University of Oregon
Houston
Ducks Down Houston, 5-2
02/08/16 | Women's Tennis
HOUSTON, Texas – The Oregon women's tennis team picked up its third win of the season on Saturday, downing Houston, 5-2.
How It Happened: The 44th-ranked Cougars jumped ahead of the Ducks early, taking the doubles point with wins on the first two doubles courts, as the third was given to Oregon by forfeit. Oregon's Kennan Johnson and Christi Woodson fell to Maria Cardenas and Tina Rupert, 6-2, on No. 2. Houston clinched the point with a 6-3 win over Nia Rose and Alyssa Tobita in the top doubles spot.
The Ducks picked up a point right out of the gate in singles with Houston being unable to fill the No. 6 spot. From that point, Oregon won four of the remaining five matches to seal the victory.
Marlou Kluiving was the first Duck to strike, tallying a straight-set 6-3, 6-1 win on No. 5 to give Oregon its first lead of the day. Woodson added to the deficit with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Cardenas in the fourth position.
Houston responded when 32nd-ranked Despoina Vogasari edged Rose, 7-6(2), 6-4, in the top singles spot, making it 3-2.
Shweta Sangwan captured the Ducks' third win of the season when she took down Rocio Martin, 6-2, 6-4, on No. 3. It was the freshman's second win of the weekend and 13th overall this season.
Alyssa Tobita added to the margin on No. 2, finishing off Houston's Tina Rupert in a thrilling 12-10, third-set-deciding tiebreaker to win 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(10).
From Coach Silverio: "Again, we responded well to losing the doubles point and were resilient. There is work for our team to get done. Focusing on the right things and consistently paying attention to the details will be imperative as we continue to move forward."
Up Next: The Ducks have next weekend off before they travel to Norman, Okla., for a bout with 37th ranked Oklahoma on Feb. 19 and a neutral-site match against Iowa on Feb. 20.
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