Oregon men’s tennis (8-2) took care of the Liberty University Flames (4-4) in Eugene Friday evening in a 6-1 victory.

“I feel like we played really hard in singles and doubles on every court tonight,” Head Coach Nils Schyllander said. “That’s all we can ask of our guys. I think the grit and the fight was great.”

Both teams battled in the doubles round, but Oregon had the advantage in the end.

Matthew Burton and Pierre Mouesca just barely edged out their first set before dropping the second one. They had no problem claiming the next three sets. Their opponents won two more, but they won the final two for Oregon’s only win in doubles, 6-3.

Cameron Burton and Lachlan Robertson dropped their first three sets before dominating the fourth. They claimed the next two sets as well to tie it up. Their opponents moved back ahead by taking the next two sets before they got back on the board and tied it at 5. The tie would never need to be broken.

Vlad Breazu and Declan Galligan were short in their first set, but they rebounded to take the second one. Their third set was a battle, but they were able to pull ahead at the end. The fourth set was the same story. Their opponents made it a tight battle, but the Oregon players had the stronger edge, on their way to a 6-2 win to give the Ducks the doubles point.

Breazu found himself in a tight matchup. He eventually moved ahead 4-2, which was the first multi-set lead for either of them. His opponent stayed with him, but he maintained the advantage for a 6-4 win. Breazu fell behind 2-0 to start his second round, but won the next four sets to gain a small lead and never looked back. He won that round 6-3 to claim his match.

Mouesca was also in a close battle all the way through. Neither of them led by more than a set. It was still tied at six to force a tiebreaker, which Mouesca fell short in. He trailed early in his second round, but came back to force another tiebreaker, and came out on top to force a third set. The final set was another tiebreaker, which Mouesca claimed 10-7 to win his match.

“I thought the focus of the team was unbelievable,” Mouesca said. “We did a really good job of sticking all together. You can feel it whenever we’re on court.”

Sam Olszakowski was in a 1-1 tie before claiming the next five to dominate his first round 6-1. His second round had a similar unfolding as Olszakowski cruised to a 6-2 win to claim his match.

Matthew Burton took an early 2-0 lead before his opponent got on the board. He took the next two sets after that and eased his way to a 6-3 win. It was a tighter battle in the second round and Burton came up short, 6-4. The final set was a close one and went into a tiebreaker, which he stood no chance in and gave Liberty its first point of the match.

Cameron Burton had a tight battle most of the way through before he was defeated 6-4 in the first round. He had a small lead in his second round, but his opponent was right with him. They found themselves tied at six to enter a tiebreaker round, which was just as close as the rest of the match, but Burton capitalized, 7-5, to force a third set. The final set was another tight one, but Burton pulled it off again, 7-5, to win his match.

Robertson had a 3-0 lead before his opponent claimed his first set. He had no trouble remaining in control after that and easily claimed the first round 6-1. Robertson fell behind early in his second round and was never able to catch up, losing 6-2. The final round was neck-in-neck, but Robertson pulled ahead at the end to win 6-4 and clinch the match for the Ducks.

Oregon returns to action March 1, when it hosts the University of North Carolina, Wilmington for its last non-conference opponent of the regular season.