University of Oregon
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Oregon Sweeps Boise State for Sixth Straight
03/06/16 | Women's Tennis
EUGENE – The Oregon women's tennis team won its sixth-straight match in its return to the Student Tennis Center Sunday, sweeping Boise State, 7-0.
How It Happened: The Ducks (8-2) controlled the doubles point to open the match. Nia Rose and Alyssa Tobita picked up the first win of the day with a 6-3 triumph over Hanna Kantenwein and Milena Toseva on court two to move to 7-2 as a tandem this season and 5-1 in dual action.
Oregon's Kennan Johnson and Shweta Sangwan dropped the Bronco tandem of Megan LaLone and Naomi de Hart, 6-2, on No. 1 to clinch the point for the Ducks. The dynamic Duck duo has been a force for Oregon in doubles this season, winning all five of its dual matches and nine of its last 11 overall.
Much like in doubles, the Broncos could find no answer for the Ducks in singles play. Tobita continued her hot streak, winning her eighth straight in a 6-1, 6-0 drubbing of Boise State's Bobbi Oshiro. Tobita is an impressive 13-5 overall this season and 8-0 in dual matches.
Sangwan extended her own win streak with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Milena Toseva in the fourth spot to win her team-high 16th match of her freshman season. Sangwan boasts a six-match winning streak.
Johnson clinched the match for the Ducks, downing Hanna Kantenwein, 6-2, 6-2, in the top singles position.
Wins from Christi Woodson, Nia Rose and Daniela Nasser completed the Ducks' first clean sweep of the season. Woodson and Rose posted straight-set wins, while Nasser won in a third set thriller.
Woodson downed LaLone, 6-3, 6-1 on No. 5 to extend the Oregon lead to five. After easily taking her first set, 6-0, Rose was pushed in the second, trailing 5-4 to Teal Vosburgh. The Duck sophomore won three-straight games, including a break in the 11th game of the set to take a 6-5 lead, and won the match, 6-0, 7-5.
Nasser, matched up with Boise State's Arianna Paules Aldrey on No. 6, was forced into a 10-game super tiebreaker to decide the match after Paules Aldrey snatched a tight 7-5 second set. Paules Aldrey led most of the match, and held match point with a 9-7 lead over the Oregon freshman. Nasser was relentless in the final four points, rallying to win the tiebreaker, 11-9, and the match, 6-3, 5-7, 11-9.
Quotable – Head Coach Alison Silverio: “We're certainly moving in the right direction. We haven't been home for a while, so it was exciting to get back on our home court and in front of our fans. We had a great crowd today. The fans have been awesome. Hopefully we gave them a little bit of excitement too, so they'll keep coming back. I'm really pleased with how our team is starting to transfer the things we do in practice over to our matches. This Boise State team is a very tough, competitive team, and they're well-coached. I was proud of how our girls were able to finish the right way today.”
“This was a big confidence builder for us. Like I said, another step in the right direction for our program, and certainly leading into Pac-12 play. We've got a tough road ahead, but that's exciting. We want to play the best of the best because that's how you're going to get to be the best. You've got to compete against the tough opponents, and the Pac-12 is a great conference. We're going to have to put it on the line every single match, but we're excited with how we performed today. We'll have a good three or four days of practice this week, and then be back at it with Washington State.”
Up Next: The Ducks return to the Student Tennis Center this Friday at 1:30 p.m. to host No. 47 Washington State.
No. 28 Oregon 7, Boise State 0
March 6, 2016 | Student Tennis Center | Eugene, Ore.
Doubles | Order of finish: 2, 1
No. 1 – Kennan Johnson/Shweta Sangwan (UO) def. Megan LaLone/Naomi de Hart (BSU) 6-2
No. 2 – Nia Rose/Alyssa Tobita (UO) def. Hanna Kantenwein/Milena Toseva (BSU) 6-3
No. 3 – Daniela Nasser/Christi Woodson (UO) vs. Bobbi Oshiro/Arianna Paules Aldrey (BSU) 4-4, unf.
Singles | Order of finish: 3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6
No. 1 – Kennan Johnson (UO) def. Hanna Kantenwein (BSU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 – Nia Rose (UO) def. Teal Vosburgh (BSU) 6-0, 7-5
No. 3 – Alyssa Tobita (UO) def. Bobbi Oshiro (BSU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 – Shweta Sangwan (UO) def. Milena Toseva (BSU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 – Christi Woodson (UO) def. Megan LaLone (BSU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 – Daniela Nasser (UO) def. Arianna Paules Aldrey (BSU) 6-3, 5-7, 11-9
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