Saturday, January 10
Eugene, Ore.
12 p.m. PT
University of Oregon
7
vs
0
UC Riverside
Men's Tennis Opens Season With a Sweep
01/10/26 | Men's Tennis
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon opened the 2026 season with a dominant performance, sweeping UC Riverside 7–0 on Friday in a nonconference men's tennis dual match.
The Ducks (1–0) secured the doubles point with convincing wins across all three courts. Declan Galligan and Russell Soohoo set the tone with a 6–1 victory at No. 3 doubles, followed by Matthew Burton and Pierre Mouesca's 6–2 win at the top spot. Vlad Breazu and Cameron Burton completed the sweep with a 6–2 decision at No. 2 to give Oregon an early 1–0 lead.
Oregon carried that momentum into singles play, winning all six matches in straight sets or three sets. Breazu rolled past Ivaylo Simeonov 6–2, 6–0 at No. 1 singles, while Mouesca was equally efficient with a 6–1, 6–1 win at No. 2. Matthew Burton added a 6–2, 6–4 victory at No. 3, and Soohoo followed with a 6–2, 6–1 decision at No. 4.
Galligan earned Oregon's fifth singles point after an injury retirement at No. 5, and Cameron Burton closed out the sweep by rallying for a 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 victory at No. 6.
The Ducks (1–0) secured the doubles point with convincing wins across all three courts. Declan Galligan and Russell Soohoo set the tone with a 6–1 victory at No. 3 doubles, followed by Matthew Burton and Pierre Mouesca's 6–2 win at the top spot. Vlad Breazu and Cameron Burton completed the sweep with a 6–2 decision at No. 2 to give Oregon an early 1–0 lead.
Oregon carried that momentum into singles play, winning all six matches in straight sets or three sets. Breazu rolled past Ivaylo Simeonov 6–2, 6–0 at No. 1 singles, while Mouesca was equally efficient with a 6–1, 6–1 win at No. 2. Matthew Burton added a 6–2, 6–4 victory at No. 3, and Soohoo followed with a 6–2, 6–1 decision at No. 4.
Galligan earned Oregon's fifth singles point after an injury retirement at No. 5, and Cameron Burton closed out the sweep by rallying for a 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 victory at No. 6.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Ivaylo Simeonov / 0 [UCR]
20
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Alexey Efremov / 0 [UCR]
11
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Lu Ibarrondo Suarez / 0 [UCR]
24
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Andrew Lavine / 0 [UCR]
21
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Oewn Pearson / 0 [UCR]
55
75
#6 Singles Match
123
Michael Chang / 0 [UCR]
634
266
Order of Finish:
4,2,1,3,5,6
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