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Ducks Complete Weekend Sweep with 4-0 Win Over Houston
02/26/17 | Women's Tennis
EUGENE, Ore. - The University of Oregon women's tennis team defeated the Houston Cougars Sunday morning at the Student Tennis Center 4-0.
The Ducks are now 5-4 on the season, while the Cougars move to 4-6.
How it Happened: In doubles, sophomore Shweta Sangwan and junior Alyssa Tobita picked up their 14th doubles win of the season with a 6-5(7-4) tiebreak match against Tsveta Dimitrova and Ana Glumac. Senior Marlou Kluiving and freshman Julia Eshet took down Sveva Mazzari and Lauren Alter, 6-2. The third set of doubles was defaulted.
In singles, the No. 6 match was defaulted, crediting Ducks' senior Paloma Gomez with the win. In the No. 4 position, Kluiving picked up her 14th win of the season in a 6-2, 6-1 clinch against Constandena Nicolaou. Finishing second and securing the Ducks' 4-0 victory, Eshet took down Lauren Alter, 6-1, 7-5.The win is Eshet's 11th singles win of her college career. Junior Nia Rose (4-6,5-4), Sangwan (6-3, 4-2) and Nasser's (7-5, 2-2) matches went unfinished.
What it Means: With her win today, Kluiving leads the Ducks at 14-2 in singles play. Sangwan and Tobita are 14-5 in doubles play, just shy of Eshet and Kluiving's 15-3 season record.
Quotes: Head coach Alison Silverio -
Overall thoughts...
"It was an exciting weekend for us. It's always a confidence booster to get two wins against two really great teams. It was definitely a fun weekend for the team."
On what the team prepared for going into today...
"Today was no different than how we have been preparing all season. We came out on Saturday and had a pretty disciplined practice, and it was a little bit shorter because we were in between matches. We went through the fundamentals and did a lot of talking about what our focuses would be specifically for today."
On senior Marlou Kluiving's success and leadership this season....
"She is a phenomenal leader for the team and she consistently brings the right attitude, the right effort, and the right mindset day in and day out. She really leads by example. It's no surprise that's she's having the success that she is. We as a coaching staff and the team are very proud of her."
Senior Marlou Kluiving
On what went well for her this weekend...
"I think I've been playing really consistently, and with a lot of energy. I always have a good time out on the court with my team, so it was nice to get two wins this weekend after a long two-week break."
On what the team has been focusing on in practice...
"We practice on a ton of things, but we've been focusing a lot on fundamentals, consistency, and transitions to the net. We all have been trying to translate all of that into our matches, and our hard work has been paying off. That's always exciting."
On what she's most proud of from this weekend...
"I'm really proud of our energy. We had it as a goal throughout these last few weeks of practice, and I think we did a really good job today and we were able to finish off strong."
Oregon vs. Houston Results
DOUBLES
1. (UO) Shweta Sangwan/Alyssa Tobita def. (UH) Tsveta Dimitrova/Ana Glumac, 6-5(7-4)
2. (UO) Marlou Kluiving/Julia Eshet def. (UH) Sveva Mazzari/Lauren Alter, 6-2
3. (UO) Daniela Nasser/Nia Rose - (UH) default
Order of Finish: 1, 2
Point: Oregon
SINGLES
1. (UO) Rose vs. (UH) Dimitrova, unfinished
2. (UO) Sangwan vs. (UH) Mazzari, unfinished
3. (UO) Eshet def. (UH) Alter, 6-1, 7-5
4. (UO) Kluiving def. (UH) Nicolaou, 6-2, 6-1
5. (UO) Nasser vs. (UH) Glumac, unfinished
6. (UO) Gomez - (UH) default
Order of Finish: 4,3
Final Match Score: 4-0, Oregon
Looking Ahead: The Ducks will travel to Boise, Idaho to face Denver on Saturday, March 4 and Boise State on Sunday, March 5. Both times are TBD.
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