In its first dual meet of the season, the Oregon women’s tennis team traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada to play the UNLV Lady Rebels. The Ducks dominated the Lady Rebels with a 6-1 win at the Fertitta Tennis Complex, an improvement over their 4-1 loss to them last season.
Three doubles matches occurred at the meet. Freshman pair Alyssa Tobita/Nia Rose defeated UNLV’s Santa Shumilina/Anett Ferenczi-Bako 6-4 for the No. 1 doubles position. The win pushed Tobita/Rose’s double’s record to 13-4 this season.
The No. 2 doubles spot was the second doubles victory for the Ducks after Marlou Kluiving/Nicole Long pushed out Paola Artiga/Mercedes Lopez Valez, 7-5.
Oregon’s Lina Akesson/Kadie Hueffner dropped the third match 6-4 against Iren Kotseva/Alexis Garrett.
In singles, the Ducks dropped only their No. 6 spot out of their six matches of the day.
Akesson was the first to complete her match after a 6-3, 6-3 win over UNLV’s Bojana Petrovic. Afterward, Long finished up her No. 2 doubles match with a similar 6-2, 6-3 victory over Ferenczi-Bako. Both Kluiving and Tobita won their matches in three sets—Kluiving 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 and Tobita 6-0, 2-6, 6-3.
The No. 1 singles spot between Rose and Shumilina went into extra sets before Rose pulled ahead for the victory. It ended 7-6, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8).
Lopez Valez was the only Lady Rebel to win in singles. She beat out Oregon’s Allie Hueffner 6-4, 7-5.
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