The Oregon men’s tennis team is looking for revenge as they travel to Minneapolis to battle No. 37
Minnesota today at 3:30 p.m.
The Ducks (6-3 overall) experienced a tough 4-3 home loss to the Golden Gophers last season after Minnesota captured two of the last three singles matches to seal
the victory.
The Oregon men seek their first win against a top-60 team this season after unsuccessful attempts against No. 59 Brigham Young, No. 44 Boise State and No. 43 Florida State.
Despite Minnesota’s poor record (2-4), all of its losses have come against top-30 teams.
With a squad consisting of just two seniors and a combined 10 freshmen and sophomores, it appears the Golden Gophers are experiencing growing pains in the development of their younger players.
However, Minnesota senior Avery Ticer said he has seen a lot of
improvement in the younger players after each match.
“We have a lot of guys on the break of really making a big jump in their game,” Ticer told The
Minnesota Daily.
After the dual match, the Ducks make their way to Evanston, Ill., to face No. 40 Northwestern (5-3) on Saturday at 6 p.m.
The Wildcats had a shocking
5-2 upset victory over No. 24 North Carolina on Jan. 30.
Meanwhile, Oregon will be without senior Manuel Kost, who has been unavailable due to a wrist injury. Kost hasn’t played since Feb. 5 when the Ducks fell to BYU, 6-1.
He is expected to return to action next weekend against Texas Tech
on Feb. 26.
The women’s tennis team returns to action Feb. 25 and 26 when it travels to face the Arizona schools.
The Ducks are 8-1 this season and suffered their first loss to
No. 9 Washington last weekend.
Alex Tam is a freelance reporter for the Daily Emerald