Saturday, May 12
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Dartmouth
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Ducks Set The Tone With Shutout Victory In NCAA Opener
05/12/18 | Men's Tennis
FORT WORTH, Texas – The Oregon men's tennis team cruised to their third straight NCAA Tournament opening round victory Saturday morning, shutting out No. 27 Dartmouth 4-0.
How it Happened: The Ducks (18-9, 4-4) opened today's match strong, taking it to the Big Green in doubles play.
Senior Simon Stevens and sophomore Ty Gentry got UO rolling with a 6-3 win at the No. 2 spot before junior Armando Soemarno and freshman Charles Roberts clinched the point with their third straight victory at the No. 3 spot, 6-4.
Up 1-0, Oregon continued to apply the pressure in singles play winning five of six opening sets against Dartmouth.
Senior Akihiro Tanaka extended UO's lead, defeating Dan Martin 6-4, 6-1 at the No. 3 position.
Laurent followed suit shortly afterward recording his fifth straight singles victory, fourth straight over a ranked opponent, downing No. 119 Charlie Broom at the No. 1 spot, 6-3, 6-3.
Gentry closed it out with his second career win at the No. 4 spot, recording a 6-4, 6-1 win against Dartmouth's Max Fliegner.
What it Means: The Ducks have now advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament three straight years … Following the win, UO is now 3-6 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
Quotable: Head Coach Nils Schyllander
On the team's play today…
"I think doubles play we really put ourselves in a good position early. In singles, straight across the whole lineup, everyone was solid. It was just one of those days where everyone showed up and played great across the board."
Up Next: the Ducks will face the winner of Utah State and regional hosts TCU Sunday at 11 a.m. PT.
Ty Gentry clinches it! He wins 6-4, 6-2 at the No. 4 spot to secure a 4-0 sweep of Dartmouth! #GoDucks #NCAATennis pic.twitter.com/5aFqNcwnv5
— Oregon Men's Tennis (@OregonMTennis) May 12, 2018
How it Happened: The Ducks (18-9, 4-4) opened today's match strong, taking it to the Big Green in doubles play.
Senior Simon Stevens and sophomore Ty Gentry got UO rolling with a 6-3 win at the No. 2 spot before junior Armando Soemarno and freshman Charles Roberts clinched the point with their third straight victory at the No. 3 spot, 6-4.
Up 1-0, Oregon continued to apply the pressure in singles play winning five of six opening sets against Dartmouth.
Senior Akihiro Tanaka extended UO's lead, defeating Dan Martin 6-4, 6-1 at the No. 3 position.
Laurent followed suit shortly afterward recording his fifth straight singles victory, fourth straight over a ranked opponent, downing No. 119 Charlie Broom at the No. 1 spot, 6-3, 6-3.
Gentry closed it out with his second career win at the No. 4 spot, recording a 6-4, 6-1 win against Dartmouth's Max Fliegner.
What it Means: The Ducks have now advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament three straight years … Following the win, UO is now 3-6 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
Quotable: Head Coach Nils Schyllander
On the team's play today…
"I think doubles play we really put ourselves in a good position early. In singles, straight across the whole lineup, everyone was solid. It was just one of those days where everyone showed up and played great across the board."
Up Next: the Ducks will face the winner of Utah State and regional hosts TCU Sunday at 11 a.m. PT.
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