Sunday, March 24
Eugene, OR
11:00 AM
University of Oregon
2
vs
4
Arizona
Comeback Bid Comes Up Short
03/24/24 | Women's Tennis
EUGENE, Ore. – Trailing 3-0 to 41st-ranked Arizona, the No. 61 Oregon women's tennis team battled within a point of the Wildcats with two singles victories, but ultimately fell 4-2 on Sunday at the Student Tennis Center.
Freshman Candela Aparisi earned the Ducks' first team point of the day with her 7-5, 6-3 win over Teja Tirunelveli on court six, putting the score at 3-1 in favor of Arizona. The remaining three singles matches then each went on to a decisive third set.
Jo-Yee Chan's 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 win at No. 3 trimmed UO's deficit to one at 3-2 with Sophie Luescher and Uxia Martinez Moral still battling in a third set in their respective matches.
Luescher earned a split after dropping the opening set to 98th-ranked Reece Carter, but Carter pulled out the deciding victory 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Martinez Moral trailed 4-2 in the third set after she bounced back from a 6-3 first-set loss to win the second, 7-5.
The Ducks (9-7, 0-4) fell behind after the Wildcats (12-9, 1-4) took a tightly contested doubles point. The Cats' top duo of Carter and Brandelyn Fulgenzi earned a 6-2 win on court one over Martinez Moral and Tilde Jagare. The point was clinched when Belen Bevenhoven and Martyna Ostzygalo outlasted Chan and Luescher at second doubles, 7-5.
It marked the second straight match, and just the sixth time this season, that Oregon has dropped the doubles point.
Aparisi collected her third consecutive singles victory and second straight Pac-12 win. For Chan, she earned her team-leading 11th singles win of the spring and third in conference action, and has won seven of her last nine matches overall.
Six of Oregon's seven losses this season have come against teams currently ranked in the ITA's top-75 poll.
The Ducks finish their home slate next weekend as the Washington schools visit the Student Tennis Center. UO will take on Washington on Friday (1:30 p.m.) and will hold Senior Day on Sunday against Washington State at 11 a.m.
Match #16
Oregon vs. Arizona
3/24/2024 at Eugene, Ore.
(Student Tennis Center)
#41 Arizona 4, #61 Oregon 2
Singles competition
1. #98 Reece Carter (ARIZ) def. Sophie Luescher (ORE) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
2. Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) def. Nina Geissler (ORE) 6-2, 6-3
3. Jo-Yee Chan (ORE) def. Martyna Ostrzygalo (ARIZ) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
4. Uxia Martinez Moral (ORE) vs. Midori Castillo-Meza (ARIZ) 3-6, 7-5, 2-4, unfinished
5. Brandelyn Fulgenzi (ARIZ) def. Karin Young (ORE) 6-4, 6-3
6. Candela Aparisi (ORE) def. Teja Tirunelveli (ARIZ) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Reece Carter/Brandelyn Fulgenzi (ARIZ) def. Tilde Jagare/Uxia Martinez Moral (ORE) 6-2
2. Belen Nevenhoven/Martyna Ostrzygalo (ARIZ) def. Jo-Yee Chan/Sophie Luescher (ORE) 7-5
3. Candela Aparisi/Karin Young (ORE) vs. Teja Tirunelveli/Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) 5-5, unfinished
Match Notes:
Arizona 12-9, 1-4; National ranking #41
Oregon 9-7, 0-4; National ranking #61
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,2,6,3
Freshman Candela Aparisi earned the Ducks' first team point of the day with her 7-5, 6-3 win over Teja Tirunelveli on court six, putting the score at 3-1 in favor of Arizona. The remaining three singles matches then each went on to a decisive third set.
Jo-Yee Chan's 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 win at No. 3 trimmed UO's deficit to one at 3-2 with Sophie Luescher and Uxia Martinez Moral still battling in a third set in their respective matches.
Luescher earned a split after dropping the opening set to 98th-ranked Reece Carter, but Carter pulled out the deciding victory 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Martinez Moral trailed 4-2 in the third set after she bounced back from a 6-3 first-set loss to win the second, 7-5.
The Ducks (9-7, 0-4) fell behind after the Wildcats (12-9, 1-4) took a tightly contested doubles point. The Cats' top duo of Carter and Brandelyn Fulgenzi earned a 6-2 win on court one over Martinez Moral and Tilde Jagare. The point was clinched when Belen Bevenhoven and Martyna Ostzygalo outlasted Chan and Luescher at second doubles, 7-5.
It marked the second straight match, and just the sixth time this season, that Oregon has dropped the doubles point.
Aparisi collected her third consecutive singles victory and second straight Pac-12 win. For Chan, she earned her team-leading 11th singles win of the spring and third in conference action, and has won seven of her last nine matches overall.
Six of Oregon's seven losses this season have come against teams currently ranked in the ITA's top-75 poll.
The Ducks finish their home slate next weekend as the Washington schools visit the Student Tennis Center. UO will take on Washington on Friday (1:30 p.m.) and will hold Senior Day on Sunday against Washington State at 11 a.m.
Match #16
Oregon vs. Arizona
3/24/2024 at Eugene, Ore.
(Student Tennis Center)
#41 Arizona 4, #61 Oregon 2
Singles competition
1. #98 Reece Carter (ARIZ) def. Sophie Luescher (ORE) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
2. Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) def. Nina Geissler (ORE) 6-2, 6-3
3. Jo-Yee Chan (ORE) def. Martyna Ostrzygalo (ARIZ) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
4. Uxia Martinez Moral (ORE) vs. Midori Castillo-Meza (ARIZ) 3-6, 7-5, 2-4, unfinished
5. Brandelyn Fulgenzi (ARIZ) def. Karin Young (ORE) 6-4, 6-3
6. Candela Aparisi (ORE) def. Teja Tirunelveli (ARIZ) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Reece Carter/Brandelyn Fulgenzi (ARIZ) def. Tilde Jagare/Uxia Martinez Moral (ORE) 6-2
2. Belen Nevenhoven/Martyna Ostrzygalo (ARIZ) def. Jo-Yee Chan/Sophie Luescher (ORE) 7-5
3. Candela Aparisi/Karin Young (ORE) vs. Teja Tirunelveli/Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) 5-5, unfinished
Match Notes:
Arizona 12-9, 1-4; National ranking #41
Oregon 9-7, 0-4; National ranking #61
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,2,6,3
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Reece Carter / 0 (98/-) [ARIZ]
646
462
#2 Singles Match
12
Kayla Wilkins / 0 [ARIZ]
66
23
#3 Singles Match
123
Martyna Ostrzygalo / 0 [ARIZ]
164
646
#4 Singles Match
1234
Midori Castillo-Meza / 0 [ARIZ]
6540
372UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Brandelyn Fulgenzi / 0 [ARIZ]
66
43
#6 Singles Match
12
Teja Tirunelveli / 0 [ARIZ]
53
76
Order of Finish:
5,2,6,3,1
Players Mentioned
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