Water Polo
The Oregon men’s water polo team went 1-3 over the weekend in Davis, Calif., in its first organized polo matches since fall.
The Ducks lost to UCLA 11-9, to the University of California, Santa Barbara 11-10 and to Oregon State 10-5, but pulled out a 9-5 victory against host school UC Davis. Oregon’s loss to the Beavers was its first in over three years, but coordinator Trapper Felt said it was better to lose to them then than in the regional season later.
Felt added that he was impressed by how close the Ducks stayed with the teams.
Oregon next battles in the WebFoot Tournament at Amazon Pool in Eugene June 1-2.
Tennis
The Oregon club tennis team traveled to Cary, N.C., to compete in the NIRSA National Tournament.
The Ducks squad was one of 65 teams that qualified by winning its regional tournament, which Oregon did in October.
Coordinator Andrea Takamiya said the team got stuck in the Chicago O’Hare Airport and had to stay the night there. The Ducks caught a flight early the next morning and played in one match almost right after they landed.
During its first day in pool play, Oregon struggled.
“We did not play well during the first day and got placed in the lowest bracket of the tournament,” Takamiya said. “But after a good night of sleep we won both of our matches against Wisconsin-Whitewater and Clemson.”
The squad will battle in a regional tournament called The Dawg Brawl at the University of Washington later this month.
Men’s Ultimate
Oregon earned one of the two bids to nationals made available to 16 teams that competed over the weekend in Corvallis at the Northwest College Regional Tournament.
The Ducks defeated Las Positas Community College 15-8, Pacific Lutheran University 15-4 and Washington 15-10 on Saturday, but lost to Stanford in the final on Sunday 15-10. The squad rebounded to secure their spot at nationals by winning 15-11 against British Columbia in a backdoor game later that day. Oregon will battle in the national tournament May 25-27 in Columbus, Ohio.
Running
Oregon’s runners took to the Western Oregon Twilight last weekend.
Nick Johnson came up with a personal best and the second-best club time ever in the 1500m with a time of 3:56.06.
David Reid also set a personal best in the 5,000m.
-Dan Jones