The Oregon men’s tennis team (4-1) suffered their first loss of the season on the road against No. 7 North Carolina on Friday, falling 4-0 to the Tar Heels. Despite the loss at the start of the weekend, the Ducks were able to regroup and shut out No. 36 Alabama 4-0 on Saturday.
North Carolina wasted no time taking the doubles point, finishing both Kevin Farin and Jayson Amos, and Simon Stevens and Cormac Clissold, 6-1 and 6-4 respectively.
The Tar Heels clinched the singles point (4-0) when Amos fell to North Carolina’s Brett Clark, 6-3, 6-2.
Oregon bounced back on Saturday and took down No. 36 Alabama 4-0 in the consolation match of the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Chapel Hill, N.C. The win over the Crimson Tide marks Oregon’s first win over a ranked team this season.
The Ducks gained control right from the start when the No. 2 doubles team of Daan Maasland and Daniel Sardu took down Alabama’s Sean Donohue and Stuart Kenyon, 6-3. The Ducks’ number one duo of Farin and Amos brought home the point with a 7-5 win, and Clissold and Stevens went 5-5 on their match that went unfinished.
Oregon quickly gained the 2-0 overall advantage when Maasland emerged victorious in singles, 6-1, 6-0. Farin bumped the score to 3-0 for the Ducks after finishing his sets 6-2,6-4. Amos brought it home with a 6-3, 7-6, (7-5) win.
Saturday’s win marks the third time this year that the Ducks have shut out their opponents in a victory.
Next up for Oregon: The Ducks return home to host Nevada on Friday, Jan. 30 at 5p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 31 at 3p.m. at the Student Tennis Center.