Tough Conference Schedule Continues up North

EUGENE, Ore. – The Ducks' relentless Pac-12 schedule doesn't ease up as they travel to the Evergreen State to face two more ranked squads – No. 9 Washington on March 15 (1:30 p.m. PT) and No. 36 Washington State on March 17 (11 a.m. PT).

Washington enters the contest against the Ducks on a seven game winning streak, which includes victories over No. 10 Kansas and No. 12 North Carolina State. The Huskies' only loss of the season comes to second-ranked Vanderbilt.

While Washington State hasn't beaten any ranked squads, they have registered sweeps against six of their opponents – Idaho, Eastern Washington, Montana, Purdue, Seattle and Iowa state. However, the Cougars dropped their opening Pac-12 matches, losing 4-3 to both Utah and Colorado.

LAST TIME OUT
The Ducks opened Pac-12 play with a tough schedule, facing No. 20 California and No. 4 Stanford at home. Oregon couldn't hold on against the Northern California schools, falling 5-2 against Cal and 7-0 against Stanford.

The Bears go out to a quick start, claiming the doubles point and winning the first four singles matches. But despite a victory in hand for the visiting team, Shweta Sangwan and Paiton Wagner remained on the court for Oregon.

Tensions ran high in the final two matches. On court one, Sangwan found herself in a third-set tie-break against 25th-ranked Julia Rosenqvist, while a few courts over Wagner was trying to survive, down 5-6 in the third set.

Sangwan was unphased by her opponent's ranking throughout the match, staying calm and playing her own game which resulted in a 5-7, 6-4,10-8 victory. Wagner remained resilient during some tough breaks, coming back from being down 4-0 in the third set, to claim a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 victory on an overruling call.

Sunday against the Cardinal proved to be slightly more challenging for the Ducks.

In doubles, Rifanty Kahfiani and Allison Muville were the first off the court, claiming a 6-3 win over the 20th-ranked pair of Emily Arbuthnott and Michaela Gordon. But despite hard-fought matches on the neighboring courts, Stanford won at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots to take a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.

From there, the Cardinal carried over their momentum, tallying wins across the board.

RECORD SETTING SENIORS
After recording a singles win against California, Shweta Sangwan has 63 career wins, claiming sole possession of eighth on UO's all-time career win's list.

Fellow senior Daniela Nasser is right on Sangwan's heels with 62 career wins, good for ninth on the list, passing Kumi Nagamoto (1987-90).

Head coach Courtney Nagle currenlty sits at seventh among UO career win leaders with 65 wins.

IN THE RANKINGS
Shweta Sangwan is currently ranked as the No. 87 player in the nation after winning her first five matches of spring season. The most notable of Sangwan's wins, comes against No. 25 Julia Rosenqvist of California in a 5-7, 6-4, 10-8 victory.

UP NEXT
The Ducks return to Eugene to host No. 17 USC on Saturday, March 23 (12 p.m. PT) and No. 6 UCLA on Sunday, March 24 (11 a.m. PT).