 on Cekic
after WSU wins the most recent game ... 3:07 - Ceci pushing ahead in
the first set, leads 3-1 ... 3:15 - Ceci really rolling now, up 5-1 on
Aleksandra ... 3:37 - Ceci wins the first set 6-2 and leads 2-0 to
start the second set ... 3:41 - Ceci up 3-0 in the second set ... 3:50
- Olivos and Cekic split two games and Oregon leads 4-1 ... 3:59 -
Cekic rallies but Olivos still leads 4-3 ... 4:10 - A very tough game
ends in a winner for Olivos and she is up 5-3 and looking to put away
her match and the dual for the Ducks ... 4:13 - Match point ... 4:15 -
After a couple match points wonby Cekic, Olivos pulls it out for her
match and the Ducks, winning 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 UO Madelie Janse van Rensburg vs. WSU Ioana Oprea (OREGON WINS, 4-6, 6-4, 10-6)
2:53
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Madelie out to a 1-0 lead and up in the second game ... 3:02 - WSU
holds serve to tie it 1-1 ... 3:15 - Ioana leads 3-2 ... 3:33 - Madelie
wins two straight after dropping a game to tie it up 4-4 ... 3:51 -
Oprea wins the first set, 6-4 ... 3:55 - 1-1 to start the second set
... 4:07 - Madelie gaining steam, up 3-1 and leading in the fifth game
of the second set ... 4:11 - 4-1 lead for Madelie ... 4:21 - Madelie
forces a 10-point tiebreaker by winning the second set 6-2 ... 4:24 -
Oprea out to a 3-1 lead in the tiebreaker ... 4:27 - Tied up 4-4 in the
tiebreaker after a tremendous effort by Madelie at the net ... 4:30 -
Madelie looking very strong even in a long match, up 8-4 ...4:33 -
Madelie wins the tiebreaker 10-6 to take the match 4-6, 6-4, 10-6
No. 5 UO Siobhan Cavan vs. WSU Marina Nicolas (OREGON WINS, 6-3, 5-7, 11-9)
2:53
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All square on court three, 1-1 ... 3:01 - Still tied up, now at 2-2
... 3:15 - Siobhan up 4-2 on Nicolas ... 3:20 - Make that a 5-2 lead
for Siobhan ... 3:30 - Cavan wins the first set in decisive fashion,
6-3 ... 3:32 - Marina out to a 1-0 lead to start the second set ...
3:40 - Nicolas is making a match out of it, sprinting ahead to a 3-0
lead in the second set ... 3:51 - Siobhan gets on the board in the
second but Marina grabs another game to make it a 4-1 lead for WSU ...
4:00 - The pair split two games, WSU leads 5-2 ... 4:04 - Cavan takes
two straight games to cut the WSU lead to just one, 5-4 ... 4:07 - All
tied up, 5-5 ... 4:11 - 40-40 in a crucial game of the second set ...
4:14 - 6-5 in favor of Nicolas ... 4:21 - 7-5 win for Nicolas in the
second set and they move to a 10-point tiebreaker ... 4:26 - Siobhan
out to a 5-4 lead in the tiebreaker ... 4:29 - 8-6 lead for the Ducks
... 4:30 - Tied up 8-8 ... 4:34 - Siobhan wins it 11-9 in a very
intense tiebreaker.
No. 6 UO Claudia Hirt vs. WSU Jessica Gomez (OREGON WINS, 6-1, 6-2)
2:53 - Claudia is making her singles debut for the Ducks this season after proving her ankle injury was behind her in doubles play thus far in the season ... 2:55 - So far so good for Claudia, leading 2-0 ... 3:06 - Certainly no rust for Claudia, as she leads 4-1 and her powerful backhand has been too much for Gomez ... 3:14 - Claudia rolling, leads 5-1 ... 3:16 - Claudia wins her first singles set of the season in dominating fashion, up 6-1 ... 3:31 - Claudia is invincible, leading 2-0 in the second set ... 3:3 - Maybe I spoke too soon, as Gomez has battled back in the second set to even it up, 2-2 ... 3:51 - Three straight winners for Claudia and she leads 5-2 in the second set ... 3:56 - Claudia wins easy, 6-1, 6-2.
Order of finish: 6, 1, 3*, 4, 5, 2
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