Friday, February 20
Tucson, AZ
3 p.m.
University of Oregon
4
vs
1
Denver
Photo by: GoDucks.com
Ducks Pick Up First Ranked Win
02/21/26 | Women's Tennis
UO takes down No. 61 Denver, falls at No. 40 Arizona at Red-Blue Invite.
TUCSON, Ariz. – The Oregon women's tennis team picked up its first ranked win of the season, taking down. 61st-ranked Denver to begin the day before pushing No. 40 Arizona in a 4-3 defeat to complete the two-day Red-Blue Invite at LaNelle Robson Tennis Courts.
After completing the doubles portion of its match with Denver on Friday afternoon, Oregon entered Saturday's singles matches with a 1-0 lead. The Ducks completed their first win over a ranked team this season with three straight-set victories, coming on courts two, five and six.
After the Pioneers (6-3) evened the team score at 1-1, Hinata Furutani and Bridget Mihulka put the Ducks back in front with wins at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively. Mihulka kept her unbeaten singles mark intact, moving to 9-0 this spring, while Furutani improved her dual singles record to 5-1.
Redshirt senior Olivia Symons clinched the fourth and deciding team point for UO, defeating her opponent 6-4, 6-3 on court two. Symons improved to 5-1 this spring at the second spot in the lineup.
Later in the afternoon, Oregon took on host and 40th-ranked Arizona, where the Ducks pushed the Wildcats to the brink before suffering a 4-3 loss.
After splitting all six singles matches, the winner of the doubles point would decide the match. Furutani and partner Juliet Santitto gave their team the early advantage with a 6-1 victory on court two, while the other two matches remained tight. Arizona fended off the Ducks' upset bid, winning by 6-4 scores at both No. 1 and No. 3.
In singles action, UO picked up team points from Crocker, Santitto and Symons. Santitto played the first dual singles match of the singles, sliding into the sixth spot in the lineup as Mihulka moved up to No. 4. Santitto overcame a first-set loss to earn a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 win.
Crocker, at No. 3, and Symons, playing on court two, each won in straight sets. Two of Arizona's three singles wins came in three sets.
Next up, the Ducks open Big Ten play on Friday, March 6 against Maryland at the UO Student Tennis Center (11:30 a.m. PT).
Match #10
Oregon vs. No. 61 Denver
Feb. 20-21, 2026 at Tucson, Ariz.
(LaNelle Robson Tennis Courts)
Oregon 4, No. 61 Denver 1
Doubles:
Singles:
Match Notes:
Denver: 6-3
Oregon: 8-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,5,6,2)
Match #11
Oregon at No. 40 Arizona
Feb. 21, 2026 at Tucson, Ariz.
(LaNelle Robson Tennis Courts)
No. 40 Arizona 4, Oregon 3
Doubles:
Singles:
Match Notes:
Arizona: 6-2
Oregon: 8-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,2,4,1,6,5)
After completing the doubles portion of its match with Denver on Friday afternoon, Oregon entered Saturday's singles matches with a 1-0 lead. The Ducks completed their first win over a ranked team this season with three straight-set victories, coming on courts two, five and six.
After the Pioneers (6-3) evened the team score at 1-1, Hinata Furutani and Bridget Mihulka put the Ducks back in front with wins at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively. Mihulka kept her unbeaten singles mark intact, moving to 9-0 this spring, while Furutani improved her dual singles record to 5-1.
Redshirt senior Olivia Symons clinched the fourth and deciding team point for UO, defeating her opponent 6-4, 6-3 on court two. Symons improved to 5-1 this spring at the second spot in the lineup.
Later in the afternoon, Oregon took on host and 40th-ranked Arizona, where the Ducks pushed the Wildcats to the brink before suffering a 4-3 loss.
After splitting all six singles matches, the winner of the doubles point would decide the match. Furutani and partner Juliet Santitto gave their team the early advantage with a 6-1 victory on court two, while the other two matches remained tight. Arizona fended off the Ducks' upset bid, winning by 6-4 scores at both No. 1 and No. 3.
In singles action, UO picked up team points from Crocker, Santitto and Symons. Santitto played the first dual singles match of the singles, sliding into the sixth spot in the lineup as Mihulka moved up to No. 4. Santitto overcame a first-set loss to earn a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 win.
Crocker, at No. 3, and Symons, playing on court two, each won in straight sets. Two of Arizona's three singles wins came in three sets.
Next up, the Ducks open Big Ten play on Friday, March 6 against Maryland at the UO Student Tennis Center (11:30 a.m. PT).
Match #10
Oregon vs. No. 61 Denver
Feb. 20-21, 2026 at Tucson, Ariz.
(LaNelle Robson Tennis Courts)
Oregon 4, No. 61 Denver 1
Doubles:
- Tilde Jagare/Olivia Symons (ORE) def. Hana Becirovic Novak/Marley Lambert (DEN) 6-3
- Hinata Furutani/Juliett Santitto (ORE) vs. Claudia Martinez/Luise Wikander (DEN) 5-6, unfinished
- Hadley Appling/Virginia Crocker (ORE) def. Zoe Adkins/Natalie Cinkova (DEN) 6-4
Singles:
- Tilde Jagare (ORE) vs. Louise Wikander (DEN) 7-5, 1-5, unfinished
- Olivia Symons (ORE) def. Marley Lambert (DEN) 6-4, 6-3
- Virginia Crocker (ORE) def. Zoe Adkins (DEN) 6-3, 5-5, unfinished
- Natalie Cinkova (DEN) def. Patsy Daughters (ORE) 6-4, 6-1
- Hinata Furutani (ORE) def. Claudia Martinez (DEN) 6-2, 7-5
- Bridget Mihulka (ORE) def. Yunfei Cai (DEN) 6-2, 6-2
Match Notes:
Denver: 6-3
Oregon: 8-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,5,6,2)
Match #11
Oregon at No. 40 Arizona
Feb. 21, 2026 at Tucson, Ariz.
(LaNelle Robson Tennis Courts)
No. 40 Arizona 4, Oregon 3
Doubles:
- Martyna Ostryzgalo/Ciara Moore (UA) def. Tilde Jagare/Olivia Symons (ORE) 6-4
- Hinata Furutani/Juliett Santitto (ORE) def. Tanvi Narendran/Danielle Tuhten (UA) 6-1
- Karissa Ghigiarelli/Maria Garcia (UA) def. Hadley Appling/Virginia Crocker (ORE) 6-4
Singles:
- Martyna Ostrzygalo (UA) def. Tilde Jagare (ORE) 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
- Olivia Symons (ORE) def. Ciara Moore (UA) 6-3, 6-4
- Virginia Crocker (ORE) def. Danielle Tuhten (UA) 5-1, ret.
- Maria Garcia (UA) def. Bridget Mihulka (ORE) 6-1, 6-3
- Tanvia Narendran (UA) def. Hinata Furutani (ORE) 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
- Juliet Santitto (ORE) def. Karissa Ghigiarelli (UA) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
Match Notes:
Arizona: 6-2
Oregon: 8-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,2,4,1,6,5)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
75UF
Louise Wikander / 0 [DEN]
51UF
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Marley Lambert / 0 [DEN]
43
#3 Singles Match
123
65UF
Zoe Adkins / 0 [DEN]
35UF
#4 Singles Match
12
41
Natalie Cinkova / 0 [DEN]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
67
Claudia Martinez / 0 [DEN]
25
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Yunfei Cai / 0 [DEN]
22
Order of Finish:
2,4,5,6
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