Sunday, March 6
Berkeley, CA
12:00 PM
University of Oregon
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Photo by: Isaac Wasserman
Upset Bid Falls Short At No. 10 Cal
03/06/22 | Women's Tennis
BERKELEY, Calif. – Oregon won the doubles point to take an early lead but was unable to close the deal in singles play in a 5-2 loss at No. 10 California on Sunday.
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How It Happened: The Ducks (8-4, 0-2 Pac-12) jumped out to a 1-0 lead by taking a pair of tight matches at No. 2 and 3 doubles. Lillian Mould and Ares Teixido Garcia came out on top in a back-and-forth battle at the No. 2 spot, winning 7-5 after the Ducks fell at the No. 1 spot. The opening point came down to Allison Mulville and Myah Petchey at the No. 3 spot, as the pair won 7-6(6), coming back from down 6-4 in the tiebreaker to win 8-6.
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The Ducks couldn't carry that momentum into singles play though, as they fell at the No. 1 and 2 spots to give Cal a 2-1 lead. UO also dropped opening sets at three of the other four spots, meaning the Ducks would need to flip at least two of the four remaining matches to clinch. Â
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Uxia Martinez Moral lost at the No. 5 spot, 6-3, 6-4, before Karin Young put up Oregon's only singles victory of the day with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 6 singles, erasing a 4-2 deficit in the second set to win her eighth straight match and move to 9-1 on her freshman season.
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Cal (7-5, 1-0 Pac-12) clinched the match with a win at the No. 3 spot, as Ares Teixido Garcia fell 6-1, 6-4. Mould lost the final remaining match at the No. 4 spot, 7-6(7), 6-4.
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No. 10 California 5, No. 49 Oregon 2
Doubles
1. No. 59 Haley Giavara/Valentina Ivanov (CAL) def. Sophie Luescher/Uxia Martinez Moral (ORE), 6-3
2. Lillian Mould/Ares Teixido Garcia (ORE) def. Julia Roseqvist/Erin Richardson (CAL), 7-5
3. Allison Mulville/Myah Petchey (ORE) def. Jessica Alsola/Jada Bui (CAL), 7-6(6)
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
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Singles
1. Haley Giavara (CAL) def. Sophie Luescher (ORE), 6-4, 6-3
2. No. 48 Jessica Alsola (CAL) def. Myah Petchey (ORE), 6-1, 6-2
3. No. 94 Katja Wiersholm (CAL) def. Ares Teixido Garcia (ORE), 6-1, 6-4
4. Valentina Ivanov (CAL) def. Lillian Mould (ORE), 7-6(7), 6-4
5. Julia Rosenqvist (CAL) def. Uxia Martinez Moral (ORE), 6-3, 6-4
6. Karin Young (ORE) def. Makenna Thiel (CAL), 6-4, 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 1, 5, 6, 3, 4
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Up Next: The Ducks will have a week off before opening a four-match conference homestand vs. Arizona on March 18 at 2:30 p.m.
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How It Happened: The Ducks (8-4, 0-2 Pac-12) jumped out to a 1-0 lead by taking a pair of tight matches at No. 2 and 3 doubles. Lillian Mould and Ares Teixido Garcia came out on top in a back-and-forth battle at the No. 2 spot, winning 7-5 after the Ducks fell at the No. 1 spot. The opening point came down to Allison Mulville and Myah Petchey at the No. 3 spot, as the pair won 7-6(6), coming back from down 6-4 in the tiebreaker to win 8-6.
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The Ducks couldn't carry that momentum into singles play though, as they fell at the No. 1 and 2 spots to give Cal a 2-1 lead. UO also dropped opening sets at three of the other four spots, meaning the Ducks would need to flip at least two of the four remaining matches to clinch. Â
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Uxia Martinez Moral lost at the No. 5 spot, 6-3, 6-4, before Karin Young put up Oregon's only singles victory of the day with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 6 singles, erasing a 4-2 deficit in the second set to win her eighth straight match and move to 9-1 on her freshman season.
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Cal (7-5, 1-0 Pac-12) clinched the match with a win at the No. 3 spot, as Ares Teixido Garcia fell 6-1, 6-4. Mould lost the final remaining match at the No. 4 spot, 7-6(7), 6-4.
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No. 10 California 5, No. 49 Oregon 2
Doubles
1. No. 59 Haley Giavara/Valentina Ivanov (CAL) def. Sophie Luescher/Uxia Martinez Moral (ORE), 6-3
2. Lillian Mould/Ares Teixido Garcia (ORE) def. Julia Roseqvist/Erin Richardson (CAL), 7-5
3. Allison Mulville/Myah Petchey (ORE) def. Jessica Alsola/Jada Bui (CAL), 7-6(6)
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
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Singles
1. Haley Giavara (CAL) def. Sophie Luescher (ORE), 6-4, 6-3
2. No. 48 Jessica Alsola (CAL) def. Myah Petchey (ORE), 6-1, 6-2
3. No. 94 Katja Wiersholm (CAL) def. Ares Teixido Garcia (ORE), 6-1, 6-4
4. Valentina Ivanov (CAL) def. Lillian Mould (ORE), 7-6(7), 6-4
5. Julia Rosenqvist (CAL) def. Uxia Martinez Moral (ORE), 6-3, 6-4
6. Karin Young (ORE) def. Makenna Thiel (CAL), 6-4, 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 1, 5, 6, 3, 4
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Up Next: The Ducks will have a week off before opening a four-match conference homestand vs. Arizona on March 18 at 2:30 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
43
Haley Giavara / 0 [CAL]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
12
Jessica Alsola / 0 (48/-) [CAL]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
14
Katja Wiersholm / 0 (94/-) [CAL]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
64
Valentina Ivanov / 0 [CAL]
76
#5 Singles Match
12
34
Julia Rosenqvist / 0 [CAL]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Makenna Thiel / 0 [CAL]
44
Order of Finish:
2,1,5,6,3,4
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