Ducks Fall to No. 10 Stanford at Home

Friday, April 7

Eugene, OR

1:30 PM

University of Oregon

Stanford

04/07/17 | Women's Tennis

By: Erin Kunesh

EUGENE, Ore. – The No. 37 University of Oregon women's tennis team fell to the No. 10 Stanford Cardinal Friday afternoon at the Student Tennis Center 7-0.

Oregon is now 11-8 overall and 4-3 in Pac-12 play. Stanford moves to 15-1 overall and 7-0 in the conference.

Oregon returns to the Student Tennis Center on Saturday for their final home match of the season vs Cal at noon. Seniors Marlou Kluiving and Paloma Gomez will be recognized prior to the match.

How it Happened: In doubles, junior Nia Rose and Kluiving fell to Emma Higuchi and Caroline Lampl, 6-4. The No. 32 duo of Caroline Doyle and Melissa Lord clinched the doubles point for Stanford with a 6-4 win over junior Alyssa Tobita and freshman Rifanty Kahfiani. The match between sophomore Shweta Sangwan and freshman Julia Eshet against the No. 64 pair of Emily Arbuthnott and Taylor Davidson went unfinished.

In singles, No. 55 Emma Higuchi got the first point for the Cardinal with a 6-1, 6-0 straight-set win over Kahfiani. Playing in the fourth position, Eshet fell to No. 70 Lampl, 7-5, 6-1. To move the score to 3-0, Stanford, No. 47 Davidson took down Rose 6-3, 6-4. In three sets, Tobita fell to No. 19 Lord, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. Though Stanford had already clinched the match, the Ducks and Cardinal played out to the very end. Kluiving, the Duck with the best singles record this season and fifth all-time in the record book, fell to No. 103 Arbuthnott in a hard-fought battle, 6-4, 7-6(8). The final match of the day went down to the very wire between Sangwan and No. 62 Doyle, but Stanford would come out victorious, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(8).

What it Means: With one home match remaining Saturday against Cal, Oregon has an overall record of 11-8 this season. The Ducks are 3-5 against nationally ranked opponents this season and move to 5-3 at home.

Quotes: Head coach Alison Silverio –

"Today, we came out in the doubles and played solid. Doubles was a focus for us in practice. We mixed up the teams, and the chemistry and the energy was better. In singles, we weren't quite able to get the momentum going our way."

"Tomorrow is another opportunity to compete again. At the end of the day, that's what we want to be able to do - compete and fight in every match."

"Senior day tomorrow will certainly be special being able to honor Marlou and Paloma. I know all the girls will want to bring their best for them – we're certainly looking to do that every match, but I think tomorrow will be a great ending for our seniors' careers here at Oregon."

Oregon vs Stanford Results

DOUBLES

1. (UO) Shweta Sangwan/Julia Eshet vs. (SU) Emily Arbuthnott/Taylor Davidson, unfinished
2. (SU) No. 32 Caroline Doyle/ Melissa Lord def. (UO) Alyssa Tobita/Rifanty Kahfiani, 6-4
3. (SU) Emma Higuchi/Caroline Lampl def. (UO) Nia Rose/Marlou Kluiving, 6-4

Order of finish: 3, 2

Point: Stanford

SINGLES

1. (SU) No. 62 Doyle def. (UO) Sangwan, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(8)
2. (SU) No. 19 Lord def. (UO) Tobita, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
3. (SU) No. 47 Davidson def. (UO) Rose, 6-3, 6-4
4. (SU) No. 70 Lampl def. (UO) Eshet, 7-5, 6-1
5. (SU) No. 103 Arbuthnott def. (UO) Kluiving, 6-4, 7-6(8)
6. (SU) No. 55 Higuchi def. (UO) Kahfiani, 6-1, 6-0

Order of finish: 6, 4, 3, 2, 5, 1

Final match score: 7-0, Stanford

Looking Ahead: The Ducks will conclude the regular season with two matches on the road . First, Oregon will face Utah in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 14 at 12:30 p.m. PT, followed by a trip to Boulder, Colo., on Sunday, April 16 for a match at 9:00 a.m. PT. The Pac-12 Championships will be held in Ojai, Calif., at the Ojai Valley Athletic Club from April 26-April 29.

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