Sunday, February 26
Santa Barbara, CA
12:00 PM
University of Oregon
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Ducks Earn First Road Win at UCSB, 4-3
02/26/23 | Women's Tennis
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – No. 55 Oregon collected its first road win of the spring season Sunday, taking down defending Big West champion UC Santa Barbara on its home court, 4-3, at the Arnhold Tennis Center.
The Ducks (7-3) earned the doubles point to go with singles wins at Nos. 4-6 to oust the Gauchos. UCSB, who has won four straight Big West titles and advanced to the second round of last year's NCAA Tournament, played shorthanded as it was not able to field a No. 3 doubles team or field the No. 6 singles slot.
Playing with an early edge on the doubles side, Ares Teixido Garcia and Jo-Yee Chan were able to give the Ducks a 1-0 lead with a 6-2 win over Camille Kiss and Marte Gonzalez Ballbe on court two. The pair remained perfect in the dual season, improving their doubles record to 8-0.
Ducks' top pair of Sophie Luescher and Uxia Martinez Moral faced off against the nation's No. 13 doubles tandem of Amelia Honer and Kira Reuter. Trailing 5-4 in the match and down 0-40, Luescher and Martinez Moral fought off three straight match points to even the set at 5-all, but Honer and Rueter stormed back to earn a 7-6 (9-7) victory.
Oregon has won the doubles point in all seven victories this season. Luescher and Martinez Moral suffered a loss for just the third time this season and snapped their four-match winning streak.
Singles action began with UO owning a 2-0 lead, and the match was won after straight-set victories by Martinez Moral at No. 4 and Jo-Yee Chan on court five. Martinez Moral bested Valentina Khrebtova, 6-2, 6-2, and Chan eased past Gonzalez Ballbe, 6-3, 6-0.
Both Chan and Martinez Moral ran their respective winning streaks to six matches. Chan, a freshman, is 7-1 in her first collegiate campaign and Martinez Moral has a team-best eight singles wins (8-1).
UO improved to 4-0 all-time against UC Santa Barbara, with Sunday's matchup being the first since 2017.
The Ducks, ranked No. 55 in the latest ITA poll, begin Pac-12 play Friday, as they travel to take on No. 31 Arizona at 11 a.m. PT in Tucson before facing No. 19 Arizona State Sunday at 10 a.m. PT in Tempe.
Match #10
Oregon at UC Santa Barbara
2/1268/2023 at Santa Barbara, Calif.
(Arnhold Tennis Center)
Oregon 3, UC Santa Barbara
Singles competition
1. #67 Honer,Amelia (UCSB) def. Sophie Luescher (ORE) 6-4, 7-5
2. Kiss,Camille (UCSB) def. Ares Teixido Garcia (ORE) 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (11-9)
3. Reuter,Kira (UCSB) def. Myah Petchey (ORE) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 1-0 (10-6)
4. Uxia Martinez Moral (ORE) def. Khrebtova,Valentina (UCSB) 6-2, 6-2
5. Jo-Yee Chan (ORE) def. Gonzalez-Ballbe,M (UCSB) 6-3, 6-0
6. Misaki Kobayashi (ORE) def. No player (UCSB), by default
Doubles competition
1. #13 Honer,Amelia/Reuter,Kira (UCSB) def. Uxia Martinez Moral/Sophie Luescher (ORE) 7-6 (9-7)
2. Ares Teixido Garcia/Jo-Yee Chan (ORE) def. Kiss,Camille/Gonzalez-Ballbe,M (UCSB) 6-3
3. Karin Young/Myah Petchey (ORE) def. No player/No player (UCSB), by default
Match Notes:
Oregon 7-3; National ranking #55
UC Santa Barbara 1-8
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,5,4,2,1,3)
The Ducks (7-3) earned the doubles point to go with singles wins at Nos. 4-6 to oust the Gauchos. UCSB, who has won four straight Big West titles and advanced to the second round of last year's NCAA Tournament, played shorthanded as it was not able to field a No. 3 doubles team or field the No. 6 singles slot.
Playing with an early edge on the doubles side, Ares Teixido Garcia and Jo-Yee Chan were able to give the Ducks a 1-0 lead with a 6-2 win over Camille Kiss and Marte Gonzalez Ballbe on court two. The pair remained perfect in the dual season, improving their doubles record to 8-0.
Ducks' top pair of Sophie Luescher and Uxia Martinez Moral faced off against the nation's No. 13 doubles tandem of Amelia Honer and Kira Reuter. Trailing 5-4 in the match and down 0-40, Luescher and Martinez Moral fought off three straight match points to even the set at 5-all, but Honer and Rueter stormed back to earn a 7-6 (9-7) victory.
Oregon has won the doubles point in all seven victories this season. Luescher and Martinez Moral suffered a loss for just the third time this season and snapped their four-match winning streak.
Singles action began with UO owning a 2-0 lead, and the match was won after straight-set victories by Martinez Moral at No. 4 and Jo-Yee Chan on court five. Martinez Moral bested Valentina Khrebtova, 6-2, 6-2, and Chan eased past Gonzalez Ballbe, 6-3, 6-0.
Both Chan and Martinez Moral ran their respective winning streaks to six matches. Chan, a freshman, is 7-1 in her first collegiate campaign and Martinez Moral has a team-best eight singles wins (8-1).
UO improved to 4-0 all-time against UC Santa Barbara, with Sunday's matchup being the first since 2017.
The Ducks, ranked No. 55 in the latest ITA poll, begin Pac-12 play Friday, as they travel to take on No. 31 Arizona at 11 a.m. PT in Tucson before facing No. 19 Arizona State Sunday at 10 a.m. PT in Tempe.
Match #10
Oregon at UC Santa Barbara
2/1268/2023 at Santa Barbara, Calif.
(Arnhold Tennis Center)
Oregon 3, UC Santa Barbara
Singles competition
1. #67 Honer,Amelia (UCSB) def. Sophie Luescher (ORE) 6-4, 7-5
2. Kiss,Camille (UCSB) def. Ares Teixido Garcia (ORE) 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (11-9)
3. Reuter,Kira (UCSB) def. Myah Petchey (ORE) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 1-0 (10-6)
4. Uxia Martinez Moral (ORE) def. Khrebtova,Valentina (UCSB) 6-2, 6-2
5. Jo-Yee Chan (ORE) def. Gonzalez-Ballbe,M (UCSB) 6-3, 6-0
6. Misaki Kobayashi (ORE) def. No player (UCSB), by default
Doubles competition
1. #13 Honer,Amelia/Reuter,Kira (UCSB) def. Uxia Martinez Moral/Sophie Luescher (ORE) 7-6 (9-7)
2. Ares Teixido Garcia/Jo-Yee Chan (ORE) def. Kiss,Camille/Gonzalez-Ballbe,M (UCSB) 6-3
3. Karin Young/Myah Petchey (ORE) def. No player/No player (UCSB), by default
Match Notes:
Oregon 7-3; National ranking #55
UC Santa Barbara 1-8
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,5,4,2,1,3)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
45
Honer,Amelia / 0 (67/-) [UCSB]
67
#2 Singles Match
123
740
Kiss,Camille / 0 [UCSB]
561
#3 Singles Match
123
660
Reuter,Kira / 0 [UCSB]
721
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Khrebtova,Valentina / 0 [UCSB]
22
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Gonzalez-Ballbe,M / 0 [UCSB]
30
#6 Singles Match
1
WD
No player / 0 [UCSB]
0
Order of Finish:
6,5,4,2,1,3
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