The No. 44 Oregon men’s tennis team defeated both Seattle University and Eastern Washington 7-0 at the Student Tennis Center in Eugene on Saturday.
Oregon (2-0) chalked up their first win of the season Saturday morning against Seattle University (0-1). The Ducks got off to a quick start, and gained the doubles point thanks to 6-2 wins by both the No.1 doubles team of Kevin Farin and Jayson Amos and the No. 3 duo of Daniel Sardu and Cormac Clissold.
Entering singles play, Daan Maasland swiftly gained the first singles point of the match by going 6-0, 6-2 against the Redhawks’ Riley Newman. Simon Stevens wrapped up next, taking down Seattle University’s Ian Clare 6-2, 6-0. Sardu brought home the match for the Ducks, finishing 6-3, 6-3 against John Stormans. The Ducks did not drop a set through the length of the match.
Oregon returned to the courts at 3 p.m. to host Eastern Washington. The Ducks got off to another fast start, easily taking home the victory in doubles. Farin and Amos went 6-0 on court one, and the No. 2 doubles team of Maasland and Stevens brought home the match point with a 6-3 win.
Just as it did in the morning, singles play finished in Oregon’s favor. No. 5 freshman Cormac Clissold had the tightest singles match of the day, but managed to finish off Eastern Washington’s Eduardo Bringhold 7-4, 6-3.
Though the Ducks emerged victorious, there are still plenty of areas that need attention. Most notably, the lack of energy in their play, specifically in doubles. “We need to play doubles with better energy. We won it, but it wasn’t as clean as I would like it to be,” said head coach Nils Schyllander.
“It is very early in the season, so we have to warm up. But we have to play better for next week,” said Sardu. “We have to be more energized, that’s the main thing.”
Up next for the Ducks: Oregon will play host to Loyola Marymount next weekend on Saturday, January 17 at 11 a.m. in the Student Tennis Center.