It was a difficult season for the men’s and women’s tennis teams, as both struggled to find a consistent rhythm throughout the year.
The men finished the year at 12-11 and 0-6 in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Ducks actually started out with a solid 11-3 record, but a powerful Pac-10 Conference proved too much to handle, as they lost eight of nine down the stretch.
Despite the team’s struggles, senior Alexander Cornelissen was determined to end his career on a high note. At season’s end, the team still had one competition left: the Pac-10 Championships.
The tournament was based solely around singles and doubles play, with team scores not factored in. In singles play, Cornelissen caught fire early and defeated his first two opponents en route to the quarterfinals. There, he was finally defeated by USC’s Robert Farah.
The season came to an end after the Pac-10 Tournament, and the men will look to take
another step in their development next year.
The women experienced similar growing pains throughout the year, going 7-15 and 1-7 in the Pac-10. The low point came when the team lost 11 straight dual matches before finally scoring a win against Montana State.
As discouraging as things became throughout the season, the team did its best to maintain the positive outlook exhibited by head coach Paul Reber. As Reber saw it, this particular season was only a stepping stone toward better things to come.
As the season drew to a close, each of the women seemed excited to hone their game during the summer. It may have been a rough go this season, but count on both the men and women bouncing back strongly next year.
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Daily Emerald
June 3, 2010
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